CR 361 along Keaton Beach Drive spurs south from CR 361 along Beach Drive to the coastal community of Keaton Beach. Hodges Park lies at the south end of Keaton Beach Drive along the Gulf of Mexico. The pier at Hodges Park was destroyed by storm surge from Hurricane Hermine, which made landfall in the Big Bend Region of Florida on September 2, 2016. The Taylor County Commission moved forward with a project to demolish the former pier remnants and construct a new pier and pavilion in April 2017.1
County Road 361 has five branches within Taylor County in Florida's Big Bend region. The main section is a coastal loop west from SR 51 (Riverside Drive) in Steinhatchee to Keaton Beach, and north from Keaton Beach to Perry. The segment along Beach Road runs 18.32 miles northwest across Big Bend Wildlife Management Area to Keaton Beach Drive. Keaton Beach Drive spurs south to Hodges Park along the Gulf of Mexico. The 17.65 mile northern portion of CR 361 extends from Keaton Beach Drive along the continuation of Beach Road to U.S. 19/98/27 Alternate.
An unsigned branch of County Road 361 spurs 0.34 miles west from CR 361 (Beach Road) at Keaton Beach along Ezell Beach Road.
Within the Perry area, County Road 361B arcs west from CR 359B (Osteen Road) and CR 356 along Woods Creek Road 4.07 miles north to Harrison Blue Road, where CR 361 takes over 2.69 miles east on Harrison Blue and Pisgah Roads to U.S. 221. North of Pisgah Road, CR 361 also follows Shiloh Church Road 0.64 miles west from U.S. 221 to J.J. Blue Road and 1.96 miles east on Roberts Aman Road to Johnson Stripling Road. Johnson Stripling Road continues the route 3.52 miles south to Ash Street. Ash Street is another branch of CR 361, extending 1.83 miles east from U.S. 19/98 to Helen Street.
Dixie County Road 361 spurs 11.31 miles from CR 358 at Jena to Jena Wildlife Management Area and an unpaved cul de sac south of Cow Creek. Unsigned CR 361B provides a cut off from CR 361 northwest 0.97 miles to CR 358 at Jena along SW 820th Street.
The Steinhatchee River flows west from Steinhatchee adjacent to CR 361 to Dead Man Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. 07/22/20
| East - Ash Street |
 | Unsigned CR 361 along Ash Street east at Jefferson Street (former U.S. 221). 12/26/11 |
 | CR 361 (Ash Street) east at the branch of CR 361 on Johnson Stripling Road. 11/26/14 |
| West - Ash Street |
 | CR 361 (Ash Street) west at Jefferson Street (old U.S. 221). 12/26/11 |
 | The 1.83 mile branch of CR 361 along Ash Street concludes westbound at U.S. 19-27-221 (Byron Butler Parkway). 12/26/11 |
 | Ash Street extends west from U.S. 19-27-221 to Miller Road, which is former Florida Secondary 356B. 12/26/11 |
 | The keys shield for S-356B was date stamped in August 1973. 12/26/11 |
| North - Johnson Stripling Road |
 | Johnson Stripling Road stems north from Veterans Drive E (CR 1509) two tenths of a mile to CR 361 at Pine Crest Street. 11/26/14 |
 | The keys shield for S-361 by Julia Street was date stamped in April 1965. 11/26/14 |
 | The shield assembly referencing C-361 at Cherry Street was turned 90 degrees. CR 361 turns north onto Johnson Stripling Road from Pine Crest Road west adjacent to Pace Field. 11/26/14 |
 | The keys shield at Cherry Street was date stamped in May 1972. 11/26/14 |
| South - Johnson Stripling Road |
 | CR 361 turns east from Johnson Stripling Road onto Pine Crest Street by Taylor County High School in Perry. 11/26/14 |
 | Reassurance marker posted east of Johnson Stripling Road on Pinecrest Street. 11/26/14 |
 | Pinecrest Road extends east to Ellison Road, which leads south to U.S. 27 via Buckeye Nursery Road.. 11/26/14 |
 | Buckeye Nursery Road extends Ellison Road south from San Pedro Road (old CR 356) to U.S. 27. 11/26/14 |
| East - Pisgah Road |
 | CR 361 (Pisgah Road) east at Gas Plant Road (CR 359A) south and Polhill Drive north. This pentagon replaced a keys shield. 06/05/09 |
| West - Harrison Blue Road |
 | CR 361 extends west from U.S. 19/98 along Harrison Blue Road. 06/05/09 |
 | Dating from 1970, the keys shield for C-361 posted west of U.S. 19/98 was replaced by 2013. 06/05/09 |
| North |
 | CR 361 commences northbound along along 1st Avenue S at 1st Street W opposite the end of CR 51 in Steinhatchee. CR 361 curves away from the adjacent Steinhatchee River northward onto 2nd Street W. 07/22/20 |
 | Unsigned CR 361 (2nd Street W) continues north from Steinhatchee 17 miles to Keaton Beach. 07/22/20 |
 | CR 361 (Beach Drive) turns north beyond Keaton Beach Coastal Park. An unsigned leg of CR 361 spurs south along Keaton Beach Drive to Hodges Park in Keaton Beach. 12/31/06 |
 | An older distance sign referencing Perry via CR 361 north to U.S. 19-98-27 ALT at Keaton Beach Drive. 12/31/06 |
| South |
 | CR 361 (Beach Road) branches southwest from U.S. 19-98-27 ALT, 17 miles to Keaton Beach. Cedar Island lies three miles further along a succeeding branch of CR 361. 12/31/06 |
 | CR 361 (Beach Road) south ahead of Ellison Gamble Road east. 12/31/06 |
 | CR 361 crosses Cypress Creek north of Olan Murphy Road on a bridge built in 1940. 12/31/06 |
 | MA Dixon Road stems west from CR 361 to CR 361A (Spring Warrior Road). 12/31/06 |
 | CR 361 spans Spring Warrior Creek on a 1940-built bridge just south of Ma Dixon Road. 12/31/06 |
 | CR 361 (Beach Rooad) makes a sharp turn between Yates Creek Road north and Adams Beach Road southwest. 12/31/06 |
 | A former branch of CR 361, Dekle Beach Road spurs 1.5 miles west to the coastal community of Dekle Beach. 12/31/06 |
 | CR 361 (Beach Road) arcs southeastward toward Cedar Island around Salt Creek from Keaton Beach. 12/31/06 |
 | Keaton Beach Drive (unsigned CR 361) spurs south into the Gulf community of Keaton Beach. 12/31/06 |
 | CR 361 (Beach Drive) continues east by Keaton Beach Coastal Park toward Salt Creek. 12/31/06 |
 | Cedar Island Road spurs west from CR 361 into the community of Cedar Island. 12/31/06 |
 | A strip of homes along Gulfview Drive line Dark Island to the west of CR 361. 12/31/06 |
 | CR 361A along Fish Creek Highway branches south from CR 361 to a dead end at Fish Creek. 12/31/06 |
 | CR 361 runs along side the Big Bend Wildlife Management Area Tide Swamp Unit between Fish Creek and Steinhatchee. 12/31/06 |
 | CR 361 (2nd Street W) south at 1st Avenue N in Steinhatchee. The unsigned route concludes one block to the southeast at 1st Street W and CR 51 (1st Avenue S). 07/22/20 |
 | Turning east along side the Steinhatchee River, CR 361 transitions onto 1st Avenue S just ahead of 1st Street W. Unsigned CR 51 takes over along the ensuing 0.35 mile stretch. 07/22/20 |
North
Keaton Beach Drive northbound after Hodges Park and the south end of Keaton Beach.
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Keaton Beach Drive north at the unmarked intersection with CR 361 along Beach Drive south to Cedar Island and Steinhatchee and north to Perry.
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South
Keaton Beach lies on a peninsula south of CR 361 (Beach Drive) between the Gulf of Mexico and Salt Creek.
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Pine Isle Drive spurs west to an RV park and a handful of homes overlooking the Gulf of Mexico.
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Keaton Beach Drive (CR 361) spans an inlet linking the adjacent canals toward the south end of Keaton Beach.
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The CR 361 (Keaton Beach Drive) leg to Keaton Beach concludes at Hodges Park.
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| North |
 | The north end of CR 361 at CR 358 by the community of Jena is unmarked. CR 358 leads northeast to U.S. 19-98-27 ALT at Jonesboro. 07/23/20 |
| South |
 | CR 361 branches south from CR 358 at Jena toward Jena Wildlife Management Area. 07/23/20 |
- "Keaton pier will be re-built at same location." Taco Times (Perry, FL), April 12, 2017.
Connect with:
U.S. 19
U.S. 27
U.S. 98
U.S. 221
State Road 51
County Road 359
Page Updated 07-24-2020.