The Okaloosa County courthouse in March 2008. Okaloosa County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Florida, extending from the Gulf of Mexico to the Alabama state line. As of the 2010 census, the population was 180,822. Its county seat is Crestview.
Actress Charlotte Rae is best known for her role as Mrs. Garrett on the TV series Diff&rsquo;rent Strokes and The Facts of Life.
Distance from Charlotte: 90 miles, 1 hour 45 minutes. Lake Lure may be famous as the setting for Dirty Dancing, but a weekend here can play more like an action-adventure flick. Make your outpost near Chimney Rock State Park in Hickory Nut Gorge.