Baker is a Small town in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. It is located approximately northwest of the county seat, Crestview, and 10 miles northeast of Holt in the Florida Panhandle. A stop on the Florida, Alabama and Gulf Railroad, Baker was platted in 1910 and grew up around the timber and turpentine industries.
The Baker Block Museum is in Baker. Baker is home to Baker School, a public school in the Okaloosa County School District with almost 1,500 students. The Skypark Estates Owner's Association Airport (18FD) is a private airport with a 3,000 foot east-west turf runway located in Baker.