St. Petersburg Florida Beaches and Parks
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World's Best Beaches in St. Petersburg!
Gulf Beaches - St. Petersburg has some of the finest beaches in the world.
There's blue skies and endless days of sunshine. 35 miles of white, sandy beaches
stretch offshore. Owning a home or a condo in St. Petersburg close to one of these
magnificent beaches is a wise investment.
St. Petersburg Municipal Beach - this barrier island is 7 miles long and is comprised
of five miles of white sandy beach and the Don Cesar Beach Resort where people
come from all over the world to visit. St. Pete Beach is filled with shopping, evening
entertainment and every type of water sport. The city's founding fathers purchased
the Treasure Island beach outside its city limits to ensure that residents would have
direct access to the Gulf of Mexico for years to come. The beach has full shower facilities,
a snack bar, volleyball courts, and a beach wheelchair for handicapped visitors.
The beaches around this area are so clean that they have won awards from the
Clean Beaches Council for the second year in a row.
Ft. DeSoto Beach - a beach that has been ranked number one in the United States,
Fort De Soto Park boasts 900 pristine acres and seven miles of sandy beaches. A total
of five islands, the park features a fort built during the Spanish-American War on the
biggest of the islands called Mullet Key. Fort DeSoto, named after a Spanish explorer,
was built in 1898 in an effort to protect Tampa Bay during the war. The fort also was
occupied during World War I and during World War II for a short time. The fort never
fired on an enemy. In the late 1940s, the fort was sold to Pinellas County but the park
wasn't dedicated until May 11, 1963. Two piers for fishing, camping areas, bathrooms
and covered picnic areas are available. Fort De Soto Park also offers rental facilities for
canoes, kayaks and bicycles as well as a biking and skating trail. There are many
luxury
homes and condominiums within a short bike ride or drive to Ft. DeSoto.
Shell Key -This undeveloped barrier island is famous for shelling, sunbathing and bird watching
opportunities, not to mention beautiful sunsets. Many boats from St. Pete Beach and John's
Pass offer sightseeing rides that take guests to Shell Key for sunbathing and dolphin watching near
the island. Visiting Shell Key should be on your list of things to do. It's also considered one of the
five most important areas in the State for migrating and nesting endangered sea and shore birds.
Egmont Key - This island is comprised 440 acres and is the home of the last government-manned
lighthouse in the United States. Built in 1858, Egmont Key was a Navy base during the Civil War.
It was also a camp for Seminole Indians captured during the Third Seminole war. Several area boats
will bring you on a snorkeling excursion to this island. You can snorkel around the entire island finding
unspoiled grass beds and ruins of gun batteries from the fort, or just enjoy the sandy white beach.
When you own property in St. Petersburg, you will never run out of new and exciting places to explore.
Pass-A-Grille Beach - was among the first barrier islands to be established on Florida's
West Coast. For this it is registered National Historic District. This area has no condominiums or
high-rise buildings, keeping it a private and quiet piece of old Florida. People come from all around
to watch the sunset at the area's public access beach. The beach is pretty long, it starts at 1st
Avenue to 22nd Avenue along Gulf Way and offers public parking. This beach is a stunning
example of all the Florida has to offer. It's white, sandy beaches and peaceful laid back
atmosphere has long been considered one of the best of the west coast beaches.
Popular Parks of St. Petersburg
There are approximately 125 parks in the city on 2,500 broad acres, including a 7 mile
pristine downtown waterfront. Listed below is just one of the many parks you can
enjoy if you relocate to the St. Petersburg area.
Boyd Hill Nature Park - 1101 Country Club Way South, St. Petersburg, FL -A unique
nature preserve sprawling across 245 acres of terrain, with marshlands, lake shores, and forests.
Wildlife including birds to alligators reside in the area. There are also boardwalks and nature trails.
A good way to escape the bustling development of the city without being too far away from
civilization. Boyd Hill Nature Park has more than three miles of trails and boardwalks to
explore on a trip to Pinellas County.
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