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beach Day
Great beach day at Fort De Soto Park. Entrance fee includes parking and there are plenty of spaces. A bit of a walk to the beach. There are washroom facilities as you walk in. A great place for families to spend the day. No lifeguards.
Be the first to ReplyBest dog beach ever!
We brought two of our dogs here and had a fabulous time! You could walk the dogs off leash if they were under voice control. Ours stayed with us! Which was nice to see as usually they wander! I highly recommend this beach.
Be the first to ReplyTips
Extensive clean beach, white sand, calm water, North Beach has snack bar, umbrella and chair rental available Tips: In spring, rental for umbrella and chairs at snack bar on North Beach closes by 2:00. Chairs and umbrellas have to be returned by 3:00. You need a car to get to the park or bike, if you are a good biker. We Ubered and could get out there but had extreme difficulty getting an Uber to bring us back to our hotel. Don't risk taking a ride service there. If you like waves, you won't like this beach. Also, there aren't a lot of shells and nothing to see if you want to snorkel. This beach is best for families with very young children and inexperienced swimmers. Also, for those that just want to sit around on a beach.
Be the first to ReplyA nice getaway spot
This is a beautiful natural spot, a nice quiet place to get away for the day. Beaches are beautiful, although the water was quite rough on the day we were there. Lots of space to spread out from other people on the multiple beaches and recreation areas available. Just a few things to note. There are 2 tolls while going into the park, it doesn't seem like there is any avoiding these and they are both cash-less. Secondly you will want to bring food with you or plan to have eaten before arriving as there didn't appear to be much of anything available nearby the park. Overall a nice place to visit and a bargain price at $5 for parking for the day.
Be the first to ReplyExtra! Not far from the city
This place and just wow. We came during the week and there were few people. You have to go to the North beach which is very wild with sand worthy of the Caribbean. The animal fauna is also impressive with many herons and other birds. Near the pier we were able to see dolphins! Gorgeous
Be the first to ReplyNice little state park
Nice little state park with the remains of a 130 year old fort. Four fine beaches and a nice view of the nearby small islands. Parking costs $5.
Be the first to Replytook hubbards ferry to shell key for the day
took Hubbard's ferry for a day at Shell Key. found many shells and a few starfish and sand dollars. also saw some dolphins on the trip to and from the key. I would recommend this trip to parents who want their kids to be thrilled at how many shells they can pick up. P.S bring a big bucket.
Be the first to ReplyBeautiful place
We saw the fort it nice then. And then we walked the beach very pretty lots of shells nice day to be out there. Then we walked the trails. U can see the skyway bridge got a good picture of that. It cost 5 but worth it.
Be the first to ReplyWonderful park and beaches!!
This park and it's beaches are a gem! So different from the crowded commercialism at the other St. Pete beaches. Plenty of parking for $5 a day, restrooms, picnic shelters and lots of handicap facilities. Beautiful white sand and turquoise water, not to mention all the shells. So glad we found this!!
Be the first to ReplyWorth the drive if you like white sand, nature and less crowds
Went to the beach and it is beautiful white sand and very pristine. Some have mentioned parking issues but we found parking very easy to navigate on the park mobile app. This is the same app you would use to park in most of St. Petersburg. Beautiful place, not crowded what more could you ask for.
Be the first to ReplyVERY PLEASED TRAVELER
Absolutely Beautiful, easy to get to and not crowded. The shells are amazing just love this place and will be back next year. Would highly recommend.
Be the first to ReplyThings have changed since my last visit of about 7 years ago.
There is NO MORE waiting at a gate/kisk to buy a ticket to enter the park. NOW, there are $5.00 parking machines that you use a credit card in. You just need your license plate #. WE went for birding, there were a few birds, but not many. The fresh water lake on the beach is corded off for nesting birds. Another inlet we used to go to to see birds, is called a restoration area, you can't cross. Getting there early in the morning we walked the beach and saw very few birds in the little water areas. There always is a few people walking the beach for shells. The Fort is nicely kept up and free to go into. The little gift shop store is FULL of anything you may have forgotten and I was pleased they had post cards. There was ice cream and some other foods you could order. There are plenty of flush toilet facilities throughout the park. Many beaches you can walk/bird/find shells or just sunbath. The fishing pier is always worth walking and watching people trying to fish is a hoot. . . But the real beauty is the white sand beaches which look so clean. . They/ people are doing a great job of keeping the beach clean, , and I love the NO DOGS on beach signs. . . I think this helps keep it all clean. This park seems to have turned into a BIKE PARK. .. so many paved trails and they are so great for family riding. This is a great park. . . thanks for keeping the fees so reasonable.
Be the first to ReplyBeautiful dog friendly beach
What a beautiful place! We stopped with our dog for a picnic. The dog beach area is lovely and the fenced in area is extra large. There are many different use areas like a fishing pier, campground and historic fort. We will definitely return to camp and bike the trails.
Be the first to ReplyNickel and Dime Experience with no return for your money.
Avoid or bring lots of $$$$ to pay for nickel and dime fees or fines. This is my first and last time at this park. My money and time can be well spent else where.
Be the first to ReplyBeautiful Park
We took a tour of this park led by a friend. Lovely beaches. Remote. History interesting. Some resources for families, etc. There is a toll entry.
Be the first to ReplyBest beach in Saint Petersburg
Happy to say that despite the hurricanes this beach is still going strong. There are multiple access points, and one has a little lunch place, gift shop and beach chair and umbrella rentals. They did not have a bath house for changing but had bathrooms. The website says something about a bridge being out, but it’s either out of date or a small bridge that doesn’t affect beach access. Take a few quarters if you’re coming, there’s a few tolls on the drive to the park.
Be the first to ReplyGreat Campsight, beaches, bike trails, lousy attitude of workers and camp hosts.
Absolutely one of the nicest parks and campgrounds in Florida, huge area and plenty of various campsites. With that being the positive, the NEGATIVE is the people. Starting with the Camp Store personnel, curt and "don't waste my time with questions" attitude. Then the Camp Hosts, which I thought should be friendly, right? NOT, grumpy, never smile and seemingly don't want to be here. I smile and say good morning, 4 of them at different times just stared and continued saying NOTHING,What a way to lose your job if I were their boss!
Be the first to ReplyNice park with beaches for family fun
The beaches were good and there were decent facilities near by. You can spend all day there for the price of parking ($5). There was a fishing pier and kayak launches. We found all kinds of shells along the beach. We brought lunch and some shade umbrellas and were set for hours. Kids can bring your sand toys to make great sand castles. It was too choppy for snorkeling when we were there. It looked like there were lots of trails to bike too!
Be the first to ReplyNice beach with fort
Nice fort from 1900 with a couple guns and fortified munitions storage. There was also a trail to see the locations of the former buildings with pictures at each location but it was very poorly marked as to it’s start (park and start near the small historical building at the beginning of the parking lot). There is a campground (didn’t visit) and many beaches with lot of parking, bathrooms and picnic tables. Parking is $5. If you’re lucky, you may find a sand dollar in tact. Would have been a nice spot for a sunset but the storm offshore had other plans.
Be the first to ReplyIt’s Not Rocket Science
While the beach and gulf is beautiful, the guy at the snack bar at the north beach is short on smarts. When my husband tried to rent an umbrella today (Tuesday), he was told that his snack bar only rents umbrellas on the weekends. But the main snack bar does rent them. So while I shlept our stuff onto the beach, my husband drove back up to the main snack bar to rent an umbrella….And yes they do rent them there BUT…they can’t be taken to any of the other beaches in the park. Oh and I forgot to mention that the guy at the main snack bar is the slightly smarter brother of the first guy my husband talked to. I don’t understand why every snack bar can’t rent umbrellas EVERY day as long as people are coming to the beach. If you can sell food…you can’t offer umbrellas? And why does this not as smart brother not know that the main snack bar umbrellas must stay on that beach? And how does a tourist unfamiliar with all of this know any of this? Terrible communication…if you’re going to do a job regardless of what that job is, at least try to earn your money. Instead of looking like a total moron. It’s not rocket science but it’s nice to be considerate of people’s time.
Be the first to ReplyNot worth the drive
This wasn't for us. Not much to see, we would rather walk the beach at the resort. Parking is $5. There is a nice paved trail for biking/roller blade/etc.
Be the first to ReplyAbsolutely love the dog beach!
Our Chocolate Lab loved being able to run on the beach without a leash and swimming to retrieve his tennis balls. We did have a couple negative experiences but they had more to do with people than the dogs. One owner had an aggressive German Shepard that actually bit our dog when our dog jumped in the water to retrieve his own ball. That same dog went after another dog too. And secondly, two adults went onto the beach to fish😱😠. I can’t believe they didn’t know better than to come onto a dog beach with fish hooks so I noticed that everyone moved there dogs farther away from them. Still, I wouldn’t stop going because I think those are probably rather isolated instances
Be the first to ReplyBiking at Fort De Soto
Fort De Soto State Park was a wonderful experience on January day. Temps were perfect for riding bikes. The trails are clear and well marked. We rode 11 miles from one end to the other with frequent stops at beaches, etc. Just beautiful. I appreciated that the snack bar by the Fort served veggie burgers in addition to typical carnivore food. The beaches were lovely and natural. The fort was meh, compared to other fort we’ve visited, but it did include a great viewing spot. Bikes can be rented if necessary. Great day.
Be the first to ReplyWonderful park for birding, walking the beach and enjoying Florida coasts
My wife and I did not know what to expect. We finished our kayak tour and saw this park on the map. We wished we had more time, and we really wished we had brought a picnic lunch. Phila Deli was on the way, so we could have easily made it happen. The park is a combination of marsh, tidal flats, palm trees and coastal beach. As a birder, you can find warblers and small land birds in the thick brush and palms. As you drive along the coast, there are plenty of tidal flats that have shorebirds. I could have spent hours just birding this park. The pier was under construction, so we could not walk out there. Still, there was plenty of other places to park and enjoy the beach.
Be the first to ReplyExceptional park
This is very exceptional and well maintained park. We saw here very nice sunset. Only negative side was red tide warnings at the beach.
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