3500 Pinellas Bayway S, St. Petersburg, FL 33715, (727) 582-2267
Clearwater Beach may get all the accolades, but if youre looking for a shoreline experience thats a little (OK, a lot) more natural, Fort De Soto is pretty much impossible to beat. Its actually a tight group of five islands featuring everything from sandy beaches to mangrove hammocks to its historic namesake fort. The fishing and kayaking are superb, as are the beach areas theres camping, too, but were definitely not up for that during the season, along with two fishing piers, a boat launch, a dog beach, and trips across the mouth of the bay to Egmont Key, as well.
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