St. Pete Beach is a barrier island community stretched out along 4.5 miles of sandy beaches. On the southern tip of St. Pete beach lies Pass-a-Grille, a charming historical district with a flavor that is reminiscent of an Old Florida artists’ colony. This idyllic, unspoiled community started as a fishing village and was inhabited long before the rest of the island. Today, its galleries and restaurants and shorelines draw tourists from all over the world.

Just walk down St. Pete Beach and you’ll have no problem finding something to do on the water…wave-runner rentals, scuba diving, fishing & parasailing. Or, take the Shell Key Shuttle catamaran to Shell Island for what else? Shelling!

For historical buffs, try a trip to Egmont Key’s 440 acres of secluded beaches and the 150-year old lighthouse and gun batteries built in 1898 to defend Tampa during the Civil War.

Or, a more accessible historic & secluded beach area can be found at Fort Desoto, a 900-acre Pinellas County Park located in the Southwest corner of Mullet Key.

St. Pete Beach is the far south end of the stretch of barrier islands of the the Central Gulf Coast Beaches opposite Clearwater Beach and just south of Treasure Island.