A serene wooden boardwalk lined with palm trees and rope railings leads through tall sea grass and sandy dunes, opening to a pristine stretch of white beach and calm turquoise waters of the Florida Keys under a bright blue sky.

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The Suncoast is Florida’s Pinellas Gulf Coast: Clearwater Beach, St. Pete Beach, Pass-a-Grille, John’s Pass, Indian Rocks Beach, and Treasure Island. Calm Gulf water, white sand, and nearby dining on Gulf Blvd. Maps, parking, and things to do for each beach.

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Upham Beach

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Upham Beach is the north end of St. Pete Beach at Blind Pass, where St. Pete Beach meets Treasure Island. It is narrower than the hotel beach to the south and is known for groins and sand movement. Parking is at Upham Beach Park. Stay out of the pass channel; the current through Blind Pass is stronger than the open Gulf. Read more…
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Tiki Gardens Indian Shores
Tiki Gardens Indian Shores

Tiki Gardens Indian Shores

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Tiki Gardens is the Indian Shores landmark on Gulf Boulevard, with beach access next to the old gardens site and nearby public parking. Indian Shores sits between Redington Shores and Indian Rocks Beach. The beach is a straight Gulf strip; restaurants and the seawall park are on the east side of Gulf Blvd. Read more…
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SunWest Park

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SunWest Park in Hudson is a Pasco County park built around a freshwater lagoon, not a natural Gulf beach. It has a man-made swim area, rentals, and parking, with a separate path to a small Gulf shoreline. Go here for the lagoon amenities; for a classic barrier-island beach, drive south into Pinellas. Read more…
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Sunset Beach in Treasure Island
Sunset Beach in Treasure Island

Sunset Beach in Treasure Island

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Sunset Beach is the quieter west end of Treasure Island, south of the main Treasure Island tourist strip and north of Blind Pass. West Gulf Boulevard has parking and dune walkovers. It is a better pick than St. Pete Beach if you want fewer high-rises and a slower evening crowd. Read more…
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St. Petersburg Municipal Beach
St. Petersburg Municipal Beach

St. Petersburg Municipal Beach

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St. Petersburg Municipal Beach is the City of St. Petersburg’s beach on Treasure Island, not downtown St. Pete. It sits on Gulf Boulevard with metered parking, restrooms, and a wide public Gulf strip. Sunset Beach is to the west; the Treasure Island tourist hotels sit to the east. It is a city park, not a state park. Read more…
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St. Pete Beach

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St. Pete Beach is the long Gulf barrier island south of Treasure Island, with Gulf Boulevard as the spine. The public beach is wide, the water is usually gentle, and most visitor services sit on Gulf Blvd or a block inland on Corey Avenue. Park in city lots and garages near Corey Avenue or Upham Beach if you can. Street parking on Gulf Blvd is limited and fills fast. Upham Beach at the north end Read more…
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Sand Key Park
Sand Key Park

Sand Key Park

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Sand Key Park is the Pinellas County park at the south end of Clearwater Beach / Sand Key, across the Clearwater Pass bridge from Pier 60. It has a paid parking lot, restrooms, picnic shelters, and a wide Gulf beach that is less crowded than the Pier 60 strip. A short nature trail sits behind the dunes. Read more…
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Robert K. Rees Memorial Park

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Robert K. Rees Memorial Park sits on the Anclote River in New Port Richey, Pasco County. It is a county park with a fishing pier, boat ramp, picnic area, and a small sandy shoreline — not a Pinellas Gulf barrier beach. For open-Gulf swimming, go south to Honeymoon Island or the Redingtons. Read more…
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Robert J. Strickland Memorial Park Hudson Beach

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Strickland Memorial Park is Hudson’s public waterfront in Pasco County, often called Hudson Beach. It has a pier, parking, and a small Gulf-facing shoreline with rock and sand, not the wide quartz beaches of Pinellas. It is a local park stop, not a day-trip rival to Clearwater or Fort DeSoto. Read more…
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Redington Shores
Redington Shores

Redington Shores

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Redington Shores is a small Pinellas barrier-island town between North Redington Beach and Indian Shores. The main public beach is the 182nd Avenue access, with a parking lot that fills on weekends. Gulf Blvd is the only through road. It is quieter and more residential than Madeira Beach or Clearwater. Read more…
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