St Pete Beach

I love ST Pete’s beach, one of my favorite besides Sarasota & Anna Maria Island.

Love St Pete Beach! Very family friendly, can get crazy during tourist season but once they leave the beach can be very quiet. Sometimes in the winter when I walk the beach I’ll be the only one I see for a while. Great she’ll finds and you see plenty of dolphins and sting rays in the waves:)

I am definitely a beach lover, and I take the effort to reach as many beaches as I can especially around the Florida coasts, and definitely in the St. Pete to Clearwater area.
This beach specifically where the main parking is and across the street from Chic Fil A is my least favorite. To me, the area is just a mess. Parking is not great, bathrooms are like a dumpster, and the beach area just doesn’t seem as clean and pristine as others in the area.
If I were to go in this area, I’d go by Pass a Grille, Don Cesar Resort, Redington Beach, Indian Rocks Beach.
This area is good if you want to go to some nearby bars, but they have that in the latter mentioned beaches for the most part.

St Pete beach is definitely a top 3 beach on the gulf side. The water is more clear than Clearwater Beach and the sand is nice. The further south you go, the better the sand gets. So if you’re stopping at the beach right when you get into St Pete Beach, then you’re probably getting shells in your sand. Love this beach in the offseason.

I loved visiting this beach. It was very laid back and relaxing and wasn’t overcrowded. The sand was some of the softest sand i’ve ever walked on. We walked a couple of miles on the beach and it was so peaceful. The water was clear which made it so beautiful. Parking was quick and easy. The only weird thing for me was the toll. A toll to go to the beach??? Leaving we didn’t have exact change. Going in we were able to get change from an attendant. There were not attendants when we left. So hesitantly we left praying for no toll bill. But we were told there were no cameras on tolls when you leave, so we weren’t billed. I was in town for a work trip and didn’t have time to truly enjoy it like I wanted. But I can definitely see myself returning with a chair and drinks letting time pass me by. Life is but a beach!

St. Pete Beach is one of my favourite beaches in Florida. The sand is pale and gorgeous, and the ocean is warm. It is a great beach to walk, and you’re only steps away from an icy cold drink at one of the many beach bars. There are always people out having fun, parasailing, building sandcastles, and even getting married — the people watching is not to be missed.

I believe that St Pete Beach may be my favorite beach in the area.
1. It is easy to get to from Tampa. I use the public access spot across the street from the Publix on Gulf Blvd. It is nice being able to pop into Publix and get snacks and beverages for the beach.
2. It is beautiful. Picturesque white sand and clear blue water.
3. It is not typically overly crowded.
So there you have it — good location, beautiful, and not too crowded. It is also in proximity to a lot of restaurants on the beach, which is nice for a meal after a day on the beach. Definitely a great beach choice!

This is a great beach. It has incredibly soft sand and a nice long stretch of shallow water. Parking isn’t great, but not bad enough to deter me from going, like some places. Can get busy, but I’ve been there a few quiet evenings too.

I love St Pete Beach. So do Stingrays. So make sure you do the Stingray Shuffle! The sand is soft on your feet and easy for them to hide in. Often times I have been here and dark cloud in the water approaches the beach. Tourists come screaming out of the water while locals run to it to try to keep the rays from landing. As long as you don’t step on them, we can all live happily together but it is just easier to not have to worry about stepping on them. Sit quietly in the water and you might have one land at your feet. This absolutely excites me, I love being a native Floridian and have a lot of respect for my wildlife neighbors. Disclaimer: Its probably not best to try and pet a Stingray if your not sure how. Maybe visit the petting tank at the Florida aquarium before you try it in the wild.
Another great thing about the St Pete… it is a long beach so even if it is crowded where you parked, or near your hotel, a walk down the beach will yield a less crowded place to land.
Parking can be hard to find if you are not staying in one of the hotels on the beach. Because of this, the restaurants have to impose fees for parking until you produce a receipt that proves you were a customer.
It is family oriented and quite touristy. It is built up with a lot of hotels, restaurants and shops but that gives you a lot to do if you are here on vacation.

Beautiful beach, Clean. We went a little later in the day, and there weren’t many people there.
We parked in a parking lot right next to the ocean across from Dollar General and Publix, very nice lot and cheap, but payment was very confusing, just remember to pay before you go to the beach. It was only $ 1.50 an hour.
The water was perfect, very warm, white sand. Only problem I had was that there were ALOT of shells around inside the water and while I was walking in the ocean I cut my foot open on one, bled quite a bit, but wasn’t serious, just something to be aware of, be careful where you walk! Plus side, there were a lot of awesome shells to collect, big and small!
Overall, I would highly recommend, beautiful beach very relaxing!

St Pete Beach is gorgeous. It was my first time there and I love it. It’s an easy drive from Orlando and it was easy to find public parking. I love that there are many less crowded parts of the beach and having the Don Cesar as part of the background doesn’t hurt either.

St Pete’s beach is a 30 minute drive from Tampa. It’s a quiet, very relaxing beach. It’s a laidback, family oriented beach. It’s not very exciting, but it’s good if you have kids or want to get away from the crowds. After going to Clearwater and Miami Beach it was actually a snooze fest. Lol.
Don’t get me wrong. It’s a great beach for families if you want mild and tame. If you want excitement, then this isn’t the beach for you.
Definitely a lovely beach though and clean.

Loved this beach!!. Fond memories of walking along the beach watching beautiful sunsets! Fishing and catching live bait boy do I miss that beach… :(
Dolphins are God’s angels of the seas!!. I petted one when I was swimming! :)

Absolutely beautiful beach. Very long and clean, with more than enough space for tourists and locals. The ocean (in mid/​late March) is absolutely amazing. The water was also incredibly clean, I even saw small fish swimming around me (I couldn’t take a picture for obvious reasons). Got sunburned by the Florida sun, so bring sunscreen! There’s plenty of little shops not too far from the beach if you want to grab something to eat or you forgot something you need. Overall, great experience, would come again. In fact, I already have.

Beautiful. Plentiful. Clean. Popular. What a wonderful beach to spend hours walking and just enjoying the sunshine. I was there in January, and still a great place to be, sit, sun, walk and enjoy.

oh truly beautiful. Sand is so white and clean. Sunsets are gorgeous. We parked at the Public parking meters that are available. I cant say nothing wrong about this beach.

I can’t say that I’ve been to all that many beaches, but this one was great. The sand is soft, the seashells are abundant, the water is clear and warm, and you literally swim with the fishe (many of them in very shallow water!). Wading goes out for quite a good distance before the water gets too deep. The shoreline goes on forever and sunsets are worth the trip.

Love this beach! It’s fun to watch north from the more southern parts at sunset to see all the camera bulbs flashing from people shooting the sunset without turning flash off. It’s great to run on; very comfortable and flat packed sand near the water line. You’ll meet all kinds of random people at the numerous beach bars; some of my favorites are Bongos at Grand Plaza (drinking and dining on the sand), Toasted Monkey (great live music but not stroller or wheel chair friendly), Jimmy B’s (massive outdoor deck with numerous bar options and late night music and partying), Postcard Inn (little bit more raucous younger crowd and typically live music) and Undertow (beach bar with pool tables, darts, Golden Tee, upstairs, live music, BBQ truck on weekends, one of the best dive bars).
The only downside is parking; it is hard to come by. This beach access lot is relatively small, so if you’re not staying at the beach, you may have trouble. There is a private lot across the street from Undertow Beach Bar that is typically $ 10 to park, so that is a good option. Whatever you do, do NOT park in the Publix parking lot across the street from the public beach parking. They have a ridiculous towing service that has staff on site at the lot at all times watching for people who park and walk, or cars that have been there too long, and they will tow you. On weekends, there is a fleet of tow trucks going in and out of the lot all day long; don’t risk your car.

Lovely beach. It’s got a built up area then some houses and smaller hotels until you get to the Don Cesar. At the other end there are some good locals pubs. The beach is good for running on as well. I like the classic Florida small hotels keeping tradition alive.
Don’t forget your sunscreen!!!

Wow what can I say about this beach!!! I lovedddddd it!!! They have public parking and it wasn’t expensive. Came out to be about $ 4.50 for 3 hours. They have chairs you can rent for $ 5.00 which I thought was a steal. I have seen beach chairs for rent for$ 10.00!!!
The first day we went the waves were small not a big deal at all. The water was calm the second day I visited. It reminded me of the beach in Aruba. Not as clear but clean enough!!! My girlfriend is funny with beach water but she didn’t want to leave this place!!! The sand is clean and they have a tiki bar not to far from the public parking. So we visited them for some great wings and amazing drinks!!!
They do have one outside shower I saw but I chose not to use it because it’s drain must have not been working and and u had to step in everyone else’s previous water.
All in all St. Pete Beach won me over and I will actually visit them again and this time instead of driving an hour to get there!!! I will stay at one of its resorts!!! See you soon!!!