If you haven't been to this beach it is by far one of the greatest
secluded (BOAT ACCESSIBLE ONLY) Beaches in the Tampa, St. Petersburg
area.
If you get there after 10am your going to be looking for parking since
there are so many boats it can get quite crowded, however everyone's a
boater there so everyone is willing to lend a hand to get you anchored
in.
The East side, or inner coastal side is the best parking since the water
is deep enough in most places to get your boat right up to shore. Make
sure you have an AFT anchor. so you can back in and line up with the
other boats
. Once your there though the water is excellent, the inner coastal water
has a small beach area and then turns to shallow sea grass. The Northern
and Southern tips are typically pretty crowded since it they are by
some of the nicer shallow water wading areas.
The Sandbar is only about
20 yards wide at it's widest and the white Florida Sand and turquoise
water on the Gulf side reminds me of the Caribbean. The shallow water on
the South tip is shallow for a long long ways out and you could
literally almost walk to Anclote Key from here.
Another unique feature of this beach is the fact that Red Sea Urchins
are regularly found on the East side of the island and when they die
their shells get crushed up and literally make the sand look pink. It is
If you get a chance to make it to this beach or plan to rent a boat for the weekend I recommend going out of Anclote River and turning North and once your past Anclote Key you will see the small island.
Hi trevor, I am thinking of getting married on this sandbar next april ( on a tuesday ) as a local and in your experience will it be a parking lot as described or will it be fairl quiet being this early in the season. Going to be flying in from the uk so I am hopeing it will be quiet. many thanks andrew
ReplyDeleteHi Andrew. Good luck on your marriage next April. I am at this sandbar nearly every weekend and have been there several times during the week, while playing hookie from work. this sandbar would be a fabulous place to have your ceremony on a Tuesday. During the week there are usually only 3-4 boats out there at any given time and they generally are scattered far from each other. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your response Christina and it puts my mind at ease. Hopefully sunny and quiet lol. Thanks again
ReplyDeleteHey Andrew, I was wondering if you knew of any permits or fees that are required to have an event at the island?
ReplyDeleteNice beach and great parking services providing.If got a chance will surely celebrate my day at the same place with best parking services.It’s really superb. Thanks for sharing.
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