The Park
1,136 acre refuge spread over 5 interconnected islands (keys)!
Plant Life to Bird Life to Sea Life to Wild Life! The beach provides refuge to the loggerhead sea turtle, which nests between April to September.
Located at 3500 Pinellas Bayway South in Tierra Verde. The park is open daily from 7:00 a.m. until dark.
- Beaches and Swimming
- Boating and Fishing and Fishing Piers
- Nature Trails
- Hiking
- Bird Watching – over 328 species of birds!
- Picnicking
- Camping
- Canoeing and Kayaking – 2.25 mile recreational canoe trail
- 2.5 acre Dog Park with beachfront
Bird Life
Who Is Watching Whom???
Osprey Catching Lunch
Lunch is Served!
Plant Life
Sea Life
Fort De Sota Gulf Pier Area
The Fort
The fort, built at the start of the 20th century, still stands! The Quartermaster Museum is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The Data Booth
Vent Shafts
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge
Fort De Soto Park has a spectacular view of the Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay!
The Bob Graham (former U.S. Senator and Governor) Sunshine Skyway Bridge is 21,877 feet in total length or 4.1 miles! The bridge is part of I-275 (SR 93) and US 19 (SR 55). The bridge connects St. Petersburg in Pinellas County and Terra Ceia in Manatee County passing through Hillsborough County. The bridge was designed by the Figg & Muller Engineering Group. Who also designed the Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys.
Heading Out of the Park
(Photos by RSheridan)
CRAVESAdventure 
November 11th, 2015 at 11:10 AM
You are having so much fun exploring your new home, aren’t you? Thanks for sharing your discoveries with us.
November 11th, 2015 at 1:02 PM
Happy Arm Chair Traveling 🙂 Happy Day – Enjoy!
November 11th, 2015 at 11:47 AM
Loving that beautiful beach!
November 11th, 2015 at 1:02 PM
Beautiful beach indeed! However, the water was not nice to get in that day. Happy Day – Enjoy 🙂
November 24th, 2015 at 11:14 PM
If you don’t have a car it’s difficult to get to so many Florida attractions. If you live in Pinellas County it’s hard to get to attractions in Pinellas County without a car. Cabs can run into the hundreds of dollars. Ft. Desoto perhaps the hardest to get to.
November 25th, 2015 at 8:03 AM
Fort De Soto would be difficult to get to without a vehicle.