St. Petersburg Municipal Beach - Treasure Island, Florida

Address:Treasure Island, Florida

You want sparkling, white, soft sand and lots of it? St. Petersburg Municipal Beach on Treasure Island near Tampa is a wide, 500 foot beach on the warm Gulf of Mexico. With green, grassy dunes and clear blue waters, St. Petersburg Municipal Beach offers great swimming and sun lazing. Get up early to power walk, jog, or ride the mile long, paved boardwalk that runs along the upper edge of the shore. Kite-fliers also choose Treasure Island for its strong, Gulf sea breeze. You can send up your own kite or watch the local collection of colorful kites dance and soar. Always clean and beautifully maintained, St. Petersburg Municipal Beach is the proud winner of a Blue Wave Award for its awareness of environment and safety, so you can blissfully comb the beach without stepping over the occasional tin can or broken bottle. The largest of Treasure Island's beaches, St. Petersburg Municipal Beach is also a full-service beach with a snack bar, playground, beach volleyball courts, full shower and changing facilities, and enough parking to keep dads, moms, and kids in their best beach bumming moods. For the kind of beach that gives the Sunshine State its name, St. Petersburg Municipal Beach is a must-see seashore!