Sand Key Park 1060 Gulf Blvd., Clearwater, FL 33767 park diagram/amenities/restroom info gmap   Annual Beach Parking Permit

Automated pay stations are installed, with daily parking fees of $5. Annual parking passes are $75; $55 for those over 65 and are available at Parks and Conservation Resources, 12520 Ulmerton Road, Largo. If you have a valid Disabled Parking Permit/Tag, you are not required to pay the daily or annual fee. A fee is not collected from persons entering the park on foot or by bicycle.

 

Audio tour of park

This beautiful park has two distinct areas—a beach and a park. In the park proper are two picnic shelters with grills, a playground, restroom and a dog park. Grills, picnic tables, and water fountains are but a few amenities.

 

A salt marsh with viewing benches further enhances the park, where heron, roseate spoonbill, great horned owl, anhinga, and common moorhen nest and feed.

 

Sand Key Park houses the base of operations for the artificial reef program, an interdepartmental cooperation program to build a reef in the Gulf. Sand Key Park’s natural communities include a beach where sea turtles annually deposit eggs. The nearby Clearwater Aquarium takes responsibility for these nests and keeps statistics.

Amenities:

• concession
• boardwalk, nature trail
• 2 beach wheel-chairs
  
• outdoor showers
• 2 bath houses with separate changing stalls and restrooms
• parking (fee charged)
• dog park
  
• playground equipment
• restrooms
• 2 shelters & grills - Reserve Shelters Online
• swimming

• Restroom Update As an additional cost-saving measure, some restrooms in county parks are closed weekdays. However, facilities near most popular user areas remain open during all hours of park operation.All restrooms in county parks will be open on weekends. See park diagram for details Virtual Tour - 360° Views of Sand Key Park Clearwater Pass Dog Park Beach & Sea Oats Marsh Area

  telephone
• umbrella/cabana rentals
• kayak and bicycle rentals
• a lifeguard is on duty 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily on a seasonal basis from March to September
• Please note: there are no boat/jet ski launch facilities in this park)

Beach Wheelchair Information:

• During life guard season - request one from the guard on duty. (A lifeguard is on duty 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily, on a seasonal basis from March to September)
• Off season - call 582-2100 and scheduled a time. The Chief Park Ranger will be notified that someone is requesting a beach wheelchair. They will make every effort to be there when needed, but we can't guarantee it since they serve multiple park sites.

• Beach parking permit - - Permit includes vehicle parking at Fort De Soto Park, Sand Key Park, Howard Park Beach and Causeway. This permit is not valid at county boat ramp locations.

Weddings and Special Events:

Commercial and Non Commercial weddings at Sand Key must be processed though our contractor Advantus Leisure Management Services, Inc. Additional fees may apply.

 

Individuals and organizations that wish to conduct a special event/wedding at a Pinellas County Park must submit a Special Event Permit Application.

 

• Sand Key Park - Commercial and Non Commercial weddings at Sand Key must be processed though our contracted vendor: Advantus.
  • Advantus Leisure Management Services, Inc.
    (727) 593-3939 - email or (727) 260-5503 - e-mail
  • Please Note: It is important to call this vendor even if you want a wedding with just a few people on the beach. The vendor will know what event is already scheduled on the beach; so as not to disrupt a scheduled wedding. Weddings held at a picnic shelter in Sand Key Park are not required to contact the vendor (if pictures are going to be taken on the beach, vendor must be notified) and can be handled separately by filling out the special event permit application.

History/Orientation:

Sand Key Park was opened to the public August 1984. Ninety-five acres are located on Sand Key, a barrier island between the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida mainland. Clearwater Pass, leading from the Gulf to the Intracoastal waterway, separates the park from the popular resort area of Clearwater Beach. The park welcomes more than one million each year.

 

Sand Key Beach Nourishment Information

 

 

 

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