Annual Boat Ramp & Beach Parking Permits

 

Boat ramp list/permit and beach parking permits assists in operating and maintaining the parks.

 

• Beach Parking Pay Stations:
  • Daily parking fee $5.00
• Boat Ramp Pay Stations:
  • Daily parking fee $6.00 with trailer
  • Vehicle parking without a trailer is $2.00

 

Payment machines are available on site and accept cash and credit cards*.  

 

• Parking fees at Fort De Soto Park are presently being collected at the welcome station located approximately 1 mile into the park (past the boat ramp and campground entrances). Fee is collected at a booth in the roadway median.
• Problems with a pay station?
  • Locate another machine or choose a different form of payment if experiencing difficulty - fee for parking is enforced.
  • Call PCR Admin at 582-2100 (select 2 from the menu) during business hours, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• If you have a valid Disabled Parking Permit/Tag, you are not required to pay the daily or annual fee. Permit must be properly displayed. You do not need to be parked in a marked handicapped space as long as permit is displayed.
• A fee is not collected from persons entering the park on foot or by bicycle.
• Government vehicles entering fee areas for official business purposes are not subject to the fee.
  
  

 *The payment machines at Madeira Beach also accept coins as a payment type.

 

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Annual Boat Ramp & Beach Parking permits may also be obtained by calling the Parks & Conservation Resources office or by visiting one of the locations below:   Fort De Soto Park 3500 Pinellas Bayway S. Tierra Verde, FL 33715 Parks & Conservation Resources 12520 Ulmerton Road Largo, FL 33774 (727) 582-2100 Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday Sutherland Bayou Boat Ramp Bait Shack. 2119 U.S. Alternate 19 N. Palm Harbor, FL 34683 Hours: open daily from one hour before dawn to dusk. The Bait Shack phone number is (727) 216-6979.

Annual Beach Parking Permits

Annual passes are currently available for sale at the Parks and Conservation Resources Administration Office, 12520 Ulmerton Road, Largo, FL 33774 and the Fort De Soto Park Administration Office, 3500 Pinellas Bayway S, Tierra Verde, FL 33715. Passes are available by mail.

Beach Parking Permit Application

 

• Permit includes vehicle parking at Fort De Soto Park (beach area only), Sand Key Park and Fred Howard Park.

Annual Beach Pass Prices

• Annual Pass: $75.00
• Senior Annual Pass: $55.00
  • Please note: You must be 65 years of age or older and provide a photocopy of your valid Driver’s License.
• Limited Income Annual Pass: $37.50
  • Available by showing proof of participation in an income assistance program (i.e. EBT Card) or are receiving a limited income senior property exemption.
• Military Discount Annual Pass: $55.00
  • Proof of eligibility will include one of the following:
    • DD-214 paperwork (military discharge papers) with an honorable or general discharge indicated.
    • A valid Military ID card including DD Form 2, DD Form 1173, DD Form 1173-1 or DD Form 2765.
  • The discount program does not extend to civilians holding a DOD Civilian Retiree Card or beneficiaries. All ID’s must be currently valid and person presenting identification card must be person requesting discount.
• Disabled US Military Annual Pass: No Charge
  • Limit of one per military applicant.
  • Must present an official letter from the DVA verifying a service related disability percentage and a DD214 card or DV designation on a state driver's license.

6 Month Beach Pass Prices

• 6 Month Pass: $45.00
• 6 Month Senior Pass: $30.00
  • Please note: You must be 65 years of age or older and provide a photocopy of your valid Driver’s License.
• 6 Month Military Annual Pass: $30.00
  • Proof of eligibility will include one of the following:
    • DD-214 paperwork (military discharge papers) with an honorable or general discharge indicated.
    • A valid Military ID card including DD Form 2, DD Form 1173, DD Form 1173-1 or DD Form 2765.
  • The discount program does not extend to civilians holding a DOD Civilian Retiree Card or beneficiaries. All ID’s must be currently valid and person presenting identification card must be person requesting discount.

 

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County Boat Ramps:

Annual Boat Ramp and Beach Parking Permits

• Boat Ramp & Beach Parking Permit Application
  • Permit includes vehicle parking at all boat ramps in county parks as well as our three stand-alone boat ramps: the Sutherland Bayou Boat Ramp, the Belleair Boat Ramp, and the Park Blvd. Boat Ramp.
  • Permit includes boat ramp parking with boat trailer at all county boat ramps below and vehicle beach parking (without a trailer) at Fort De Soto Park, Sand Key Park and Howard Park Beach
  • Annual Boat Ramp Pass Prices
    • Annual Pass: $110.00
    • Senior Annual Pass: $55.00
      • Please note: You must be 65 years of age or older and provide a photocopy of your valid Driver’s License.
    • Disabled US Military Annual Pass: No Charge
      • Limit of one per military applicant.
      • Must present an official letter from the DVA verifying a service related disability percentage and a DD214 card or DV designation on a state driver's license.

 

How to Obtain an Annual Permit

To obtain an Annual Parking permit please fill out the appropriate application and turn it in through one of the methods below:

BY MAIL: You may send in your filled out application with a check or money order made payable to Pinellas County BOCC to the following address:

• Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources Dept.
  Beach/Boat Parking Pass Renewal
  12520 Ulmerton Road
  Largo, FL 33774

BY FAX: Send in your filled out application by fax to (727) 582-2550. o Please include a daytime phone number so that we may contact you for payment.

SCAN AND E-MAIL: Scan a copy of your filled out application and send it via e-mail to pubpkreq@pinellascounty.org.

Please include a daytime phone number so that we may contact you for payment.

IN PERSON: Annual parking permits may be obtained in person by visiting one of the following locations:

• Pinellas County Parks Admin.:
  12520 Ulmerton Road
  Largo, FL 33774
  (727) 582-2100
• Ft. De Soto Park:
  3500 Pinellas Bayway S.
  Tierra Verde, FL 33715
  (727) 582-3775
• Sutherland Bayou Bait Shack:
  2119 U.S. Alternate 19 N
  Palm Harbor, FL 34683
  (727) 216-6979

BY PHONE: THIS OPTION IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO THOSE RENEWING A PASS. Please call the Parks Administration Office at (727) 582-2100 Ext. 0 to request a renewal. Passes will be sent by mail. We are open Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm.

Payment Methods: Cash, Check, Credit Card, Money Order, (MasterCard/Visa only).

Please do not send CASH through the mail.

Make checks payable to: Pinellas County BOCC. If check is returned by your bank for non-payment you will be assessed a returned check fee of $30, in addition to the annual permit fee.

In lieu of payment, annual passes may also be acquired by completing volunteer hours in service to the Parks & Conservation Resources Department.

• Volunteer Requirements
  • Beach Pass Volunteer Hour Requirement: 100 Hours
  • Boat Ramp & Beach Pass Volunteer Hour Requirement: 125 Hours
• Each volunteer may only receive one pass per 12 month period.

Please remember to check:

• Boating regulatory zones
• For fishing license if required
• Watch for manatees
  

Ramps for Saltwater:

• Belleair Causeway Boat Ramp
  3900 W. Bay Drive, Belleair Bluffs, FL 34640
  

  Open 24 Hours - saltwater - restroom facilities available
  Restrooms are closed daily between the hours of 10 p.m. – 3 a.m.

  • In adherence with the County’s fee schedule for boat ramp parks, parking costs $6 per day for vehicles with trailers and $2 per day for passenger vehicles. An annual parking pass is also available.
  • The Belleair Bait operates daily from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the winter (Nov-Feb). For information please contact the concessionaire directly at (727) 687-7151 or see Angler 360° website.
• Fort De Soto Park
  3500 Pinellas Bayway South, Tierra Verde, FL 33715
  Open 24 Hours - saltwater - restroom facilities available
• Park Boulevard Boat Ramp
  18651 Gulf Blvd., Indian Shores, FL 34635
  Open 24 Hours - saltwater - restroom facilities available
• Philippe Park
  2525 Philippe Parkway, Safety Harbor, FL 34695
  Open 7 a.m. to dusk - saltwater - restroom facilities available in park
• Sutherland Bayou Boat Ramp
  2119 US Alt. 19 North Palm Harbor, FL 34683
  Open 24 Hours - saltwater - restroom facilities available
• War Veterans’ Memorial Park
  9600 Bay Pines Blvd., St. Petersburg, FL 33708
  Open 24 Hours - saltwater - restroom facilities available

Ramps for Freshwater:

• A.L. Anderson Park
  39699 U.S. Hwy 19 N., Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
  Open 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. freshwater – restroom facilities available
• John S. Taylor Park
  1100 8th Ave. S.W., Largo, FL 33770
  Open 7 a.m. to sunset - freshwater - restroom facilities available
  Small ramp for boats without gas motors, no permit required
• John Chesnut Sr. Park
  2200 East Lake Road, Palm Harbor, FL 34685
  Open 7 a.m. to dusk - freshwater - restroom facilities available
• Lake Seminole Park
  10015 Park Blvd, Seminole, FL 33777
  Open 7 a.m. to dusk - freshwater
• Walsingham Park
  12615 102nd Ave. N., Largo, FL 33778
  

  Open 7 a.m. to dusk - freshwater - restroom facilities available
  Small ramp for boats without gas motors, no permit required
  

 

Other information:

• Fishing Licenses - Required for both freshwater and saltwater fishing.
• County Marina - Belle Harbor Marina
  307 Anclote Road, Tarpon Springs, FL 33689 - (727) 943-8489
  Open Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday-Sunday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  Salt water - Restroom facilities available
  Marina is for availability of wet and dry slip storage only; no public boat ramp available.
  
• Pinellas County Artificial Reef Guide - Pinellas County Solid Waste has 13 artificial reef sites from 3 to 38 miles offshore, in the Gulf of Mexico and 1 in Tampa Bay. These reefs are designed to attract many different types of fish like grouper, snapper, mackerel, amberjack, cobia, barracuda, and bait fish. The reef sites can have a base diameter of up to 100 feet and reach up to half the water’s depth.

 

 

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