Exploring The Gulf Coast

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Exploring The Gulf Coast

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Clearwater Beach

Clearwater is located in Pinellas C
ounty on the west coast of Florida
in the US. We are on the Pinellas P
eninsula between the Gulf of Mexico
 on the west and Tampa Bay on the e
ast. This beach is popular with you
nger people and is the perfect base
 for day trips to Tampa, St Petersb
urg and Orlando.

Clearwater boasts an average 361 da
ys of sunshine per year.

Sand Key Park

Sand Key Park has a lovely, large b
each which is popular with families
. Sand Key...


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Article Body:
Clearwater Beach

Clearwater is located in Pinellas C
ounty on the west coast of Florida
in the US. We are on the Pinellas P
eninsula between the Gulf of Mexico
 on the west and Tampa Bay on the e
ast. This beach is popular with you
nger people and is the perfect base
 for day trips to Tampa, St Petersb
urg and Orlando.

Clearwater boasts an average 361 da
ys of sunshine per year.

Sand Key Park

Sand Key Park has a lovely, large b
each which is popular with families
. Sand Key Park was opened in Augus
t 1984. Ninety-five acres are locat
ed on Sand Key, which is a barrier
island between the Gulf of Mexico a
nd the Florida mainland. Clearwater
 Pass (which leads from the Gulf to
 the Intracoastal waterway) separat
es the park from the resort area of
 Clearwater Beach.

Indian Rocks Beach

This beautiful beach offers a rare
chance to surf on the gentle Gulf w
aves. Indian Rocks Beach is located
 on a barrier island on the West Co
ast of Florida, 30 minutes from Tam
pa International Airport.

Madeira Beach

Madeira Beach is located halfway be
tween St. Pete Beach and Clearwater
 Beach offers a quieter alternative
 to these more populated beaches, m
aking it an ideal vacation spot for
 the entire family.
You can see fishing boats unload th
eir catches at nearby Johns Pass.

St. Pete Beach

St. Pete Beach is located directly
on the Gulf of Mexico on the wester
n edge of the Tampa Bay area, St. P
ete Beach is only 45 minutes from B
usch Gardens in Tampa and 90 minute
s from Walt Disney World and Univer
sal Studios in Orlando. This beach
has excellent water sports facilities

Pass-a-Grille

Pass-a-Grille beach offer visitors
a glimpse of 'Old Florida'. Visit f
or great views of sunsets and dolph
ins.

Do not miss...

- Biscayne Bay Boat Trips

Take a relaxing cruise between down
town Miami and Miami Beach. Cruise
along Biscayne Bay covering the dow
ntown Miami skyline, the Port of Mi
ami, Brickell Key, Fisher Island an
d the celebrity filled islands of M
iami Beach known as 'Millionaire's
Row'.

- Cedar Key

This remote island off Florida's no
rthwest coast makes an enchanting g
etaway. Cedar Key is a quiet island
 community located among many tiny
keys on the Gulf Coast of Florida.
This area is admired for its natura
l beauty and abundant supply of sea
food. It is a tranquil village, ric
h with the almost forgotten history
 of 'Old Florida'.

- Snorkelling in Key Largo.

Considered by locals to be the divi
ng capital of the world, but the is
land is nearly as famous as a sport
 fishing destination.

- Canaveral National Seashore and Me
rritt Island

The area near the Canaveral launch
site has an astonishing variety of
fauna and a wide range of habitats
- watch out for the alligators! Can
averal National Seashore: This nati
onal seashore boasts 24 miles of un
developed beach on Barite Island of
f the coast of central Florida. The
 weather is semitropical with avera
ge year-round air temperature of 79
 degrees and 295 days of sunshine.
There are three beaches: Playalinda
, Klondike (for hikers), and Apollo.

- Jackson beaches
This beach is 12 miles east of down
town Jacksonville. There are around
 6 beaches stretching 28 miles nort
h and south along the Atlantic shor
e.