This beautiful Clearwater park has two areas—a wide sandy beach and a park. The Sand Key Park has two picnic areas with shelter for shade, grills, picnic tables, water fountains, a restroom, and a kids’ playground. There is also a designated dog park area. One part of the park is a salt marsh with benches from which people can observe herons, anhingas, roseate spoonbills, great horned owls, and common moorhen as they nest and feed. The beach is also known for sea turtle nests. Clearwater Marine Aquarium keeps an eye on the turtles and records the statistics on the turtles’ visits and the number of eggs, as many marine turtle species are endangered. The park is also the base of a project for building an artificial reef in the Gulf.

Address: Sand Key Park, 1060 Gulf Blvd, Clearwater, FL 33767, Phone: 727-588-4852

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