Treasure Island's sunsets are legendary.
An Island Built for Wandering
Treasure Island lives up to its name well.
This barrier island between St. Pete Beach and Madeira Beach is home to nearly four miles of extra-wide, white-sand shoreline — the kind that gives kids plenty of room for sandcastles and gives everyone else plenty of room to spread out a towel and stay a while. It's a more residential, laid-back stretch of coast, with a retro beach-town feel, easygoing bars, and every fall, an international sand sculpting festival that turns the beach into a temporary gallery.
Known for its wide, white-sand beaches, the island includes three main beach areas — Sunshine Beach, Municipal Beach, and Sunset Beach — with ADA-accessible beach mats available at several access points.
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Beach Time
The main attraction of Treasure Island is its wide beach, one of the most popular in the Tampa Bay area. It's perfect for families, with gentle Gulf waters that lap at the shore. It’s a popular destination for kite-flyers. You can rent paddle boards, kayaks and shaded cabanas from local vendors right on the beach.
Sunset Beach sits at the southern tip of Treasure Island and is a charming community with a welcoming atmosphere that embraces people from all walks of life.
If your getaway is a friends’ or couples’ trip, Treasure Island is a great place to order adult beverages from a beachfront eatery such as Sloppy Joe’s and stroll right out onto the sand for a dreamy sunset. A beachfront favorite, Caddy's serves up a mouthwatering grouper sandwich, along with other fresh dishes and refreshing drinks.
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Top Things to Do in Treasure Island
While most of Treasure Island is residential, you’ll find some good souvenir shopping at Sun Coast Surf Shop and, of course, the legendary The Florida Shell Shop. Get all your beach essentials – sunblock, boogie boards, coolers and the like – at Surf Style. Walk or bike along the Treasure Island Beach Trail, and enjoy a scenic one-mile paved path that runs beside the shore.
