Spa Beach Park

So very enjoyed being there as a vendor for the Tampa Bay Ice Cream Festival. The event staff did a great job ensuring the vendors had all of the information we needed to ensure the event was a success! Thank you!

It’s a chill little beach. There’s beach chairs, and some shade. And you can watch out for most of the hotels. All that said, it is very much an urban beach. Be ready for a little bit of roughness around the edges. If you want a perfect nature filled beach, go to the other cool options that require a car or a taxi ride.

Nice, accessible Beach area that was good for our girls. Water was warmer than the ocean being in the bay and a good depth to play and see shells, fish, etc. Bathrooms and dining close by. Loved that wooden beach chairs were available at no charge.

Little backstory.. I planned a vacation with mt kids for the week of the 4th purposefully to see fireworks on the bay. We are from Indiana and go to Florida every year for summer vacation but have never been on the 4th. So we spent the week in Springhill and did not realize that most all fireworks were planned for the weekend prior to the 4th so when time came to take them the only reasonable place I saw was the pier in St. Pete at spa beach. So we went... BEST DECISION EVER! There were tons of people but not too crowded, the pier had all kinds of activities near it for the kids including the beach which was shallow and warm. We got a spot right on the sand overlooking the water and they set off fireworks off the end of the pier. It was amazing. There was live music, prices were reasonable for drinks etc and the people were friendly. The atmosphere was exactly what I had hoped for and everything turned out perfect!

The first time we came, we said we’d come back and let the kids play on the beach. The water is pretty shallow and protected from heavy waves. But today…it smells…like sulfur. The sand is very compacted, so a bit hard to dig into. Nonetheless, the splash pad next to the beach is a lot of fun. The playground is great (just slides and climbing structures). So, there are things to do, but the beach was a bit disappointing.