MOST UNDERRATED BEACH in FLORIDA | Fort De Soto Park | North Beach | Fort De Soto Beach
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- North Beach at Fort De Soto Park is located on the gulf side of Florida in St. Petersburg and is just 35 minutes from Tampa and we consider North Beach at Fort Desoto park the most underrated beach in Florida and is definitely one of the best beaches in Florida as well as being the best Fort De Soto beach.
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I discovered this gem while living in Tampa 30 years ago. Now it’s one of our favorite places as ‘full timers’. And our dogs love the doggie beach.
Its our fav in FL as well! Thanks for checking it out and commenting too!
This
Thank you for the amazing video. Much appreciated 🙏 very informative and high quality.
Thank You Jose, we really appreciate that feedback! So glad you enjoyed it!
That is a tease, brother! Wow, sure does make me desire some Florida sunshine right now! Beautiful!
Yes this is one of or best for sure! Enjoy your Sunday!!!
That sunshine sure brings up your D3 level & gets ya feeling "happy" in a couple/several days and out of the "sad" feeling!
Beautiful water, sunset, and sand. Thanks!
So glad you enjoyed it! Thank You for commenting!
Great video. Did not know about this beautiful beach!
So glad you have a new one to put on your list! Thanks for checking it out and leaving us a comment!
Beautiful! Went there ages ago - need to go back! Thanks!!
Have you camped at Fort De Soto before?
I agree. Love the beaches at Fort DeSoto!!
It was so crazy how when we walked to the end, we had it all to ourselves!!
Very very GOOD glimpse of Ft DeSoto!! Good job!
Thank You so much!!
Looks perfect can’t wait to go this Sunday 😍 ☀️ 🏝️
Let us know what you think of it! Enjoy!!
I am loving the videos didn't know it was so much to do in our neck of the woods
This beach is a must do!! Hope you get to enjoy it sometime in the near future!
This is our favorite beach in Florida! There is so much sealife. Dolphins, sharks, starfish, amazing seashells, and beautiful water. Not to mention sunsets like no other. The fort is fun for the kids and the pier always has action either with birds or fish being caught.
We have even kayaked to Shell Key Island. Absolutely love this beach.
It is wonderful, I agree. Also, there is a ferry that takes you over to Egmont key which is really cool too! Thanks for checking out for us and leaving us feedback!
Nice video! Those are great great beaches! Thanks for sharing!
They really are! Thanks for checking it out and leaving us a comment!!
Love the beach here. ❤
amazing video! deff going to have to check this place out
Yes its a lesser known but incredible beach!! Hope you get to check it out!!
My future travel list is getting longer and longer ever since I found your channel haha.
You definitely let us know if you are traveling to Florida! Have to check out God's handiwork down here!!
Heading to Florida in the fall and will ad this to our one of our stops. Thanks for sharing your destinations. Curry Hammock in the keys is one of our favorites. It's very quiet and not too far from Key West for a fun day trip.
We loved Curry Hammock too! Sombrero beach down there was nice just outside of Curry Hammock!
I went camping with my brother's boy scout troop and it was one of my favorite trips I went on. We camped at the primitive camp that is on the left after crossing the bayway bridge. It was a pretty decent size for a group site. You could see the sunshine skyway and there was a little beach for swimming and fishing.
Such great memories for you! e love it there and have camped about 4 times I think!
Beautiful place, thank you for sharing
Yess! Have you been there before?
@@CampTravelExplore I was there when I was younger with my family. We lived in Clearwater Florida. We love your videos, very informative and fun to watch.
Thank You so much for that and supporting the channel!!
Fort Desoto Park is beautiful. I love it there! Thanks for the eye candy :)
This is a Top 3 beach for us!! Glad you enjoyed it!!!
Best video of the park on CZcams, good job, I went there last weekend with my husband, we haven’t been there in many years since we moved away and now have return to Florida
Thank You so much! Happy that you got out there and enjoyed it!!
One of my favorite beaches! North Beach was gorgeous and the fort was really cool to explore. Smaller than I thought but still cool and what a view from the top. I love that it's underrated because it means we can get in with no problems and no huge crowds like St Pete or Treasure Island 😊 Still want to camp there hopefully sometime next year.
The camping is great there! We have camped there 4 times! Site 202 if you can get it!!
@@CampTravelExplore awesome writing that one down! Does 202 back up to water?
Thanks guys, I pass here once a year and just never realized it was there. Will go the next time I come thru!!
Oh thats so great, yes you definitely want to stop!! Thanks for checking it out!
this had to be a good time of year because it loooks really really good here
I think it was mid March
Love this place!! I went there as a kid when I visited Grandparents in Madeira Beach !! I really miss it!! Thanks for posting!! ❤️👍😁
We enjoy Madeira ourselves too! Thanks for checking it out and commenting for us!
Love it! Subbed! Thanks!
TY Jim and welcome to our channel!
So peaceful!😎🏖
Literally there was no one out at the point of it that day! Its a must do especially if you can hit it on a Mon or Tues!
New to Florida, thanks for this.
Well you will love this beach! Welcome to Florida!!
Just found this video. Gorgeous! I'm still awake, hiding in a closet from a tornado, so I thought I would find more of your videos. My favorite spot!
North Beach id our favorite walking beach! I think you can see why and at the end if you walk that far, you can have it to yourself!
Great info, thanks!
Have you ever been there? Its wonderful, try it on a Monday or Tuesday, it sometimes feels like you are there by yourself!!
@@CampTravelExplore Going there in just a few hours! It's only a 10 minute drive from where we are staying this week. Glad we found your video!
North Beach a great place to visit. we paid a visit there in 2018 i believe and loved spending the day there. We biked around the island and played in the water off North Beach. Thanks for the videos.
Its so great right, thanks for checking our episode out and commenting for us!!
This is gorgeous here miss Florida (Tampa Bay) area so much!!Fort DeSoto is so nice!!
It is really our fav in all of Florida! Thanks for checking it out!!
Love the beaches and kayaking
The kayaking looked great, we will try it on a return visit!
Looks like a great beach to explore.
One of the best in FL to go for walks for sure! Thanks for checking it out!!
Great look at the area. We hope to camp on the west coast of Florida next time we head to the keys from the north. What a beautiful area. Thanks for the great directions, landmarks, and tips. And I told Larry about the kite surfing so he’s up for it. Looks like no one was there? Perfect!
Thanks for another great place to go,
Alice
Yes you will love it! Site 202 has incredible views!! Yes if you walk down to the end, you sometimes literally have it to yourself!!
If you want to go where the people kite surf go under the Skyway bridge. Depending on which way the wind blows is the side they are on. Someone can tell you the best place to rent one at if you are renting. There is a trick to not pay tolls over and over again. Always take the rest area exit on either end it takes you under the bridge and you can get back on missing the tolls on either end.
@@ruabadkitty That’s a great tip.
Love this place. Just left yesterday!!
Isn't North Beach Awesome! If you ever get a chance on a Monday or Tuesday to do it, you almost have it to yourself! Thanks for checking it out for us!
It's our favorite overall Park and campground in Florida. And it's a county park. Amazing.
Yes I agree, it's our personal fav and we have camped here like 4 times I think!
I just came here yesterday this beach was so beautiful in person
Sometimes on weekdays you can really feel like you have it to yourself!! Thanks for checking it out for us!
Take the shuttle from the Bay Pier inside Ft De Soto. You'll find a lighthouse, Forts, walking paths and another awesome beach there. Accessible by boat only. They do offer snorkel trips on the rocks there but June to December the water gets too green for a good snorkel. Last weekend we had a friendly Manatee swim up to our boat and say hi. Then drive up to Tarpon Springs and take the ferry out to Anclote Key for another great secluded beach! With your video I'm surprised how few boats were out at the sandbar. On a summer weekend there are hundreds of boats there!
Great info! Thanks for sharing your insights with everyone!!
Oh my gosh, I would love to check out this beach
This is one of our favorites in the whole state!!!
Wow!! We love the beach 🏖!! We launch to FT RV’ing in October!! Looking for exactly this in sunny Fl!
You will love this one for sure! Thanks for checking it out and commenting for us! Hope you enjoy it there!
Great place to camp and explore, if you can ever book more than 1 or 2 days there, that park is always booked solid, you can occasionally get a Wednesday and Thursday.
If you already haven't, you guys should check out Lovers Key State Park near Ft. Myers Beach and Bowmans Beach on Sanibel.
We will check out Lovers Key and Bowmans! Thank You for those suggestions! Always bring us video ideas as well!!
Fort Desoto is one of my favorite places!
A Top 5 beach in all of Florida for sure!! Thanks for checking it out for us!!
YES, MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!Our Favorite Beach!!!!
So great! I love that when you walk down to the end, you literally there by yourself sometimes!
@@CampTravelExplore EXACTLY..
Sooo Relaxing n Peaceful
This beach is great! We camped their with our BSA Scout troop in the primitive campground. My brother's Cubscout pack is going there soon.
Great that you are going soon! Its our fav on the west coast!!
beautiful
My fav underrated beach in Florida!!
Thank you👍👍👍👍👍🇹🇷🇺🇸
Hey glad you liked it! Have you been there before?
I live 8 mins from fort desoto and it is as beautiful if not more than pictured
I remember this beach as a small child when our mother took us there.
Great memories! My parents lived in Tierra Verde, the island just before the park! Its so beautiful there! When was the last time you visited there?
@@CampTravelExplore i found the web site and there is no information at all about the camp ground.
@@CampTravelExplore Must be almost 50 years now. My parents had a small ranch house near Clearwater, but we moved to IN in 1975 and I was just a small child. But I remember this beach vividly. I can still see the shape + pattern of the sand dollars we used to collect there. I believe there is one of them in this vid.
It's beautiful, we are going to clear water soon enough
We are heading to Clearwater later in the summer too!!
Grew up in Florida and been to most beaches, Jensen Beach, the bath tub of Stuart, Destin, Panama Beach, Siesta key, Holmes beach, along the keys, the fort in the most southern tip of the keys, clearwater beach, Mexico beach etc. Florida has the best beaches in the world based on what I have seen on the internet. Some great beaches in Tahiti esp. if you are a surfer like Teahupoo
Florida beaches are the best! We have not yet been to DeSoto but it is definitely on the list. If you haven't, try Honeymoon Island which has another great beach.
Thank you for the Honeymoon Island suggestion, we will put it on our list!
How do I live in Tampa and have never seen this?! I've been to this park a bunch but usually go to the first beach that has tons of people - never again. Can't wait to check this out! We also love Honeymoon Island State Park.
Honeymoon Island is beautiful also!! Yes, go check it out!!
Thanks for you video ,we planing a road trip from California to Florida , and I see you video ,absolutely this is the first beach I want to see , the question is ,we can swimming in this beach??
Absolutely you can swim there!! Try and go on a Monday or Tuesday and you will almost have parts of it to yourself like you can see we did in this video!! Let us know if you end up going there!!!
Cayo Costa, Bahia Honda, Anastasia Beach Park, Sebastian Inlet, and Flamingo are all great also. Looking forward to Desoto
Great list, haven't checked out Caya Costa yet!
I'm there every Monday morning with my camera taking pictures of the roseate spoonbills, the reddish egrets, and great egrets, just to name a few, at the tidal pool & hidden lagoon as the sun comes up and shines its golden light all across North Beach. It's so beautiful you think you're in a dream.
That's so great! Mondays there are the best!!
What a spectacular beach! Bummer no dogs, but I totally get that. Looks like you could walk for miles on that sand!
The park does have a designated dog beach for those staying there, but North beach is incredible and hardly anyone walks to the end where you could almost have the day to yourself!
CampTravelExplore that’s great!
I really need to visit Fort De Soto Park... I keep forgetting about it!!! I am really missing out!!!
It's one of our favorite places in all of Florida!!
Going this weekend.
Niceeeee!
@@CampTravelExplore it was nice.
North Beach is by far my favorite in the Tampa/St. Pete area. A word to the wise though: if you venture into the brush watch out for poison ivy! I learned that the hard way many years ago! You just can't beat the beach itself!
Take the ferry to Egmont Key and snorkel and check out the beaches of Indian Shores if ya haven't!
We will do that! Is Indian shores a beach on Egmont key?
@@CampTravelExplore Indian Shores is between Treasure Island and Clearwater Beach along Gulf Blvd. Indian Rocks Beach area basically. You can't go wrong anywhere around there.
That’s close to me! It’s really nice
So lucky you can take it in often!! Enjoy it!!
@@CampTravelExplore thank you 😊
Is parking an issue? Traveling from Orlando
You are in my hometown. I fish all over that area. You do a great job covering everything but I know you can't cover it all so I am going to add a couple things if one of your subs plan on going.
There is a dog beach if you take a right at the flagpole. Look for the fence on the left there is also a dog park.
If you have a handicapped sticker you don't have to pay the 5 dollar entry fee.
Lastly on the right side of the road driving to the North beach there are a a few small areas to drive in and picnic. That is where you will see the dolphin and manatees. You do have to shimmy on the seawall to get in the water there but it isn't a large step.
Bring your bike we have a beautiful wide bike trail all the way thru the place. You can put on quite a few miles.
Do the speed limit. Very strict on that.
Thanks again for the great video you made of my town. I am glad you enjoyed yourselves.
This is so great Nancy! Thank You for the additional insights, especially the dog beach since so many were asking! Does the dog beach have a name do you know?
@@CampTravelExplore Yes, it is Fort DeSoto Dog beach. Turn right at the flag you will see the fence on the left I believe it is the first parking lot. The fence is a small and large play area with a place to rinse the sand off your dog. Behind it is a short trail to get to the beach. There are signs or just follow a fur kid. You can leash or unleash as long as they listen to voice commanded. There are waste bags if anyone forgets. Phone: (727) 582-2267
Perfect, so near the first pier at the park I believe!
keep it underrated. keeps the tourists away. haven’t been there in years. beautiful park!
It's really nice there now!!
@H P , exactly!
Omg thé damn tourists
Do you have any idea how high your taxes would be without tourists? Your property taxes would be quadrupled, income tax would be 30-35%, sales tax would be 9%. So shut up and enjoy the benefits of great leadership that understands that tourism pay the bills of most of your state.
Are there any really close hotels
Saw an American Oystercatcher on North Beach!
Love it there!!
rally beautifull
So glad you enjoyed it!
Campground website link?
can you show me tent camping park on florida. thank you
Thank You for the suggestion, we will work on doing more of that!!
I went there and fished we didn’t eat it though we just caught it for fun and put it back in the water
Great fishing there!!
The best way to enjoy all the beaches of Florida is by taking about 2 months off in your own boat and go from Jacksonville around the entire state to Pensacola and camp out on the beaches about two days per beach.
We were just there yaesterday.
Thats great! Did you walk down to then end? Was it crowded?
Another great little known beach is the state park on St. George Island.
I will definitely put that one on my list, thank you for sharing!!
Our goto park when in Pinellas county.
It is so great on a Monday or Tuesday also!!! Almost nobody there!!
Is this really the best beach with clear water? Making a trip and need to go to a really clear nice empty beach. If so what’s the exact address?
Check out Sanibel Island
Sanibel is on our list for sure! Thanks for checking it out!
What's the best time of year to go (not too hot/cold)?
I love October and April there!!!
At 2:42 is that the mainland side path?
It is, its at the northern tip of it at that moment you are asking about.
I'm reading some good water for fishing.
I have seen some big catches off of the Gulf pier there, even a hammerhead shark!!
As CTE said the pier is great fishing but You can go under the Skyway bridge also. They have turned the old bridge into 2 fishing areas. North side (St Petersburg side) and the other side (Tampa side) There is a small fee per person but you can stay for 24 hrs. On the Tampa side you will see a few campers that park for during the day. It is free fishing there. They don't let you camp overnight but I have night fished there before. They don't bother me at night because I am a fixture there. I commented to someone above how to avoid toll after the initial toll to go over bridge. Toll is 1.50. The bridge is a short driving distance from Fort DeSoto Campground. Good luck fishing..
I have always wanted to fish from the skyway bridge pier!
If siesta key wasnt so crowded it would be top beach in FL
I would have to agree with you on that one!!
Are they allowed camping in the sand?
No, the campground is a short drive from this beach but within the park!
Fort Desota North Beach and along the rest - was always a favorite but I can’t understand no swimming and water quality issues not to mention the alligators. We use to go there in 1960s and never had issues. It was one of the cleanest water beaches. But like Sanibel residential buildup has ruined natural areas in so many ways. And the corps of Engineers has done their part in bad decisions. But it’s still gorgeous to view. It’s look clean but something about bacteria levels, worse some times than others. That has to be anyone’s idea of a tropical get away. Luckily most people come in and end up stopping higher up on the beach area and many never get down this far unless they really realize where the treasure really is.
I feel Fort De Soto is maintained really well myself, Ive camped there 4 times in the last 8 years, they do a nice job with it as it is a county park!
There are NO ALLIGATORS at fort desoto park….or any other salt water ……they are in fresh water rivers and lakes only.
I would love to move to the Tampa St-Petersburg area. I am tired of the cost of living in California, my neighbors are spiteful and hateful, and nobody knows each other.
St Pete has some great beaches to enjoy! Can't blame your for wanting to get out of CA!!
When were you there why are there no people out
We hit this one on Mondays and Tuesdays and sometimes its empty like it was that day!!
What kind of nature is there?
Lots of dolphins and turtles there
Do they enforce the "no dogs on beach"? I travel with a dog like many do.
I don't really know for sure, but I didn't see any dogs there at North Beach. I believe there may be a separate dog beach at Fort De Soto Park.
Vicki, there is a dog beach there. It is called Fort DeSoto dog beach. I left comment above that can tell you all about it.
@@ruabadkitty Thank you!! I'm spoiled with the NC & SC beaches where I can walk for miles WITH my dog. I'm not a fan of dog parks which is the same as a dog beach. Sad that FL beaches are so not dog friendly.
@@VBardin That must be nice to go for miles. We have too many people here that don't pick up the waste. So now we only have "areas".
are there jellyfish or sharks in the water? Is there a charge to go in? Is it safe to be there alone?
We saw a small shark swim down the stretch of beach, but its safe with the water so clear!
5.00 charge to go in unless you have a handicapped sticker then it is free. Yes there are sharks and sometimes Jellies but that is everywhere in Fla. The sharks are out in deep water. Needless to what you will hear there are very few shark attacks in Fla and that occurs mostly by Daytona Beach on the other coast. It is perfectly safe to be there alone. There are rangers everywhere. You will love it.
@@ruabadkitty thank you for taking the time to reply.
@@CampTravelExplore thanks for your great video.
I'm born and raised here and I don't think it's underrated. It's beauty just goes without saying
Thanks for your feedback! I feel like this one doesn't get the notoriety it should, I put in my Top 5 overall beaches in FL, but rarely does it get ranked that high! Thank You for checking it out for us!!
@@CampTravelExplore thanks for the great video ! It was on Dr beaches number 1 list at one point but maybe less people appreciating it and going out there the better it will stay for those of who do ?
I want it to stay underrated so I won’t tell you how we stayed beachfront on St Pete Beach and ended up spending all our time on North Beach!
That is so great! We love it there!! Pass-A-Grille beach is nice near there too!
its kinda like Lovers Key State Park....
Oh I will check that one out. Is that near Fort Myers area?
@@CampTravelExplore , correct, just south of...
Ok yes we will check it out! We were just in Matlacha but only for a couple of nights.
Are there any beaches in Florida that allow dogs?
They actually have a separate dog beach right there in Fort De Soto park!
Don't tell anybody that will keep it clean and pristine see
lol, we go on Mondays and Tuesdays all the time and feel like we almost have the place to ourselves, but don't tell anyone :)
I think you need to start telling people they have motorhomes if they can park in these places and how much it Is a night to stay and if they have hook ups or not just saying
Hey David, thanks for your feedback, really appreciate it!! This one was just meant to highlight North Beach and my other videos on Fort DeSoto are my oldest ones when I started the channel, but my "Best campsite at Fort deSoto" video might help you see the waterfront sites there and thats my 30ft Class A in it, if that gives some perspective for you. I have camped there 4 times and the sites to my knowledge all have power and water, but no sewer hook-ups, however there is a dump station. They have some nice pull-through sites so I would think any RV would work there! Let us know if we can ever answer any specific questions, would be glad to help! Thanks for supporting the channel!
why no dogs allowed on the beach? I thought most of all of FL allows dogs? (was told FL is a dog friendly state)
They don't allow dogs on North Beach, but they do have a designated dog beach at Fort DeSoto Park!!
@@CampTravelExplore thank you. That's good to know
Sniff,sniff,sniff, sniff,sniff,sniff, Dogs coming
Omg lol
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Great beach, right?
Going there next week. Shhhhhhh. Keep quiet. Our secret.
Should be great weather, enjoy!!
I don't get how it's underrated, it's won best beach in Florida multiple times.
Compared to the ones you google, this one barely makes the top ten, but we agree its one of the best in FL, its in our Top 5!! Thanks for checking it out!!
Well, thanks to your video, it will soon be run over by throngs of crowds just like our entire state. Everybody is moving here. They keep approving more and more development and our roads are gridlocked. We are quickly losing Florida to the millions that are moving down to get away from their expensive states. Florida cannot hold the majority of U.S. citizens living here full-time, much less the ever increasing flow of tourists. You have done us locals a disservice.
Sorry you feel that way, I have lived in Florida over 50 years now and enjoy that others get to experience why we moved here in the first place! My Dad lived for a season in Tierre Verde, so that area has always been special to us! Thanks for checking it out!!
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