Best Florida Beaches Destinations

There is a short list of Florida places to visit:


Best beaches for celebrity seekers:

Lummus Park (South Beach), Ocean Drive between 5th and 15th streets, Miami Beach
Ponte Vedra Beach, near Ponte Vedra Inn & Club, Northeast Florida
Lantana Beach near the Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach (in Manalapan), Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast
St. Pete Beach, near the Don CeSar, Tampa Bay area
Islamorada Beach, near The Moorings and Cheeca Lodge, the Florida Keys
Vanderbilt Beach, near the Ritz-Carlton, Naples, the Lower Gulf Coast
Seagrove Beach, near Seaside, in the Panhandle

Best beaches for loneliness and romance:

Caladesi Island State Park, a mile west of Dunedin, Tampa Bay Area
Lovers Key State Park, on County Rd. 865 between Fort Myers Beach and Bonita Beach in Lee County, the Lower Gulf Coast
Bahia Honda State Park, Bahia Honda Key (mile marker 37), the Florida Keys
John U. Lloyd Beach Recreation Area, Dania Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Broward County
St. George Island State Park, St. George Island, the Panhandle
Blowing Rocks Preserve, Jupiter, Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast
Canaveral National Seashore, Titusville, Northeast Florida

Best beaches for sea shells:

Bowman's Beach, on Sanibel Island, Lower Gulf Coast
Holmes Beach, Anna Maria Island, the Lower Gulf Coast
St. Joe State Park, on Cape San Blas, the Panhandle
Sombrero Beach, Marathon, the Florida Keys
Vero Beach, Palm Beach & the Treasure Coast
Turtle Beach, Siesta Key, Tampa Bay area
Jacksonville Beach, Northeast Florida

Best beaches for families, kids and castle building:

Clearwater Beach, Tampa Bay area
Delray Beach, Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast
Hollywood Beach, Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale and Broward County
Siesta Beach, near Sarasota, Tampa Bay area
Harry Harris Park, Tavenier (mile marker 92.5), the Florida Keys
Anastasia State Park, St. Augustine, Northeast Florida
Fort Myers Beach, the Lower Gulf Coast

Best beaches for animals:

Jupiter Beach, Jupiter, northern Palm Beach County
St. Joe Beach, Port St. Joe, north of Apalachicola in the Panhandle
Dog Beach, Key West, adjacent to Louie's Backyard Restaurant near the southernmost point, the Florida Keys
Smyrna Dunes Park, New Smyrna Beach, Northeast Florida
Rickenbacker Causeway and Beach, Key Biscayne, Miami & Miami Beach
Abercrombie Park, on Park Street at 38th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, the Tampa Bay Area
Flagler Beach, north and south of 10th Street (but not at the 10th Street pier), Flagler Beach, Northeast Florida

Best beaches for diving in:

John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
Bahia Honda State Park, Bahia Honda Key (mile marker 37), the Florida Keys
Fort Lauderdale Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Broward County
Fort Walton Beach, the Florida Panhandle
St. Andrew's State Recreational Area, Panama City, the Florida Panhandle
Egmont Key, Tampa Bay, southwest of Fort DeSoto Beach, the Tampa Bay Area
Vero Beach, Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast