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Fort De Soto Park

When
Visit on your scheduleOpen seven days a week 7 a.m. to sunset, all year
Where
Fort De Soto Park3500 Pinellas Bayway South, Tierra Verde, FL 33715Open in Google Maps ↗
Ages
All ages
Cost
$6 parking fee ($0.35 convenience fee with app or pay-by-text)
Organizer
Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources

The largest park in the Pinellas County system: 1,136 acres across five interconnected keys with beaches, mangroves, wetlands, palm hammocks, a playground, picnic areas, kayaking, a campground and a historic fort, home to more than 328 documented bird species and a nesting beach for loggerhead sea turtles. Named a top U.S. beach by Dr. Beach and Tripadvisor and among the top dog-friendly beaches. Patrons pay the County's $6 parking fee via mobile app, pay-by-text, parking terminals or annual pass. Fort De Soto is open all year, 7 a.m. to sunset.

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Hours from the county park-hours page ('Fort De Soto Park is the exception. It is open all year.').