# Honeymoon Island State Park: Rotary Centennial Trail, Shelling & Osprey Trail > Place to go for families in the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater area (FL). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Open 365 days a year from 8:00 AM until sunset; Nature Center open daily 9:00 AM–5:00 PM - Dates: Tue, Dec 1 – Sun, Feb 28 - Where: Honeymoon Island State Park, 1 Causeway Blvd, Dunedin, FL 34698 - Ages: All ages; flat nature trails and accessible beach access mobi-mats available; shaded picnic pavilions - Price: $8 per vehicle (2–8 people); $4 single-occupant vehicle; $2 pedestrian or bicyclist - Schedule: Open 365 days a year from 8:00 AM until sunset; Nature Center open daily 9:00 AM–5:00 PM - Organizer: Florida State Parks - Official page: https://www.floridastateparks.org/honeymoonisland - Last checked: Wed, Nov 4 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 11, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-10), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/tampa/activities/honeymoon-island-state-park-rotary-centennial-trail-shelling-and-ospre--listing-05798e5bd19afd5cf8841761 ## About Providing four miles of pristine Gulf Coast shoreline just west of Dunedin, Honeymoon Island State Park is Florida's most visited state park and an idyllic winter destination. Cooler weather makes winter the peak season for hiking the 2.5-mile Osprey Trail, which meanders through one of the few remaining virgin slash pine flatwoods in South Florida; look up to spot active bald eagle nests, nesting ospreys, and great horned owls. Along the coast, winter tidal flats offer spectacular beachcombing for olive shells, lightening whelks, and sand dollars. 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