Honeymoon Island State Park
Of all the places I have visited in Florida, Honeymoon Island State Park is currently my favorite. Not only is the beach amazing, but you can also hike through the tropical landscape and see all sorts of different things.
The two-mile hike takes you on a loop throughout the island where you can see all different types of wildlife. Osprey (a huge bird) seem to be everywhere and there are also a few Bald Eagles in the park. And who would have thought the park is also home to a ton of armadillos.
Besides hiking, you can also spend time on the beach swimming, snorkeling, and shelling. Not a bad place to spend a day out in the sun.
Honeymoon Island In Pictures
Below are my favorite photos I took while checking out Honeymoon Island Park:
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Want to see more of the park? Check out this quick video clip as well as the complete Honeymoon Island photo gallery.
This post was published on February 26th, 2010.
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Very nice, the Life of Justin…
I can always find time to check out your photos, thanks..
I had a hunch you would stop by and check them out : )
One of my goals is to start incorporating a lot more pictures so stay tuned for some more in the near future!
Beautiful photos!
It also seems that’s pretty desert too.
Were you alone at the beach on that day?
I lived in Tampa for 4 years and unfortunately did not discover Honeymoon Island until right before I left for DC. Great pics!
we are two srs here in the myrtle beach area
have been to honeymoon park during rough wtr but we didnt find much i sea shells
we donts take live shells only fm the beach so in one of your pictures you show a mound of shells please tell us where to go to find such
we will be in the area oct 10 and plan on visiting honeymoon island and take the ferry across so how much is the ferry see all kinds of prices the weirdest is posted price of 12 yet they were charged 15
will be staying on hwy 19 days inn north how far are we fm the park
thanks
ted and sheila
Hey, thanks for checking out my post. The pictures of the shells were taken on the northern beach. You can actually drive right on to the island without taking a ferry. Once on there, just keep driving north until you can’t go any further and there is a parking lot right by that beach. The souther section of the island has sandier beaches with not as many shells.
If you’re staying at the Days Inn in Clearwater, it’s only like a 20 minute drive to the park.