Florida's Gulf Coast Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to th ...

that stretches from Madeira Beach through Redington Beach, North Redington Beach, Redington Shores, Indian Shores,

Indian Rocks Beach Indian Rocks Beach, or IRB, is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,286 at the 2018 census. Indian Rocks Beach is part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located on the ba ...

, Belleair Shore, and

Belleair Beach Belleair Beach is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,560 at the 2010 census. Geography Belleair Beach is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which ...

into

Clearwater Clearwater or Clear Water may refer to: Places Canada * Clear Water Academy, a private Catholic school located in Calgary, Alberta * Clearwater (provincial electoral district), a former provincial electoral district in Alberta * Clearwater, Briti ...

. The Clearwater portion of the island includes Sand Key Park (a Pinellas County park south of Clearwater Beach). It closes at dark, has picnic and fishing accommodations, a nature trail, beach concession stands, and very spacious parking lots. By contrast, the main part of Clearwater Beach is so densely developed that it can be difficult to navigate by car. In 2012, the parking meters in Sand Key Park, under the jurisdiction of the county government, were removed in favor of a flat daily rate system ($5). These two islands as well as the island containing the Island Estates neighborhood belong to the city of

, whose downtown core a.k.a. "Cleveland Street District" lies a couple of miles to the east over the Clearwater Memorial Causeway.

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Parks in Pinellas County, Florida Gulf Coast barrier islands of Florida Islands of Pinellas County, Florida Islands of Florida {{PinellasCountyFL-geo-stub