St. Pete Beach Florida

St. Pete Beach Information

Below are listed important information and links regarding St. Pete Beach.

St. Pete Beach Florida is located on the Florida Gulf Coast and is part of the Tampa Bay area.

St. Pete Beach is in fact, a island. St. Pete Beach is contected to Treasure Island to the north by the Blind Pass Bridge. The Corey Ave. Causeway Brige connects St. Pete Beach to So. Pasadena to the east. On the south end of the island is the St. Peter Beach Causeway Bridge which connects St. Pete Beach with South St. Petersburg.

Some Interesting St. Pete Beach Facts:

Population 10,032 permanent residents, with seasonal residentis, tourist and day visitors increasing the population to nearly 20,000 during the winter months

The city occupies 19.9 miles of which 2.2 miles is land and 17.6 miles is water, 38 acres of public parks and about 39 acres of public beaches

Drinking age 21
Liquor sales Mon thru Sat 8 am till 2 am, Sun 11 am till 2 am
Public beach runs entire length of city
Beach open from sunrise till 10pm

St. Pete Beach is located at 27°43′29″N, 82°44′31″W (27.724587, -82.741850)

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Suncoast Beach Trolley
Hop on the Suncoast Beach TrolleySM and you can explore all of the unique beach communities from its beginning at Park Street Terminal in downtown Clearwater to 75th Avenue and Gulf Boulevard. Check out the shops on Corey Avenue, enjoy the sights at John's Pass Village, or just take in a beautiful sunset. It's the fun, easy, and affordable way to do and see everything you want to on the beach. The Suncoast Beach TrolleySM runs every 20 - 30 minutes from 5:05 a.m. to 10:10 p.m., Monday through Thursday and Sunday, including holidays, with service until midnight on Friday and Saturday. Look for special trolley bus stop signs located frequently along the route. In addition to the services along Gulf Boulevard, connector routes run between the coast and downtown St. Petersburg. PSTA Bus Operators do not carry cash or make change, exact fare is required. The bus and trolley fare is just $2.00 per ride, or ride all day with an Unlimited Daily GO Card. GO Cards are $4.50 and are available onboard the trolleys, buses, or at various locations countywide. The fare boxes are equipped to handle $1, $5 and $10 bills but do not give change. Click here for the trolley schedule.

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Florida Pedestrain Crosswalk Law

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At a marked or unmarked crosswalk at an intersection or a crosswalk that is marked mid-block, regulations mandate that:

1. Drivers must yield right-of-way to pedestrians where a sign indicates;

2. If a pedestrian is on half of the roadway and no traffic control signals are available, the driver must yield, slow down or stop to give right-of-way to the pedestrian;

3. Pedestrians may not suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety to walk or run into the path of a vehicle;

4. If a vehicle has stopped at a crosswalk to allow a pedestrian to cross the roadway, a vehicle behind the stopped vehicle cannot pass the stopped vehicle; and

5. Pedestrians cannot cross an intersection diagonally except if there is a crossing authorized by traffic control devices.

Common Sense Beach Swimming Rules

Swim within the "Safe Bathing Areas", if marked, at all times.

Florida sunshine is intense. Please be careful when sunbathing and use sunscreen with a high SPF

Learn to Swim - Learning to swim is the best defense against drowning.

Never Swim Alone - Always swim with a companion. At the very least, have someone onshore who can call for help.

Don't Fight the Current - Rip currents are powerful currents of water moving away from shore. They can sweep even the strongest swimmer out to sea. If caught in a rip current, don't fight it by trying to swim directly to shore. Instead, swim parallel to shore until you feel the current relax, then swim to shore. Most rip currents are narrow, and a short swim parallel to shore will bring you to safety. The same forces that cause rip currents also cause longshore currents. These currents are most evident when waves hit the shore at an angle. This tends to cause the water to be pushed along the beach away from the direction of the oncoming waves. Usually, longshore currents are less hazardous than rip currents because they move along the shore, not away from the shore, but they can knock children and weaker adults off their feet. More importantly, longshore currents can feed and increase the power of rip currents. In other words, the longshore current may move along the shore, then turn offshore to become a rip current.

Swim Sober - Alcohol is a major factor in drowning. Alcohol impairs swimming ability and good judgement.

Don't Float Where You Can't Swim - Often, non-swimmers dangerously use floatation devices to go offshore, If they fall off, they can quickly drown. The only exception is a person wearing a Coast Guard approved life jacket.

Don't Dive Headfirst, Protect Your Neck - Diving headfirst into unknown water and striking the bottom can lead to serious, lifelong injuries, including paraplegia. Check for depth and obstructions before diving, and then go in feet first the first time. Use caution while bodysurfing, always extending a hand ahead of you.

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