Sawgrass Lake Park, St. Petersburg, FL

Pinellas County Parks – It’s A Family Affair

Pinellas County, Florida maintains over 20,000 acres of parks and preserves, and is one of the most densely populated counties in Florida. In recent years, efforts have been made to make the parks family and pet friendly, with miles of walking and jogging trails, dog parks, playgrounds, picnic shelters, boat ramps and even camping.

Here are three more of the over 20 Pinellas County parks to enjoy with your family. We’ll detail other county parks in future posts.

This is the second installment on area parks offered up by Chris Hounchell & Associates, whom specialize in St. Petersburg, Tampa and Clearwater, Florida residential real estate. View our first blog on area parks.

Lake Seminole Park
10015 Park Blvd. (74^th Ave. N.), Seminole

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Lake Seminole Park is a designated wildlife habitat and sanctuary conveniently located near St. Petersburg, Seminole, Largo and Pinellas Park and is adjacent to Lake Seminole. The park is home to raccoons, alligators, hawks, bald eagles, vultures, tortoises, snakes, etc. It’s also popular with joggers, runners, bikers, roller bladers, boaters, and water skiers.

Amenities:

• 2-Mile multi-use trail
• 13 Picnic shelters
• Ball field
• Boat ramp
• Fishing
• Restrooms
• Playgrounds
• Water fountains
• Wheelchair accessible

Sand Key Park
1060 Gulf Blvd., Clearwater

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Sand Key Park is great for families. There are picnic shelters, a playground, dog park, and viewing benches overlooking a salt marsh that is home to heron, roseate spoonbills and owls. It also houses base operations for the Artificial Reef Program, which is a popular nesting area for sea turtles.

Amenities:

• Concession area
• Boardwalk and nature trail
• Playground
• Dog park
• Outdoor showers
• Shelters with grills
• Swimming
• Kayak and bicycle rentals
• Lifeguard
• Wheelchair accessible

Sawgrass Lake Park
7400 25^th St. N., St. Petersburg

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Sawgrass Lake Park is one of St. Petersburg’s best-kept secrets. With over 400 acres, the park encompasses one of the largest maple swamps on the Gulf Coast of Florida. It’s also excellent habitat for herons, egrets, ibis, storks, butterflies, alligators and turtles. The National Audubon Society considers Sawgrass Lake Park one of the premier birding sites in Florida.

Amenities:

• Boardwalk and nature trail
• Education center
• Observation tower
• Picnic shelter with grill
• Restrooms

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