Continent |
North America |
Country |
Florida (USA) |
Next Big City |
Tampa |
Next Town |
St. Petersburg |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Toilet, Food, Parking |
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop |
Hazards: |
None |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Flat and choppy water. Lots of shallow areas. A big sandbar is just north of the rest area.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
None |
Hazards: |
Trees |
Beach Users: |
None |
No beach. Some rocks around. Launch out of the shallow water, lots of space there.
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Spring:
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Shorts |
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Summer:
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Shorts |
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Fall:
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Shorts |
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Winter:
|
Shorts, Shorty |
Usually just shorts. A couple of cold weeks in the winter, but very warm compared to anywhere not tropical. Then a shorty should be fine.
Best Months: |
No information |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
N, NNE, NE, NW, NNW |
Main Direction: |
No information |
Best in NE, N and NW winds. Look out for some thermals and updrafts close to the mangrove shoreline.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Short walk |
From Tampa, I-275 South, crossing the Howard Frankland bridge. Continue South through St Petersburg. After you pay the toll for the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, you will start watching for your exit, the south rest area.
Rules |
None |
Be careful onshore winds due to the highway being close by.
Lots of nightlife around.
