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CALADESI ISLAND SP, FL

Status: Open year round.   Season Dates
Max reservation window: Sun Jan 09 2011   Later Dates

Description

Caladesi Island State Park is one of the few remaining undeveloped barrier islands in the state. The park comprises a total of 650 upland acres and more than 1800 acres of surrounding mangroves and grass flats. In addition to over 3 miles of sandy beach and a 3-mile nature trail, fragile beach dunes, maritime hammock, and mangrove forest are all found at Caladesi Island.

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The Caladesi Cafe is open daily weather permitting. The Cafe offers a full snack bar and gift shop, beach chair and umbrella rentals as well as kayak rentals. For additional Park information call Caladesi Island State Park at 727-469-5918.

Services & Amenities:

Within Facility
  • Accessible Boarding Dock
  • Accessible Boat Ramp
  • Accessible Picnic Area
  • Accessible Ramps
  • Ada Accessible Restroom
  • Bank Fishing
  • Bbq Grill
  • Beach
  • Beach Shower House
  • Beach-Combing
  • Benches
  • Bird Watching
  • Boardwalk
  • Boat Sites
  • Boat Slip Rentals
  • Boating
  • Cafe
  • Comfort Station
  • Concession
  • Dock
  • Fishing
  • Flushing Toilet
  • Gift Shop
  • Grills
  • Hiking
  • Hiking Trail
  • Historic Sites
  • Interpretive Programs
  • Interpretive Trails
  • Kayaking
  • Marina
  • Nature Trails
  • Pavilion
  • Pay Telephone
  • Photography
  • Picnic Area
  • Picnic Shelter
  • Picnic Tables
  • Picnicing
  • Potable Water
  • Pressurized Water
  • Restroom
  • Sandy Beach
  • Scenery
  • Security Lights
  • Showers
  • Sightseeing
  • Snorkeling
  • Soaking And Wading
  • Swimming
  • Swings
  • Trails
  • Vending Machine
  • Water Faucets
  • Water Fountains
  • Wildlife Viewing
Within 10 Miles
  • Bait
  • Bike Trail
  • Church Services
  • Fishing Supplies
  • Hospital
  • Medical Facility
  • Public Marina
  • Restaurant
  • Sailing
  • Water Skiing
  • Water Sport Theme Park

Alerts and Important Information

Due to power line repairs outside the park. Progress Energy will shut off electrical service to Caladesi Island State Park for several hours on Friday, Nov. 6. The outage will begin at 8:30 a.m. and last from four to eight hours. During this time, power will be unavailable in the marina, and menu items at the cafe may be limited. We apologize for any inconvenience to park visitors.

The park gates close at sunset. If you plan to arrive late please contact the park prior to 5 PM on the day of your arrival.

*The marina offers first-come, first-served boat slips.*

Boaters will enjoy the 108-slip bayside marina, where overnight docking is permitted. Boaters should register before sunset. Picnic pavilions, bathhouses, and a park concession all make the visit more comfortable. Fishing, shelling, and nature studies are all ways to enjoy a visit to Caladesi Island State Park. Please stay off beach dunes. Please stay out of protected bird nesting and resting areas posted on island. Please do not disturb sea turtle nests, which are posted during nesting season.

Caladesi Island State Park offers BOAT CAMPING ONLY.

Pets are allowed in family camping areas overnight.

RV and tents are not allowed.

Boaters Note: Boat slips and facilities for visitors with special needs or who are disabled are available at this park. Contact the park directly at (727) 469-5918 for more information.

Pets are welcome overnight in all the camping parks. Pet rules apply. Domestic breeds of dogs, except guide or signal dogs or animals trained to assist individuals with a disability, cats, fur-bearing animals, birds and reptiles are not allowed in food-service areas, cabins or cabin areas, primitive campgrounds, beaches where bathing and swimming are permitted, either land and water portions, park buildings, playgrounds, and areas designated by park management. Captive wild species, whether native or non- native, and barnyard animals, are not allowed. Pets must be well behaved at all times and confined in the owner's camping unit during quiet hours. Unconfined pets may not be left unattended for more than 30 minutes and must be on a leash no more than 6 feet long. Please do not tie pets to park vegetation, natural or manmade structures or facilities. Pet owners must pick up after their pets and properly dispose of all droppings in trash receptacles. Pets are required to be vaccinated. A pet that is noisy, disturbing, intimidating or dangerous to other people or pets, or which damages park resources, will not be allowed to remain in the park. No one younger than 18 may camp overnight unless accompanied by a responsible adult, who will remain onsite for the period rented.

Getting There:

Caladesi Island SP
#1 CAUSEWAY BOULEVARD
Dunedin FL 34698

From Channel marker #14, just west of Dunedin Causeway Bridge, take a 212 degree bearing on your compass for approximately 1 mile. Follow the channel markers into Caladesi Island State Park marina.

Phone Park for More Information:

Information: (727)469-5918