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Fort De Soto Park — North Beach

Pinellas · beach

Open

7 a.m. to sunset, 7 days a week$6 per day beach parking through November 30, 2026 (pay stations, mobile apps or annual pass); $3.50/hour capped at $12/day beginning December 1, 2026.

Clear Gulf water at North Beach, Fort De Soto Park — Photo: Slapp9 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Official contact

Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources

Call Fort De Soto Park · 727-582-2100 Website

Hours not listed — call during business hours

Good for

Target species

Florida pompano Whiting Snook Spanish mackerel Flounder

Style

surfwade

General guidance: Gulf-facing beach near Pass-a-Grille Channel; pompano and whiting work the first trough, snook cruise the shoreline in summer.

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Wind & weather

Mon, 4 AMNNE 25 mphgusts 2872° · Rain 1%Clear

Mon, 7 AMNNE 25 mphgusts 2872° · Rain 0%Sunny

Mon, 10 AMNNE 25 mphgusts 2875° · Rain 0%Sunny

Mon, 1 PMNE 24 mphgusts 2979° · Rain 0%Sunny

Mon, 4 PMNE 24 mphgusts 3080° · Rain 3%Sunny

Mon, 7 PMNE 24 mphgusts 2979° · Rain 8%Mostly Clear

Mon, 10 PMNNE 24 mphgusts 2674° · Rain 0%Partly Cloudy

Tue, 1 AMNNE 23 mphgusts 2572° · Rain 0%Mostly Clear

Tue, 4 AMNNE 23 mphgusts 2471° · Rain 1%Mostly Clear

Tue, 7 AMNNE 22 mphgusts 2471° · Rain 1%Sunny

Tue, 10 AMNE 21 mphgusts 2474° · Rain 0%Mostly Sunny

Tue, 1 PMNE 23 mphgusts 2878° · Rain 0%Sunny

Tue, 4 PMNE 24 mphgusts 3081° · Rain 5%Sunny

Tue, 7 PMNE 24 mphgusts 2879° · Rain 0%Mostly Clear

Tue, 10 PMNE 24 mphgusts 2675° · Rain 3%Mostly Clear

Wed, 1 AMNE 23 mphgusts 2473° · Rain 3%Mostly Clear

Forecast from National Weather Service, updated Oct 26, 3:01 AM ET

The practical details

Access at a glance

Status	Open
Status note	North Beach is open; County repair schedule puts North Beach restroom repairs in 2027, so restroom availability may be limited. Fishing license required throughout the park.
Address	3500 Pinellas Bayway S., Tierra Verde, FL 33715 (park address)
Hours	7 a.m. to sunset, 7 days a week
Parking / fees	$6 per day beach parking through November 30, 2026 (pay stations, mobile apps or annual pass); $3.50/hour capped at $12/day beginning December 1, 2026.
Amenities	Beach
Fishing license	Statewide (FWC): a Florida saltwater fishing license is required unless exempt or covered by a licensed fishing pier; a free shore-based shark fishing permit is also required to target sharks from shore, jetties, bridges and piers. Fishing license: who needs one

Last checked Oct 2026 from Pinellas County: County Parks Know Before You Go

Parking

Location: Fort De Soto Park.
Rates: $6 per day through November 30, 2026; $3.50 per hour, capped at $12 per day, beginning December 1, 2026.
How to pay: Parking terminals, mobile parking apps, pay-by-text, or annual pass. Visa, Mastercard and American Express accepted.
Notes: $0.35 convenience fee for app or pay-by-text payment.

Source · Additional source · checked Oct 26, 2026

Live Spanish mackerel swimming over a Gulf reef — Spanish mackerel

Fish photo credits

Know the water

Fish to target here

General habitat guidance; confirm access and regulations before fishing.

Snook Gulf-facing beach near Pass-a-Grille Channel; pompano and whiting work the first trough, snook cruise the shoreline in summer.
Spanish mackerel Gulf-facing beach near Pass-a-Grille Channel; pompano and whiting work the first trough, snook cruise the shoreline in summer.
Florida pompano Gulf-facing beach near Pass-a-Grille Channel; pompano and whiting work the first trough, snook cruise the shoreline in summer.
Flounder Gulf-facing beach near Pass-a-Grille Channel; pompano and whiting work the first trough, snook cruise the shoreline in summer.
Whiting Gulf-facing beach near Pass-a-Grille Channel; pompano and whiting work the first trough, snook cruise the shoreline in summer.

Tide chart, next 48 hours

Predictions from NOAA station Mullet Key Channel (Skyway) (8726364). Times are local (EST/EDT). Updated when the site rebuilds.

7-day high/low table

Station: Mullet Key Channel (Skyway) (8726364) · 2.8 km away. Heights in feet above MLLW; station local time (EST/EDT). Predictions are not observed conditions.

Date / time	Tide	Feet
2026-10-26 06:51	Low	-0.482
2026-10-26 13:54	High	1.59
2026-10-26 18:02	Low	1.039
2026-10-27 00:02	High	2.397
2026-10-27 07:38	Low	-0.618
2026-10-27 14:50	High	1.458
2026-10-27 18:21	Low	1.109
2026-10-28 00:33	High	2.526
2026-10-28 08:29	Low	-0.64
2026-10-28 15:51	High	1.31
2026-10-28 18:39	Low	1.136
2026-10-29 01:11	High	2.569
2026-10-29 09:25	Low	-0.556
2026-10-30 01:55	High	2.507
2026-10-30 10:27	Low	-0.394
2026-10-31 02:49	High	2.34
2026-10-31 11:37	Low	-0.198
2026-11-01 03:03	High	2.094
2026-11-01 11:49	Low	-0.004

not present/background (0-1,000)

Red tide (FWC samples, last 8 days)

Nearest sample: Mullet Key; Gulf Pier, Oct 19 2026; not present/background (0-1,000); 2.8 km away. Maximum within 15 km: not present/background (0-1,000) (6 samples).

Samples are point-in-time observations; missing samples do not establish safe conditions. Check FWC’s current report.

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