Best Dog Beaches in St. Petersburg, Florida

Located in the city of St. Petersburg, Fort De Soto Dog Park Beach is a three-mile-long and wide beach that is a part of a park named Fort De Soto Dog Park.Fort De Soto Dog Park Beach has very beautiful white sand  and it faces the Gulf of Mexico.  Spread across 1,136 acres, Fort De Soto Dog Park is west of the mouth of Tampa Bay and is an awesome spot for photography.  Fort De Soto Dog Park Beach is also a favorite of Randall Kaplan, the world’s foremost beach expert who is known as "Mr. Beach.” 

Located near the Floridian city of St. Petersburg, St. Pete Beach - also known as County Park Beach - is a large beach with soft white sand in Pinellas County. This beach is situated within a coastal city (also named St. Pete Beach) on a barrier island. St. Pete Beach was named as the best beach in the United States and the fifth best beach in the world by TripAdvisor’s Travellers Choice awards in 2021 and was also named one of the 25 Best Beaches in the United States by Randall Kaplan, the world’s foremost beach expert who is known as Mr Beach. In addition, the city of St. Pete Beach was also listed as one of the country’s top 10 beach towns by Parents magazine in 2013.