Pine Island Beach Park

Pine Island Beach Park does not have lifeguards but offers many other amenities including shelters, barbecue grills, picnic tables, an observation point, playground, volleyball court, and concession stand. Dogs are not allowed on the beach or in the park. 

Pine Island Beach Park – which is also known as Alfred A McKethan Pine Island Park – offers many fun activities including swimming, volleyball, fishing, and kayaking. 

Getting to the Pine Island Beach Park is easy - it is located at 10800 Pine Island Drive. The beach is easily accessible from the paid parking lot near the park entrance.

There are many attractions near Pine Island Beach Park. Weekiwachee Preserve is a wildlife preserve known for having Florida black bears. It also offers other many fun activities including hiking, fishing, boating, and wildlife watching. In addition, you can spot many other kinds of wonderful birds including herons, white ibis, mottled ducks, blackbirds, Florida sandhill cranes, snowy egrets, tricolored herons, and white ibis. Nature Coast Botanical Garden & Nursery is a botanical garden that provides an option for guided tours within its premises. The Lift Adventure Park is a waterpark that offers many fun activities including wave boarding, paddle boarding, and kayaking. In addition, the park also has an inflatable playground with obstacles. If you are looking for another attraction near Pine Island Beach Park, Linda Pedersen Park is a natural preserve that provides many amenities including picnic pavilions, tables, a kayak launch, playground, restrooms, and a lookout tower. 

If you get hungry, there are many great restaurants near Pine Island Beach Park. Nouvelle Cuisine is known for its European cuisine and serves delicious sauteed shrimp, smoked salmon, pork tenderloin, and filet mignon. Gators Dockside serves veggie burgers, buffalo shrimp, Chicago beef sandwiches, and buffalo wings. Cody's Original Roadhouse is famous for its American cuisine and serves appetizing southwest chicken, rib eye steak, coconut shrimp, and shrimp fajitas. If you are looking for another delicious and affordable restaurant near Pine Island Beach Park, the modestly priced My Nanny's Restaurant serves eggplant parmigiana, garlic-crusted fish, clam strips, and jumbo shrimps.

If you are looking for a hotel near Pine Island Beach Park, there are many great nearby options. If you are looking for an upscale hotel, the 4-Star Sheraton Sand Key Resort is a little over an hour away by car and offers many amenities including a spa, a pool, a tennis court, a bar, and a fitness center. A more affordable hotel is the 3-Star Holiday Inn Express & Suites Spring Hill, an IHG Hotel which offers a pool, a fitness center, and a complimentary breakfast. As another moderately priced option, 3-Star Homewood Suites by Hilton Tampa-Port Richey offers a pool, a fitness center, and a complimentary breakfast. If you are looking for another excellent and affordable hotel near Pine Island Beach Park, the modestly priced 2-Star Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Spring Hill / Weekiwachee offers a complimentary breakfast.