Cypress Point Park

Located in the city of Tampa, Cypress Point Park is a recreational park which has an unnamed white-sand beach. This beach is also known as Cypress Point Park Beach. Coastal vegetation and sand dunes are also present near his beach. 

Cypress Point Park does not have lifeguards. However, it has many other amenities including hiking and biking trails, kayak/canoe launching areas, picnic areas, volleyball courts, playgrounds, and a disk golf course. 

Cypress Point Park offers many fun activities including sunbathing, beachcombing, fishing, hiking, picnicking, wildlife watching, swimming, kitesurfing, windsurfing, paddle boarding, kayaking, canoeing, boating, jet-skiing, and surf-skiing. If you are planning to enter the water near Cypress Point Park, we recommend being careful as the water here is known to have unpredictable rip currents. Depending on the time of the year, you can view many kinds of animals in the water near this state park including dolphins and sea turtles. If you like birdwatching, you can occasionally view shorebirds in the water near Cypress Point Park. If you are planning to fish in the water near Cypress Point Park, we recommend ensuring compliance with the local fishing regulations. Cypress Point Park has a vibrant landscape with many kinds of habitats including hardwood forests and sand dunes. You can explore the park’s amazing landscape via the hiking trails present here. 

Getting to Cypress Point Park is easy - the park is present near 5620 Cypress Street. A parking lot is also available nearby. 

There are many attractions near Cypress Point Park. Henry B. Plant Museum is set in a building which was earlier a late 19th century hotel. This museum has interesting exhibitions about the United States around the turn of the 20th century. The museum also highlights the work and vision of transportation mogul Henry B. Plant. Tampa Firefighters Museum is set in a building which was constructed in the early 20th century - this building has been designated as a local historical landmark by the City of Tampa Historic Designation Division. The museum also has exhibits which offer a unique insight into the methods used by early Tampa firefighters for extinguishing and controlling deadly fires. In addition, the museum also has a children’s area which offers fun and interactive exhibits on fire-safety and emergency awareness. If you are looking for another attraction near Cypress Point Park, Florida Aquarium is an aquarium which is spread over 250,000 square feet. This aquarium is home to more than 7,000 plants and animals. The aquarium’s exhibits also include a wetland habitat (which is home to sea turtles, otters, and alligators), an exhibit highlighting the biodiversity of Madagascar (which has lemurs and hissing cockroaches), and a coral reef habitat. The aquarium also has touch tanks, a splash pad with wet and dry play areas, a 4-D theatre, and an art gallery. The aquarium also offers many fun activities including a dolphin cruise and a behind-the-scenes tour.

If you get hungry, there are many great restaurants near Cypress Point Park. Ocean Prime Tampa is an upscale restaurant which serves a variety of gourmet dishes with regional culinary influences. In addition, the restaurant also serves amazing steaks and seafood. Seasons 52 offers excellent seasonal dishes prepared using locally sourced and fresh ingredients.  The restaurant also serves amazing soups, salads, flatbreads, poultry dishes, seafood, and steaks. If you are looking for another good and affordable restaurant near Cypress Point Park, Mom’s Place serves outstanding dishes for breakfast and lunch including sandwiches, burgers, salads, poultry dishes, steaks, eggs, and French toasts. 

If you are looking for a hotel near Cypress Point Park, there are many great nearby options. The 5-Star Homewood Suites by Hilton St. Petersburg Clearwater offers many amenities including a convenience store, a coin laundry, a fitness center, and a pool. In addition, the restaurant also offers complimentary breakfast, complimentary light dinner and drinks (between Monday and Thursday), and a free grocery shopping service. As another upscale option, the 4-Star Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay offers many amenities including two tennis courts, two pools, fitness center, a nature preserve with a walking trail, complimentary airport shuttle service, a restaurant, and bicycle rental facilities. A more affordable hotel is the 3-Star Holiday Inn Tampa Westshore - Airport Area, an IHG Hotel that offers many amenities including a cafe with indoor and outdoor seating areas and televisions, a hot tub, a pool, an exercise room, and a complimentary airport shuttle service. If you are looking for another good and affordable hotel near Cypress Point Park, the 2-Star Hampton Inn & Suites Tampa Airport Avion Park Westshore offers many amenities including a snack shop, complimentary breakfast, complimentary airport shuttle service, an exercise room, and a pool.