How can you rate a beach bad. The beach is perfect. I came to Treasure Island Beach a couple weeks ago and brought a friend from out of town. They had the sand sculptures up and it was amazing. Truly beautiful and incredible to see in person. The beach itself is clean, well kept, and absolutely gorgeous. Parking was not too hard to find and it was reasonably priced, which is always a plus. You can also tell they really cleaned up well after the hurricane. Everything looked great and it was such a nice place to spend the day. I will always recommend this beach. read more

For me, treasure Island Beach ended up being more irritating than relaxing. It's not the worst Beach I've ever been to, but it definitely doesn't live up to its reputation and my overall experience was underwhelming with an air of pretension. Paying for parking immediately. Set the tone, especially since there's nothing particularly special about this beach. On top of that, I didn't realize until after I paid for parking that it's not dog friendly, which feels ridiculous for such a wide open public space. Sand, I did venture out for a while and the sound was ultra fine which super annoying. The views are okay and it wasn't crowded which is nice but now I know why. Most of the people I saw were much older and were fully dressed walking on the pathway and not really utilizing the beach. There are so many beaches in Florida. I'm not sure why anyone comes here. Nothing stood out or made us want to stay or really justified all the inconveniences. This beach is just meh and if you're close by ok but definitely not worth going out of your way for. read more

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Love going to this beach. The water is clear and warm. There is really no seaweed. Publix is right across the street. I was able to go get a sub and beer to enjoy while on the beach. Sunset on the beach was beautiful. read more

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Went on Sunday about 11 AM and got lucky and was able to find parking. The beach stayed pretty sparse in the area where we were located. It was very nice and soothing. Can't wait to spend more summer days there! read more

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Back for Spring Break! We rented chairs and it is very reasonably priced. We love sitting, swimming, and walking. Great beach! read more

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Love this small beach town. It was completely underwater during the two big hurricanes and it took some time to come back a little bit. The drum circle is fun. Parking is the worst part. Owned mostly by a private company Hard to find and expensive when you do. Especially since they raised the prices. Do not park at any private businesses as they will tow and it is very expensive. Enjoy the Beach if yiu make it read more

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Thanks to a dedicated team of volunteer beach cleanup folks, Treasure Island is a delight to visit in any season. The city banned smoking and dogs on the beach which helps keep the waterways safe for visitors and native wildlife. There are beach chairs and umbrellas for rent, three different inflatable slide and bouncy type activities for purchase, and wide open spaces to relax. There are public parking spaces (fees) and restrooms available during daylight hours. read more

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Beautiful beach with white sandy beaches don't disappoint!!! If you have any physical limitations, it is quite a walk from the parking lot to the beach. read more

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Nice clean beach. Well maintained. Nice big sidewalks and walkways. Small parking area. Get there early. Not too many restaurants close to the area where we were at. Had to drive to one. Kite festival during our visit. Loved it. read more

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This beach is great! It's super relaxed, beautiful. My favorite of many beaches I've visited in Florida. It has the optimal balance of comfortable clean sand, nice accessible swimming and often isn't so packed with people that your sitting one foot from people you don't know and someone two feet away is blasting music you don't want to hear. I don't know how anyone enjoys a beach like that. read more

Awesome spot on the barrier islands in Tampa, lots of restaurants, bars, and shopping. Everything you need in one great location. Getting around you have several choices from free taxis to scheduled trolly service, some hotels provide bikes and walking is always an option. This place is definitely worth a visit. read more

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Treasure Island beach is still an excellent way to enjoy the gulf. Get there early if you wish to rent umbrellas and beach chairs. There are right of way access lanes spaced every few hundred yards so no matter where you end up parking you can get to the shore, but be prepared for a hike. There is a concrete walking/biking path that parallels the shore about 1/4 mile from the water. It has metal plaques set into it that tell you how far you've gone if you are timing a run/walk. Beware of tourist trap bar setups along the way. The alcoholic content of these tasty but expensive drinks is practically 0. Sunsets are spectacular, nature won't let you down. But you may also see small planes trailing advertising banners, and small boats cruising up & down with huge LED TV screens advertising various products and services. Occasionally one of the pirate boat tours from John's Pass will cruise past. If you enter the water, I recommend what is called the stingray shuffle. If you step onto a stingray they will think they are under attack and give you a painful sting. If you nudge a stingray in the side (by shuffling your feet) he won't feel threatened and will just move out of your way. Good to know. The two outstanding events of the year are the Sanding Ovations sand sculpture competition in November and the International Kite Festival in January. They are both worth visiting. read more

Beautiful calm beach with powder soft sand. Peaceful, relaxing, great for swimming, sunbathing or just walking along the shore. read more

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Disabled has to pay at some and not at others very confusing no showers or water to rinse off really jerks! water was 86 degrees and hot hot hot dont come here in the summer and the shells cut your feet so that wasnt the reason for one star parking is 6 for an hour they added fees unlawfully and unauthorized watch the scam fees we disputed it with our credit card had taken pictures of the fees we always do regardless if its private or public and won our dispute! read more

It's truly a beach. No bars, no restaurants, no entertainment around the area. Just the community, sand and water. read more

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This was one of my favorite beaches for shelling m. Hurricanes in 2024 totally changed the landscape, but it eill always be beautiful

I visited Treasure Island beach on a Sunday morning and I thought it was a great beach. There is a public parking lot but it fills up by late morning. We got there around 9am and there was plenty of parking. You can pay for parking using the Park Mobile app and is $2 an hour. There is a snack bar, gift shop, and bathrooms on site. read more

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Truly chaotic good energy. Bring a blanket, some snacks, and your weirdest percussion instrument. The sunset and the rhythm of a hundred drums = beach therapy. read more

Holy crap! It's almost a mile walk from the parking lot to the ocean at Treaure Island beach! Strike 1 - Treaure Island beach has to be Florida's widest beach with way too much sand to walk through with beach gear to get to the water. Strike 2 - bathrooms are closed. Bathrooms should close at sunset not at 5pm. Strike 3 - Concessions are closed. Strike 4 - there is no shaded cover over the playground, making the playground way too hot to use for most of the day. I've seen shading over virtually every other playground I've visited in Florida. Strike 5 - the facilities looked old, dirty, and run-down. Management really needs to pressure wash and add a fresh coat of paint to the place and modernize the 70s style architecture of this facility. Treasure Island Beach is located mid-island on Treasure Island, North of Sunshine Beach, and South of Sunshine Beach. Treasure Island Beach is also called "City of St Petersburg Municipal Beach at Treasure Island", which is unnecessarily & terribly wordy long name for a sign. When you see this worry sign, this is the best place with public beach parking for Treasure Island Beach. There are 6 volleyball courts you have to pass before you get to the beach and none of them are in use. It is along the mid-island stretch of Treasure Island that you'll find the paved Treasure Island Beach Trail, perfect for walking, skateboarding, dog-walking and bicycling. If you're in the Treasure Island area, I do not recommend going to Treasure Island Beach mid-island as the facilities are horrible and it's too far of a walk unless. The only time I do recommend visiting the Treasure Island Beach is when the Sand Ovations Masters Cup will have beautiful sand art on display in mid November every year. Otherwise, I recommend visiting Sunshine Beach on the Northern End of Treaure Island or Sunset Beach on the southern end of Treaure Island, home of Caddys Beach Bar! read more

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Beautiful beach with plenty of white sand to get from the parking lot to the water. There's places to rent beach furniture as well as a huge inflatable water slide. They also have Sanding ovations event here. There an easy paid parking lot at the Gulf front park lot. The water is nice and clear, there's plenty of beach to walk on and I saw two dolphins playing and the most beautiful sky. read more

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This isn't the most breathtaking peace I have ever gone too, but it us easily accessible (parking wise, if you go early in the morning or late at night). It is still a beautiful, well kept beach. The water was the perfect temperature this morning. A morning swim just after sunrise was glorious. There is a snack bar and bathrooms (not the cleanest). I have been here at peak weekend hours... parking is a nightmare. However they do have umbrellas and beach chairs for rent, and the beach equipment service is always amazing, super cool guys. Will be back for an evening swim! read more

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Awesome beach, my favorite in the area! Great to bring the kids to any time, week day or weekend. plenty of parking nearby

Treasure Island is located approx 15min from McDill AFB. I've heard some many great thing about this area, so I decided to make day trip to check it out. It was of Florida's most beautiful beach that people seem to come back yearly. The town was rather busy and bustling with sun lovers, lots of shops and restaurants all over. They do have a paid parking lot, the fee is reasonable. We had to ride around for a few minutes before we finally got parked. My advice would be to go early and avoid this issue, there still will be crowds. The beach was crystal blue, clear and clean. We did enjoy our time at Treasure Island Beach, I highly recommend! They do have food and clean bathrooms. @glampedlife read more

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This is a low key, laid back kind of beach...my style. If you're looking for a party scene, go elsewhere. Treasure Island Beach tends to attract the Family crowd and neighbors St.John's Pass as well as Pass a Grille Beach. The last two times we i've visited treasure Island Beach we have had the pleasure of seeing their annual sand sculpture showcase. They also have a long winding, paved path that is ideal for biking and walking from shops and restaurants along the beach. Seashell situation: ideal for gathering but Pass-A-Grille is better on this front (plus they have great pelican watching) Sand status: fluffy, white and the beach is plenty deep for activity and lots of walking Don't quote me on this but I believe Treasure Island Beach is known as the official sand castle beach of America. Which explains why the Sand sculpture showcase features artists from around the world. You can reach historic downtown St. Petersburg within 20 to 25 minutes drive from treasure Island Beach. read more

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What a fantastic area. We really enjoyed this beach and it was so close to everything. I recommend it a lot!

If the seas rise and this attraction ends up 100 feet underwater and covered by the sands of time, will it be Buried Treasure? One of the most beautiful beaches I've seen in Florida and one which I will come back to very many times. It's basically paradise, and although Siesta Key remains my favourite, this is right up there and if only they had some free parking I would give it five stars. read more

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Love this beach. Easy parking and trash bins. Many places around to eat at that are very good read more

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Pretty cool place to visit!!! A Hidden Gem!!! Love the beach and there always seems to be some neat activities happening in the area. You can always find live music near or at one of the many restaurants on the by the beach. Along different parts of the beach you can find benches and one area there's the dog beach where pets are allowed. Treasure Island paid parking lots are spread out along the beach. It's free for any vehicle with a handicap a placard or tag. I recently visited the beach for the sand castle contest. During the sand castle event there were lots of vendors with different food and goods. It was pretty cool!!! I love this area and will be visiting whenever I can!! read more

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Nice beach only a 40min drive from Tampa. There is a snack bar with your typical pizza, hamburgers and hot dogs, but they also serve alcohol (: They have a shop where you can buy floats, beach balls, etc and daily wheelchair and cabana rentals. Make sure you have cash for the cabana. You'll pay for the cabana rental on the beach and wheelchair at the snack bar. The wheelchair must be returned by 6PM. The restrooms include a changing station and four showers. There is also a shower located outside. Treasure Island has a pretty white sand beach and is known for having less traffic compared to nearby beaches. The water is prettier and warmer than the east coast, but it's much nicer further down south. Definitely a great option if you're looking for a nice beach in the Tampa area. read more

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Lovely white sandy beaches and pleasant to walk by the beach. A fantastic sunset scenery makes an excellent background for pictures. The only downside is the parking is not free. read more

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Stay away from TI, FL on holiday weekends as the 'public' parking lots go to a fee of 2 hour minimum parking for $40 plus a 10% FU fee....

I enjoy this beach. It's big and people spread out. However, it can get super busy with parking. So the key is to get here early. read more

This beach is amazing! Very clean and the water is beautiful. It's a very lowkey beach which I love because I hate crowds especially during the 4th of July weekend but it was not packed at all! Will be going back. read more

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Great beach. Easy parking. Cool inflatables. Very clean. Drum circle on Sunday night. Those jerks left so much trash. Other than that it was fantastic read more

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Very clean ,great for long walks. Close to food ,wash rooms. Stores, Walking, bicycle ,or jog . One of the best areas, Close to everything. Five minutes away. Benches to sit on. July weekend was a blast!!! read more

Treasure Island Beach is one of my favorite beaches on the Gulf to visit. It is super clean and has stark white sand that is very fine. The water is a stunning crystal blue. Often times you can see fish swimming around you. It feels like the beach goes on forever and that you feel secluded away from the hustle and bustle of the every day. This is an old school experience. The beach is very quiet and peaceful. It does not feel cluttered with endless places to shop or eat. You will not find an annoying tourist shop hocking its wares on the sand or bars spilling out onto the beach. There is plenty of parking in either the lot or across the street. There is a Publix and Walgreens close by so that you can stock up on your essentials for a day in the sun. read more

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Ran the island from Johns Pass to Blind Pass at sunrise. So beautiful. Stayed afterwards to basque in the sun. read more

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Rated the 4th best beach in the USA. It might be better than that. The top beaches are supposed to be Clearwater Beach, Cranes Beach, Nantucket, this beach, and Cape May in NJ. But in fact, we would rate them 1) Cranes Beach 2) Wildwood Beach NJ 3) Gays Lighthouse Marthas Vineyard 4) Clearwater Beach 5) Zuma Beach (near Malibu CA). Cant comment on Hawaii. So parking is a breeze. You can rent 2 chairs and and an umbrella for a small fee by the hour or for the day. The beach is vast. We walked 3-4 miles up to Reddington Beach & back. The water seemed cold at first (it was February) but after a long walk going in was a breeze. The day was perfect. Not a cloud in the sky. A beautiful ocean breeze coming in all day. The air was clean all day. read more

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I've never heard of Treasure Island. My best friend's parents has a condo so we planned a weekend stay here. This tiny town/island is so cute!!! It's a small strip full of cool shops, unique/local restaurants, and bars! I am amazed with the beach itself. The famous Bilmar and Thunderbird Resort is also located on the main road along with other old school motels. I highly recommend staying/walking the sunrise and sunset time! It is absolutely beautiful! They do have parking for beach access. Some are metered, but you just have to hunt for them. Plus there is a public restroom available near the main parking lot. The beach itself is clean, there are lounge chairs/umbrellas, cabanas, paddle boards, surfboards, bike rentals, etc for rentals. I highly recommend read more

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Breathtaking. This is my favorite art exhibit I've ever seen. They did not have a competition this year due to COVID-19 but there was still a sand sculpture exhibit and I was AMAZED. read more

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