Beaches

In the greater Tampa Bay region, mats are installed at four beaches: Treasure Island, Gulfport, St Petersburg - Spa Beach, and Indian Rocks Beach. Several others, like Clearwater, are making their way through the extensive permitting process.

Tourists visiting Caladesi Island this summer will be swimming in one of the nation’s best beaches.

If you're planning to head to a Pinellas beach and want to check the county's dashboard to see how busy it is, you won't be able to see real-time…

Hernando County park and beach locations will reopen starting Wednesday.Hernando County commissioners on Tuesday voted to reopen all parks and beaches,…

Flagler County will reopen its beaches on Sunday, April 26, with some restrictions on allowed activities.

Sarasota County Commissioners have voted to reopen beaches.But there will be restrictions.Beginning Monday, people will be able to walk, swim and fish at…

Pinellas County Commissioners did not vote Thursday on easing restrictions to local beaches, but it’s still under consideration.During a three-hour public…

While other major U.S. cities have announced an extension to stay-at-home orders into mid-May, Jacksonville could be headed in the opposite direction.

Pinellas County commissioners will discuss the possibility of easing beach restrictions during a meeting on Thursday.The subject came up at a Monday…

Pasco County is the latest Tampa Bay area county to close its beaches because of the coronavirus.Starting at 8 p.m. Friday, the beaches at Anclote River…

It’s hard to gauge just how many people are on Florida beaches today, but the sentiment across social media platforms is the same: locals are furious at…

For everyone who filled up sandbags in advance of Hurricane Dorian and is now wondering how to get rid of them, county officials throughout Tampa Bay say:…