North Beach

name » North Beach (English)

location » Mexico Gulf, Treasure Coast, Florida, USA

access » paid (for the entire park); by land; organized from St. Pete Beach or St. Petersburg

property » public

management » socialized, service (food concession, picnic area, kitesurfing, skim boarding, canoeing, kayaking, parking); status: county’s park with sand dunes; no nudity; equipment (showers, changing); security: guard

class » family, sport, swimming, surfing, boating

features » structure: cover: sand (coast), white colour; water: emerald green colour; position: fasing west

background » environment: cultivated; nature: oyster beds, mangroves, tidal flats

about » part of Fort De Soto Park, comprising of five keys – Bonne Fortune Madelaine, Mullet, St. Christopher, and St. Jean, named after Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto, park has 1,136 acres of beach and protected areas. Spanish-American war-era fort