We had THE BEST time on the boat with Captain Rob! We booked the Island Excursion tour and brought…read morethe kids (2 and 5) along. It was the perfect day!! We boated to three different islands. We spent time on each one looking for seashells, building sand castles, and swimming/floating in the water. The kids had a blast!! We saw multiple dolphins and manatees. Captain Rob was a joy to be around. He was professional, fun, good with the kids, and knowledgable about the local area and wildlife. He had life jackets for the kids, and provided waters and sunscreen. We packed sandwiches and had a picnic on one of the islands. Being on the water gives a completely different perspective than you get from the beach. The water is so clear and beautiful and warm! This was the highlight of our trip and we cannot wait to go back!

From the owner: Catch Snook, Red Drum, Sea Trout, Mangrove Snapper, Tarpon and many more species, while…read moreexperiencing the beauty of the Tampa Bay, Florida area in our 22-foot bay boat. The inshore, calm and serene waters of the plentiful sounds, inlets, and bayous provide a wonderful lifetime memory. Inshore, nearshore and flats fishing is a unique angling experience because you are protected from the wind and waves experienced offshore. Charter Fishing with Clearwater Flats Fishing allows one to become immersed within the bounty of fish and wildlife found in Florida.

A relatively large park with lots of fauna and flora. If you enjoy outdoors photography this place…read moreis a dream. I am just a city girl with a cellphone camera, so I can't give you details except that there are many types of birds including eagles, squirrels, gators, turtles, deers and other animals, but check out the quality photos posted by other reviewers. The trail on wooden boardwalk is well maintained, there's a lookout tower. Near the parking lot there's a dog park as well as a children playground too. Definitely one of the better parks to go spend some time outdoors.

I love it here! Hello nature! This place is breathtaking if…read moreyou are a nature girl like me. Some trees down since the hurricanes but they still do a wonderful job keeping this place up to par.

Great playground and not crowded! This is a great place to take the kids AND launch a kayak or…read moreother watercraft!

My granddaughter loves this park! I walk her there whenever she comes to town! It is always clean &…read moresafe. And there is a fishing pier there that we stroll down to see !

this is one of my favorite parks for taking a walk after work. You can walk all the way to downtown…read moresafety Harbor and it's very peaceful and quiet. I love seeing all the people hanging out in this park. It's such a staple in the community.

What an absolutely beautiful park with stunning views!…read more I had the pleasure of visiting here during a February weekend, and it is very clean, refreshing and peaceful. A lot of different birds to see and it's great for a walk or bike ride. We loved walking here during the Safety Harbor BDR (race) and took our time to enjoy the views. I have visited several times and every time it is gorgeous on the way in and out. Appreciate the varied places to stop, rest and take photos too.

This is beautiful park on the shore of the gulf. There are walking trails cleared out among the…read moretrees and fields and natural wildlife residing there. There are workout stations along the trail, part of the "outdoor gym". Additionally, there is interesting informational signage regarding types of native wildlife found. There is a beach adjacent and there are shelters (pavilions) with grills to have picnics as well as bathrooms and water amenities. A canoe/kayak launch is available for you to use to go boating. Important consideration: Parking is via parking meter. I recommend visiting this park if you enjoy nature and its beauty. I enjoyed visiting with friends and will return.

Homeless people. Not the crowd I'd want around myself or my family. Better alternatives.read more

Having logged multiple offshore trips out of the area, Gulfstar continues to prove why they are…read moretop-tier in the region. From 12-Hour Night runs to the 44-Hour Middle Grounds and Golden Grounds charters, the crew's experience and dedication are second to none. Captain and crew work tirelessly to put you right on target species--filling coolers with Red Snapper, Gag Grouper, Amberjack, and Mahi-Mahi while managing rail spots and tackle seamlessly. The vessel is exceptionally well-maintained, comfortable for long multi-day runs, and organized from check-in to fish cleaning at the dock. If you are looking for a professional, hard-working crew that knows Florida offshore waters inside and out, Gulfstar is the gold standard. Highly recommended!

There was an ownership change a few months ago. The new owner is modernizing and expending his…read morefleet. I went out twice with the Endurance. It only takes 22 Anglers and is staffed with 3 deckhands, one cook, and two Captains. The food has dramatically improved. The vessel is 84 ft long so we have plenty of elbow room. I highly recommend this company to anyone wanting to go out for 44 hours and do some serious fishing.

I have been wanting to do deep-sea-fishing for a long time. I finally decided to take the plunge…read moreafter reviewing the weather forecast. The boat was handled by a captain and 2 crews. There were about 20 people coming that morning. The boat left the dock around 8 am and arrived back at 4 pm, just in time for everybody to drive home and have the fish ready for dinner. They took the boat about 15-20 miles away from the shore and the ride took about 1.5 hours before we were finally able to drop our lines. The captain moved the boat every 20-30 minutes to make sure there were plenty of fish for everybody. One nice thing about this type of fishing was that the fish did not hesitate to bite the bait right away. There was always someone catching a fish at anytime. The boat crews were very helpful teaching everybody how to use the fishing rod or handled the tangled line. They handled all the caught fish. The only downside to this trip was that there was an agent of Florida Fish & Wildlife on board monitoring all the catches. He made sure that all grouper fishes shorter than 30" were thrown back to the ocean. And we threw back about 125 of them! If you want to experience fishing with a lot of action, you have to try this out!

As usual another great trip beautiful weather lots of fish caught mats and captain are very…read morehelpful and knowledgeable and stay very busy taking care of everyone and the food is always good

A hidden treasure. Family fun at your leisure. Pavilion's for birthday party's. Enjoy this park!!read more

This is an amazing park right on the water in Oldsmar. It is a great place to walk or take in the…read moreviews. It has play grounds, BBQ sets with benches, and a nice pier. I love this park. It's safe and clean.

Lake Dan Preserve is a cool enough place to spend a bit of time. It gives us a glimpse of untamed…read moreFlorida and reminds us that before tourism and theme parks forever changed the landscape of the Sunshine State, Florida was wild and untamed. I enjoy seeking out these places when I am traveling for business. It is great to find these hidden gems. One of the great things about traveling for work are these discoveries. I seek them out and am better for finding them. I encourage you to check this place out and seek out these hidden gems whether in your travels or even right there in your community.

Lake Dan Preserve is hidden in the back of a neighborhood with no signs on Tarpon Springs Rd…read moreindicating it's existence. If I lived nearby I'd keep it that way because this Hillsborough county park was an unexpected find that I thought was a beaut. At first glance, a small parking lot, playground and pavilion isn't much. However, once on the hiking trail a nice boardwalk with benches goes over a large lake. I used a trail guide from a QR code that led me to a Hillsborough park website to help me navigate because most signs in the park are colored posts and colors on trees indicating the path the hiker is on. I didn't see any signs indicating where paths went or their distance once at the park When I visited Lake Dan Preserve, I went straight (over the bridge/boardwalk) and took the second left (the red trail) and a few feet down is a picturesque lake that would make a great back drop for photos or an amazing place to relax by a small pond. Turn right and go down the yellow trail and you can hike into neighbouring Lake Francis Preserve. I choose to vear off and hike the connecting blue trail. The blue trail goes down a gravel road into several large open pastures. I must've said this is gorgeous 15 times. A short time later the trail turns as the back side of Trinity starts to come into view in the distance. As the path continues, it leads to Lake Dan and a fishing pier. It's basically a shorter version of the park's entrance bridge looking out a vibrant and large lake. Birds, fish and some cows mooing in the distance makes the pier a nice place to relax. Although, I can't imagine hiking that distance to find it crowded. When I visited Lake Dan my car was the only one in the parking lot and I didn't see another person inside the park. I plan on visiting this preserve again as I thought some it's views we're nice enough to be back drops in movie scenes. It's wide open spaces and lack of people inside made it's trails an excellent place to enjoy a peaceful hike.

We had a great time on this island today!! Not too far from things but you feel like you're far if…read morethat makes sense .. clear water and white sand

Beautiful beach that has tons of shells…read more This beach is emptier than others because you have to take a ferry to get to it and you have a four hour limit. We aren't major beach people, but I got really interested recently in finding shells. We were at Clearwater Beach and didn't see a lot of shells so I did research into where we could find an abundance of shells and this was one of the beaches that popped up. They have so many shells, but all the shells are very similar. They are the clamshell looking type. So if you're looking for a variety of shells, I would suggest going elsewhere. However, I was super excited to find all of these shells. We ended up getting buckets full of them. You pay eight dollars to get into honeymoon State Park. Then you follow the signs to the parking lot where it is $20 per adult and $12 per child, five and under are free, for the ferry ride. The ferry ride is a boat that is actually quite fun for the children. It's about 10 minutes and in the morning, you can see dolphins and the ferry will stop to look at them. They can fit about 45 to 50 people on each boat, and they do fill up. The first boat is at 10 AM and leaves every half hour after that. You can rent two beach chairs and an umbrella for $35 and they have food and drinks that you can buy on the island. Since you can't bring carts most people travel light so we didn't bring shade or seats. Being that our whole goal was to find shells we weren't sitting much anyways. It is pretty empty. This is not a packed beach at all and we were there on a Saturday in the summer so prime beach season. The sand is white and fine and the water is beautiful. If you're looking for a beach that isn't that crowded I would highly recommend coming here.