Honeymoon Island — Local services in Palm Harbor

One of the most gorgeous spots in the area IMHO 🌊😬 except they are currently experiencing a red tide, plus a few weeks ago there was a release of toxic water from Piney Pointe, where a phoso-gypsum stack collapsed (and water was rerouted into the bay). Still no public confirmation these two situations are a force multiplier. However: The beach at Honeymoon currently as of Aug 1st is littered with thousands of dead sea creatures; at least 4 varieties of pufferfish, eels, horseshoe crabs, flounder, grouper, and even what appeared to be baby sharks. We were told the further north you walk along the beach 'the bigger the fish get' by others taking in this unbelievable site. I have seen many red tides before in Florida and elsewhere, and never have I seen it contain this amount of dead sealife. This is a very concerning and...

What a wonderful place to spend the day. It is a Birders and photographers paradise. Park in the furthest parking lot at the northern most part of the island, grab your camera or binoculars and walk the trail for a couple of hours. There will be opportunity to photograph numerous osprey and their nests, the odd bald eagle and great horned owl. You may catch a glimpse of the odd tortoise, raccoon or even Diamondback rattlesnake. I did.

The beach is great for a swim or sun bathing and the snack bar will take care of any hunger or thirst. Don't miss out on the informative interpretive center near the park entrance. Some very good displays and observation deck

Worth the price...

The people beach is just alright. Sand is hard and compacted. The days we went there were a lot of weeds on the beach. We still loved it. They nice facilities for you. Now the dog beach. I ask you, what good is a dog beach if you have to keep your dog on a leach? People with dogs love dogs. They don't mind dogs around them. I was wrong, I let my dog off the beach so that she could swim and fetch a stick in the water. A park ranger came riding up to me all angry and said they had to be on a leach. All I did was ask him,"Even when there swimming? " Oh boy, I thought I was going to jail. Just so you know, I'm 68 years old. I'll...