Bahia Beach Nature Preserve — Local services in Saint Petersburg

This preserve is a nice and well maintained preserve. However, during our visit, a young person had a dog without a leash; the dog was very aggressive but the owner refused to put the dog in a leash. The owner became angry and tried to blame the dog's aggressive behavior on us. She left the preserve after complaining that we didn't know how to talk to her dog. Besides this owner's obvious disregard for the safety of other visitors, the preserve has a nice 1.4 mile hiking trail which should be easy to navigate for most people. The preserve is quiet and not crowded at all. During our visit, after the young person and her dog left, we were the only ones in the trail. Bring water and mosquito repellant as well...

Very pretty walking trail. A lot of birds. Great for bird lovers. We didn't know if we should continue down any trail at the end circle. We tried two. One lead nowhere. The other... we ran into a running pack of wild hogs so we had to turn back. The only thing, there is so much house development which takes away from all the...

So glad I found this little gem. It’s only 20 mins away from my house so it beats driving over to St. Pete. The sand is white and the water is from the bay. It was a family friendly atmosphere. Perfect for a family day at the beach or just a fun little self care get away! Plus they have water sports and a restaurant next...