Between St. Pete Beach, FL (3 miles from my house) & Clearwater Beach, FL (15 miles from my house) I’ll take SPB any day ! Clearwater is one big traffic jam and I’m talking about the beach itself. The actual road system is a parking lot.
SBP is quiet and amazing. Actually, wander south of SPB to Pass-A-Grill and you’ll find quiet and amazing !
Shhh, that's my beach, at least at 21st ave (Circle K). We should get together for sunset sometime. I'm on Vina. I'm worried about our secret especially when the stinkin' road gets finished.
And FWIW Gulf Shores/Ft Morgan in Bama still has the best beaches I've ever seen in the whole wide world. Ft Morgan is way better than Siesta Key.
Honorable mention goes to Three Rooker Bar visible to the south in this photo. It's a big party island but split in two last year. Some boaters put two boats in a V to block the waves. They sit belly deep in beach chairs between the boats and float coolers with drinks between each other as they drink the day away.