Egmont Key Boat Tours
Experience The Vivid History And Exquisite Beauty Of Our Island Oasis!
- Incredible snorkeling opportunities over the sunken ruins of Old Fort Dade and on Egmont Key’s grass flats!
- Enjoy hiking trough Egmont Key’s adventure trails to search for gopher tortoise and explore the Spanish/American War Forts!
- Superb shelling along Egmont Key’s scenic Gulf island shorelines!
- Abundant marine life and dolphin watching along the boat route to and from Egmont Key Island!
- Fabulous ocean island views!
The Gem Of Tampa Bay
Egmont Key is the Gem of the St. Petersburg area and a Florida State Park. Egmont Key is located at the mouth of Tampa Bay in the Gulf of Mexico and is only accessible by boat. This exquisite island is home to white pristine beaches, shelling, nature trails for hiking, and warm Gulf water inviting you in for swimming and snorkeling. The beautiful Island Key supplies the Tampa Bay area with interesting history and vivid beauty.
The Egmont Key lighthouse, the old soldier cemetery, and the ruins of old Fort Dade give you a sense of being in a different era.
Things To Do At Egmont Key
You may want to picnic in the soft gentle sea breeze under swaying palm trees or maybe just relax and sunbathe while the kids build sand castles nearby. You can hike through the Spanish-American War forts, explore around the Egmont Key lighthouse, go shelling, look for megladon shark’s teeth, and snorkel from the shoreline. You can snorkel for up to 2 hours on Your trip!
History Of Egmont Key
Egmont Key has a rich military history dating back to the 1800’s . You may follow the nature trails to find and explore the two remaining forts from the Spanish / American war era, visit the old solider cemetery, the Egmont Key lighthouse and the many other historic structures on the island. Egmont Key is a Florida state park and a wild life refuge providing a safe home to many Florida native birds, gopher turtles, and box turtles. The island is kept in immaculate shape by the rangers and volunteers.
The crew at Island Boat Adventures are dedicated to keeping Egmont Key beautiful.
This batch is from yesterday. I can’t wait to see what we find today!
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Look what those high winds brought in!
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This curious fellow came right over to check us out!
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Sunshine, Shells, & Smiles!
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Does anyone else collect these lucky sea beans? They can float on the ocean currents for years. If you’re lucky enough to find one, you can shake it next to your ear and hear the dried seed rattle inside. Natures beautiful little lucky charm! We found this one this morning on our Shell Key tour.
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I made this! What do you think? Would you like me make you one? Let me know. Captain Betty
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I’ve found lots of beautiful lightening whelks, but this is the first one like this! We found it on our tour to Egmont Key while snorkeling. After doing a bit of research, I did discover that this is a subspecies of the knobbed whelk called the Kiener’s whelk. The Kiener’s whelk is known for its swelling in the lower body whorl and its extra large recurved spines. It was a beautiful exciting find but the shell already had an owner and was promptly return to the ocean. Captain Betty
What will you find on your adventure?
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