Fort DeSoto Park - Saint Petersburg Things To Do
- Address: Mullet Key, Saint Petersburg, FL
- Website:fortdesoto.com
Fort DeSoto Park
Mullet KeySaint Petersburg, FL
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- This is also a great place to take photos of, and observe Birds of Florida. The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias occidentalis)  The Great Blue Heron is a familiar sight in most of the wetlands in the south. They are seen standing along the banks of ponds and lagoons. They take off when approached with long slow flaps of wings and with loud objecting voices. Flapping so slow as it seems they will fall out of the sky. These huge birds are fearless creatures. Fort Desoto has a large population of these grand birds. Claiming their place in the world. Some sources say that these birds fly all over, but the ones that at Fort Desoto seem to stay year round in the ... more on tripadvisor.com
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Beautiful Beach
Absolutly Beautiful beach...Very clean and relaxing... white sand and a all ... Tess558, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on tripadvisor
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Great for Kids!!
Our family had a wonderful time. What a great place to take the kids and relax. ... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on tripadvisor
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This is a Florida Beach!
Excellent, Rated #1 Beach for 2005. AS a little ... tampan, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on tripadvisor
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Fantastic beach!
We had a great time at this park, and went to ... PaducahTravelers, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on tripadvisor
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Few Buildings at "Fort" but Lots of Fun Nature Things to Do
We have been to Fort DeSoto several times and it really does have a lot of stuff to do. If you are going for the "Fort" though, you may be disappointed. None of the buildings besides the bunker remain. The island was used for bombing practice for many years so anything that would make a "cool target" is gone. The 'historic trail' consists of where the buildings were. All that remains are slab foundations. The gun battery itself is ... SwimSwamSwum, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on tripadvisor
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