Gandy Beach - Beach in St. Petersburg - , USA

This is a very nice and relaxing place to come and just have fun or relax in the sun. It has a wide open sandy beach or if you're lucky you can find a spot between the mangroves and have your own little piece of paradise. I have come here many times to fish or to curl my toes in the sand. Great place to bring a paddle board or kayak. Be aware that if there is a pool of water in the parking lot, do not think that you can still park there. Check to see how deep the water is.

One of my favorite places to go in Florida! I love that you can pull your car up so close to you don’t have to unload everything and lug it down to the beach from a parking lot. It’s nice too that you get your own little area with trees for shade. The natural beautiful is all around! The kids will have fun trying to catch the crabs in the trees! Lol yes in the trees! The water is pretty much always warm even on days you wish it was cold lol so just keep that in mind. Also please clean up your trash when you leave. We are always cleaning up extra trash every time we go. There are huge trash cans close by pretty much everywhere so there is no excuse in my opinion.

Not sure how to start.... when I was here it was SUPER busy but it wasnt where the wide open beach part is. It wasn't as dirty and 'garbagey' as I read inorger reviews. The beach had a little litter but not much. We walked our dogs and they loved it. The water seems like it goes very shallow for a long ways in. There were some kids swimming. The highway is very busy behind the beach. We were only on one side so far. I think it may be more of a 'locals' beach. Overall though, I did like it.

We go out to watch the sun rise over tampa every once in awhile. That's really the only time we go out that way. All the other times it's just really to busy.

Super cute beach, very shallow no waves ( because it’s the bay). There’s a long stretch of sand and mini beaches with trails in between the bushes. Parking right off the side of the road in sandy side road. Went to kill time before our flight home, highly recommend.

Great spot to fish and swim. Water stays low in the afternoon until sunset then rises fast. I started fishing here Nov 1, 2022 and became very fond of it. Using a cast nets catches you crabs, mullet, shad and other small shore fish for bait. There are spots with concrete blocks and underwater grass for crabs and fish to hide. The dirt road is rough when coming in. There are lots of large water ponds on the beach and parking area.

Great beach if people started cleaning up after themselves. It's disappointing because you have such beautiful mangroves within the alcoves which provide shade and a perfect place to relax only for a handful of people to mess it up by leaving their trash and debris behind (for other people and animals to contend with). I've picked up over twenty five (55 gallon) trash bags of garbage in just a couple of weeks - I've never seen anything like it before (I actually broke my snake grabbers I've picked up so much trash). I'm taking 2 stars off for this alone; otherwise, this beach would be an easy 5 stars without all of the trash and debris.

We absolutely love it here at Gandy Beach, just wish others would take care of it as much as we do. Clean up your trash! And understand privacy and how the mangroves work. We are out here at least 3 days a weeks sometimes 4.