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Rent your own pontoonboat for the ultimate adventure and freedom! Reservations are strongly recommended due to high demand.
Shell Island cannot be reached by water. Visitors must travel by boat to get there. Shell Island Ferry is the simplest, most reliable, and fastest way to get to Shell Island. Since 1999, the Shell Island Ferry has been the official Shell Island Ferry of St. Andrews State Park.
• We pick up and drop off approximately 2.2 miles down the island at the State Park docks• We do not drop off behind the Jetty area• It is a nature-preserved part of the island so there are no restrooms, shade, or food available on the island.• Snorkeling and scuba equipment are not available for rent on the island or at any of our store locations.• It will take about 15 minutes to reach our dock at the island.
Book your trip to the shell island today. Best excursion in panama, Florida. So, you've been on parasailing trips and tried banana boat rides. You've also rented jetskis. And you've enjoyed the sun and the surf crashing against your face. Now you're done with it.
Shell Island is home to dolphins. You can also explore the white sandy beaches and clear Emerald waters.
* We pick us up at the State Park docks and drop them off about 2.2 mi down the island.
Do to the high volume of interest in to the activities that we offer. Please be sure to call or email us, to check times and availability. Before driving to our location.
Shell Island is a nature preserve with no restrooms or any other visitor facilities such as trash receptacles, picnic tables, or shade pavilions. There is no trash removal service. Island visitors are asked to be responsible and take everything they bring to the Island with them when they leave.
Shell Island has a fascinating amount of local wildlife including dolphins, loggerhead turtles, green sea turtles, ghost crabs, beach mice, nine-banded armadillos, alligators that live in the lake on the island, marsh rabbits, racoons and more.
It is usually referred to as a barrier island that separates the waters of St. Andrews Bay from the Gulf of Mexico. But strictly speaking, it is now a peninsula rather than an island. Shell Island was an actual island in the past, right after the St.
There is no limit to the activities you can experience at or on Shell Island! You can swim, snorkel, paddleboard, go kayaking, sunbathe, hunt seashells, go hiking, have a picnic, and more!