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Can you swim in Panama City Beach
Pick up and drop off is approximately 2.2 miles from the State Park docks. It will take approximately 15 minutes to get to our dock on the island.
You can snorkel around the St. Andrews State Park Jetty and on Shell Island. The habitats vary from sandy bottom to shallow grass flats to the rocky faces in the jetties. You will see tropical fish, crabs and rays. If you're lucky, a turtle or one of the resident bottlenose Dolphins. You can rent snorkel gear at the Jetty Store or purchase it as part of a package that includes Shuttle tickets for a Shell Island Snorkel Tour.
Our Panama City boat tour requires reservations. Please reserve yours today. Our Panama City boat tours operate five days a day. To book an appointment, please email us. We look forward to seeing you!
Snorkeling is good around the St. Andrews State Park jetty, and excellent out on Shell Island. Habitats range from sand bottom, to shallow grass flats, to the rocky faces of the jetties. Expect to see tropical fish, crabs, rays, and if you are lucky, a sea turtle or some of the resident bottlenose dolphins. If you don’t have your own gear, snorkel equipment is available for rent at the Jetty Store, or get it as part of a complete package along with Shuttle tickets on a Shell Island Snorkel Tour.
St. Andrews State Park Campground Camp Store provides beach bike rentals. You can use the loops and park roads to ride the bike, as well as the 2-mile paved trail that winds through the park. It's an excellent way to see wildlife from the park, including deer. Two easy and short hiking trails give visitors a close view of coastal scrub habitats, and native pine forest.
Shell Island cannot be reached by water. Visitors must travel by boat to reach it. Shell Island Ferry is the quickest, easiest, and most reliable way to get there. Since 1999, the Shell Island Ferry has been the official Shell Island Ferry of St. Andrews State Park.
Shell Island Boat Tours. Shell Island Water Taxi strives to maintain the highest standards. We are pleased to have made your Shell Island Boat Tours experience positive. Take care, and see you next time! "Wonderful Shell Island Boat Tours!" These waterways are serene and beautiful.
The waters around Shell Island are home to a large group of bottlenose dolphins. You can encounter these amazing marine mammals at home in their natural habitat on one of our Panama City Beach Dolphin Tours.
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
Once you get there it is all worth it, as it is the most beautiful water I've ever seen. It is like you are swimming in a pool it is so crystal clear. We didn't know what to expect with this so we went planning to spend a few hours on the island. Come expecting to spend all day!
St Andrews is one of our favorite state parks. I hope you enjoy! over a year ago. Yes you can kayak from the park to Shell Island however it is a little bit of distance and across a boating channel.