Beaches VisitSPC.com/Beaches Treasure Island WHAT SETS IT APART: Lively but never too wild, Treasure Island has an immense beachfront, just short of a quarter-mile to the glimmering Gulf. Offshore, souvenir shops and beach cottages dot Gulf Boulevard from the iconic Thunderbird Beach Resort to John’s Pass. RECENT BUZZ: The city has installed an ADA beach access mat called a Mobi-mat, accessible at Gulf Front Park. WHERE TO STAY: Treat yourself to a sumptu-ous stay at the FUSION Resort, full of amenities. Or, splurge on a magnificent view at the Treasure Island Beach Resort. WHERE TO PLAY: Bike or stroll the paved, 1.9-mile Treasure Island Beach Trail. Glide above it all at Parasailing the Pass. Treasure Bay Golf & Tennis Recreation Facility has pickleball, or shimmy down the tallest inflatable waterfront slide, the Hippo. WHAT LOCALS KNOW: Sanding Ovations, a high-caliber sandcastle tournament, fetches oohs and aahs each November, and the Treasure Island Kite Festival takes flight in January. 34 AMERICA’S BEST BEACHES
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