Which beaches are the cleanest near St. Petersburg?
This view ranks beaches near St. Petersburg by their recent displayed water-quality record first, which makes it useful when you want a lower poor-sample share before narrowing into a same-day choice.
How this page sorts
Sorted by lowest poor-sample rate across up to 12 latest displayed samples, then by current status, sample freshness, and current bacteria reading. Only direct name-and-location samples can appear in the ranked picks; nearby-station records are listed separately.
When to use it
Use this page when you care most about the displayed sample record, not just what looked best in one recent sample.
What still overrides it
Heavy rain, runoff, brown water, or a stale sample can make any ranked list less trustworthy for a same-day swim call.
Top Picks In This View
Back to the main page →These are the strongest direct name-and-location sample matches for this question. Nearby-station records are listed separately below.
Cleanest
Davis Islands Beach
Hillsborough County · Gulf Coast · 15 mi away
0% poor samples in the displayed history
Cleanest
Ben T. Davis Beach
Hillsborough County · Gulf Coast · 15 mi away
0% poor samples in the displayed history
Cleanest
Picnic Island Beach
Hillsborough County · Gulf Coast · 8 mi away
0% poor samples in the displayed history
Cleanest
Fort De Soto Park Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast · 11 mi away
0% poor samples in the displayed history
Cleanest
Indian Rocks Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast · 15 mi away
0% poor samples in the displayed history
Cleanest
Sand Key Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast · 17 mi away
0% poor samples in the displayed history
Cleanest
Madeira Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast · 10 mi away
8% poor samples in the displayed history
Cleanest
Honeymoon Island State Park
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast · 24 mi away
8% poor samples in the displayed history
Direct-Sample Ranked List
9 directly sampled beaches in this set.
Davis Islands Beach
Hillsborough County · Gulf Coast · 15 mi away
0% poor samples in the displayed history
Ben T. Davis Beach
Hillsborough County · Gulf Coast · 15 mi away
0% poor samples in the displayed history
Picnic Island Beach
Hillsborough County · Gulf Coast · 8 mi away
0% poor samples in the displayed history
Fort De Soto Park Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast · 11 mi away
0% poor samples in the displayed history
Indian Rocks Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast · 15 mi away
0% poor samples in the displayed history
Sand Key Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast · 17 mi away
0% poor samples in the displayed history
Madeira Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast · 10 mi away
8% poor samples in the displayed history
Honeymoon Island State Park
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast · 24 mi away
8% poor samples in the displayed history
Clearwater Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast · 18 mi away
8% poor samples in the displayed history
Nearby-Station Context In This View
Not ranked as exact beach samples.
These 3 beach pages use samples from nearby Florida DOH stations. They remain visible for context, but they do not compete for top-pick or strongest-choice claims.
Nearby station · Cleanest
St. Pete Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast · 7 mi away
Nearby-station context from PASS-A-GRILLE BEACH, about 1.9 mi away; not an exact-beach sample.
0% poor samples in the displayed history
Nearby station · Cleanest
Treasure Island Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast · 8 mi away
Nearby-station context from MADEIRA BEACH, about 3.5 mi away; not an exact-beach sample.
8% poor samples in the displayed history
Nearby station · Cleanest
Caladesi Island State Park
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast · 22 mi away
Nearby-station context from HONEYMOON ISLAND BEACH, about 1.1 mi away; not an exact-beach sample.
8% poor samples in the displayed history
How To Use This View
Use this page when you care most about the displayed sample record, not just what looked best in one recent sample.
Top picks and the ranked list use only the 9 direct name-and-location beach samples. The 3 nearby-station context records stay separate and cannot identify the strongest exact beach.
If it has rained recently, use the rain guide before trusting any beach list too much.
Data from FL DOH Healthy Beaches Program. This is an independent project — check with Florida DOH for official conditions.