This one´s a no-brainer. Fort De Soto´s 1,136 water-locked acres provide for basically every outdoor recreational activity there is, except Jet-Skiing, and that shit´s for idiots. We´re talking about the real Florida experience here. Historical tourism. Fishing. Canoeing. Camping. Beaching. Nude beaching (rumor has it). Being pulled on Rollerblades by a dog while wearing neon red Speedos and smoking a doobie. That´s probably the greatest thing about the largest park in Pinellas County — it accommodates just about everyone under the sun.
Fort De Soto Park, 3500 Pinellas Bayway S., Tierra Verde, 727-582-2267.
This article appears in Sep 22-28, 2004.