Credit: PHOTO VIA ADOBE IMAGES

Credit: PHOTO VIA ADOBE IMAGES

Pinellas County reopened its beaches last Monday, and now beachgoers have an easy way to check just how crowded they are before they leave the house.

The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office announced a new tool, called the Beach Capacity Dashboard, that allows users to know just how full local beaches, parking lots, and bridges are in realtime. 

You can find the tool here. As of now, the page is not live but will launch on Friday, May 8 at 1 p.m., says PCSO. 


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This article appears in May 7-13, 2020.

Colin Wolf has been working with weekly newspapers since 2007 and has been the Digital Editor for Creative Loafing Tampa since 2019. He is also the Director of Digital Content Strategy for CL's parent...