Alfred McKethan Pine Island Park
Alfred McKethan Pine Island Park
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Maureen
4 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
Cute little beach with palm trees and great place to grab a cute lunch if you don’t pack one. Not many beaches in Spring Hill and glad our friends told us about this. You pay 5.00 for the day to park but if it fills up they will turn you away. They need a bigger parking lot to accommodate the crowds
Written 19 February 2020
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Vicki
Warrenton, MO71 contributions
Dec 2021
Beautiful place to view the sunsets! We saw dolphins, met lots of nice folks who were there to take in the sunset and take pictures also. Would love to come during the day and soak up some sun! We went about 5 the sunset was abt 5:40 and didn’t have to pay to park. There’s a large playground, picnic tables and a small cafe.
Written 5 December 2021
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Capephotobug
Cape May, NJ96 contributions
Oct 2020 • Friends
We always enjoy watching the sunset from Pine Island. Plenty of space to social distance. The water was beautiful. People were wading, swimming, fishing and playing in the playground. All areas are kept clean.
Written 22 October 2020
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Chickadee2013
Cocoa, FL409 contributions
Apr 2022
The only reason I am giving this just 4 stars is it didn't appeal to us adults.
If we had children with us, it looked like a great place to let them explore the water. It seemed shallow in the swimming area and there are great picnic spaces and a playground.
If you decide to not pack a lunch, they have a little cafe on property as well.
It cost us $5 to enter.
If we had children with us, it looked like a great place to let them explore the water. It seemed shallow in the swimming area and there are great picnic spaces and a playground.
If you decide to not pack a lunch, they have a little cafe on property as well.
It cost us $5 to enter.
Written 12 May 2022
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treegirl11
Seattle, WA5 contributions
Aug 2021
I guess if you have small children, this is a great place, since the playground looked like the best part. Or, if you've not been to many beaches before, it would be ok. However, it is most definitely someplace I will never return to. If you are looking for beauty, take your $5 and head elsewhere. The water is knee deep, the beach is small and crowded, and it was basically a parking lot with a bit of sand around it.
Written 6 August 2021
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Paul S
25 contributions
Dec 2022
Nice quiet beach with beautiful setting and views. Great playground if you have children. Willies food stand is perfect for the situation. Nice safe water for children as well. The only draw back is it never gets deep enough It is extremely shallow and at low tide this does not allow one to swim. I believe that could be managed but I am sure there is some ridiculous environmental rational for not managing the sand in water level. Seriously there are mega miles of untouched coast line and only 2 beaches time beaches within 24 miles of each other. On the scale of things there is really no environmental impact to changing the bottom to accommodate some human activity that will not harm the marine life within a 48 mile stretch.
Written 4 December 2022
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Brusta60
Augusta, ME91 contributions
May 2024 • Couples
We had friends down visiting from Maine. We went to The park and asked if we could drive through the parking lot to show them the beach without getting out of the car or stopping.
Answer….”it costs $5.00 to drive around the parking lot. It is free to drive around the building (little ticket shack) and back out.”
I will never go there again or suggest anyone else go there again.
Sad that such a simple request was so easily and quickly dismissed.
Answer….”it costs $5.00 to drive around the parking lot. It is free to drive around the building (little ticket shack) and back out.”
I will never go there again or suggest anyone else go there again.
Sad that such a simple request was so easily and quickly dismissed.
Written 13 May 2024
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Paul T
1 contribution
Jul 2022 • Family
It is a beautiful piece of Florida's coastal beaches. There are barbecue grills, playground for children, fishing, kayaking and nature lookouts. In the several times I have been here not overly crowded. This is my go to beach when in the Spring Hill area. Shallow water is clear out to where it deepens. There are a lot of rocks, so be cautious of that. Other than that, I absolutely love this park.
Written 15 August 2022
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Reddlady51
Lecanto, FL156 contributions
Has a beach for swimming (with showers) (no lifegaurds), bird watching, concession stand, picnic shelters with electric, pavilions, barbecue grills, playground, restrooms, volleyball court, and observation point. There is a small fee to park. Beautiful scenery and the sunsets are really nice.
Written 25 September 2010
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jwolfgang9
NJ102 contributions
Feb 2012
This is a nice family place, with calm water and lots of kids. There is a snack bar run by a woman from Montenegro (look it up and surprise her with your knowledge of world geography). It is $5 per car to park, and there was lots of space on the weekend day that we went. The drive out there is pretty, too.
Written 20 February 2012
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How is the swimming there? is it more like a bay? We love sand key and I just wonder how it compares
Written 15 June 2020
I haven’t been to sand key, but I wouldn’t say this is like a bay...I love the swimming there, but it’s not deep, maybe to your waste when the tide is in
Written 17 June 2020
Why was your parking free? I drove down that way after visiting the Bay Prot launch and saw a $5 parking sign. As a state run park I do not understand how they can charge us a fee. They have stuff to sell so, I guess I just don't understand.
Written 22 July 2018
I didn’t have free parking. They charge parking at all beaches in Florida that I’ve visited. I assume it’s to care for the beaches since there is no State income tax.
Written 23 July 2018
Weddings have been performed there. I think you have to contact a local wedding planner to arrange this sort of thing. Not sure if you can contact the park directly.
Written 9 July 2018
Sorry, only service animals allowed!
Written 20 July 2017
bev20056
Kettering, United Kingdom
Can you fish at pine island do you need a permit?
Written 26 August 2016
Fishing is not permitted as far as I am aware. If so Florida fishing licenses are required except for residents over 65 years of age. .
Written 25 April 2017
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