Hiking Trails
Swim with Panama City's resident pod of wild bottle-nosed dolphins in their natural home, aboard custom super-fast boats specially designed for finding and visiting with the dolphins...
Shell Island Boats Day Visit
Rent your own pontoonboat for the ultimate adventure and freedom! Reservations are strongly recommended due to high demand.
The natural reserve of St. Andrews State Park, located in Panama City Beach Florida's south-eastern part of the city, includes the Shell Island barrier island (7 miles long). The undeveloped stretch of beach, scrubland and pine hammocks that separate St. Andrews Bay is separated from the Gulf of Mexico's open waters. Shell Island is home to wildlife and marine animals. It's a paradise for beach lovers who want to spend a day in a natural setting far from the condominiums and resorts that line the northern shore.
Swim with Panama City's resident pod of wild bottle-nosed dolphins in their natural home, aboard custom super-fast boats specially designed for finding and visiting with the dolphins...
Shell Island Boats is your local link to Panama City Beach boat rentals. They also have some of Panama City's most popular attractions. Our website has lots of photos and detailed information about Panama City Beach. Call us at (850), 630-1278 to get more information or stop by the dock-side kiosk at 5609 North Lagoon Dr. Panama City Beach.
Shell Island Tours are 2-hours long and include the opportunity to view our most famous resident, the Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins.
Explore Shell Island on your own time with your family and friends with one of our, well maintained, Shell Island Pontoon Boat Rentals.
Looking for things to do in Panama City Beach Florida? Shell Island and St. Andrews State Park are must-see attractions. Rent water sports gear & pontoon boats, or meet bottlenose dolphins on a Dolphin Tour.
Snorkeling is safe and easy for people of all ages. One of the best things about Shell Island is that the calm shallow water behind the jetty is the perfect place for first-time snorkelers to try the sport.
The waters around Shell Island are home to a large group of bottlenose dolphins. You can encounter these amazing marine mammals at home in their natural habitat on one of our Panama City Beach Dolphin Tours.
Agree with above, go around 11 a.m., to get the best of daytime sun, because April has some fairly cool days. over a year ago. I'd plan for late morning/early afternoon. There's no shade so if it is really warm you don't want to be there at the absolute hottest part of the day.
It is usually referred to as a barrier island that separates the waters of St. Andrews Bay from the Gulf of Mexico. But strictly speaking, it is now a peninsula rather than an island. Shell Island was an actual island in the past, right after the St.