Fort De Soto County Park Images and Information:
- On May 11, 1963 Fort De Soto Park was officially designated.
- The Tocobaga Indians lived here and on surrounding barrier islands from 1,000 A.D. to approximately 1,500 A.D. The Tocobaga Indians belonged to the Safety Harbor culture period.
- Spanish explorer Pánfilo de Narváez landed on the west coast of Florida on April 15, 1528 some where in between St. Pete Beach and Clearwater and may have explored Mullet Key.
- Hernando De Soto arrived in May of 1539 on a historical conquest that started in this area.
- Fort De Soto park consists of 1,136 acres made up of five interconnected keys (islands).
- Three hundred and twenty eight species of birds have been recorded at the park over a period of 60 years and new species are recorded every year.
Fort De Soto County Park map
Water Spouts seen from Fort De Soto’s north beach
Title: Water Spouts seen from Fort De Soto’s north beach
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 7/5/2009
Sunrise with birds at Fort De Soto
Title: Sunrise with birds at Fort De Soto
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/24/2009
Sunset at Fort De Soto
Title: Sunset at Fort De Soto
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/5/2009
Sand castle on a breezy morning
Title: Sand castle on a breezy morning
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 3/22/2009
Sea fog sunrise at Fort De Soto
Title: Sea fog sunrise at Fort De Soto
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 2/13/2009
Green Flash over the Gulf of Mexico from Fort De Soto
Title: Green Flash over the Gulf of Mexico from Fort De Soto
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 2/6/2009
Sunrise over the north beach lagoon at Fort De Soto
Title: Sunrise over the north beach lagoon at Fort De Soto
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 2/1/2009
Sunrise, Great Egret and a tidal lagoon
Title: Sunrise, Great Egret and a tidal lagoon
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 2/1/2009
The light at the end of the Gulf Pier at Ft De Soto as the sun begins to set
Title: The light at the end of the Gulf Pier at Ft De Soto as the sun begins to set
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 1/27/2009
From Fort De Soto’s Gulf Pier
Title: From Fort De Soto’s Gulf Pier
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 1/27/2009
Green Flash I
Title: Green Flash I
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 1/23/2009
Green Flash from Fort De Soto
Title: Green Flash from Fort De Soto
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 1/23/2009
Sunset through grasses at Fort De Soto
Title: Sunset through grasses at Fort De Soto
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date 1/23/2009
The sun was trying to break through the fog
Title: The sun was trying to break through the fog
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 1/11/2009
People and birds in the fog on the beach
Title: People and birds in the fog on the beach
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 1/11/2009
Sunrise through a pontoon boat at the north Beach of Fort De Soto
Title: Sunrise through a pontoon boat at the north Beach of Fort De Soto
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 1/3/2009
Fort De Soto Sunrise January 1, 2009
Title: Fort De Soto Sunrise January 1, 2009
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 1/1/2009
Brown Pelican flying into the sunset
Title: Brown Pelican flying into the sunset
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date 12/9/2008
Sunset with birds at Fort De Soto
Title: Sunset with birds at Fort De Soto
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date 12/9/2008
Sunrise Sky Way Bridge
Title: Sunrise Sky Way Bridge
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 11/27/2008