This beach was billed as the most beautiful beach in the U.S by Dr Beach whoever he is – tell him to get himself down to the beautiful Clearwater Beach for the best beach we’ve ever seen anywhere in the world! The sand on Caladesi was nothing special and the water full of weeds and found very few shells. We... more

We walked down the beach about 150 yards and were at least 50 feet from all other visitors. The water was warm and wave-free. I don't think the water even reached 3 feet deep before we reached the buoys that keep the boats from the beach. We brought our snorkels and enjoyed looking for shells, but only saw one other... more

Yes, you have to pay to get into the park and then to get on the ferry. But all part of a vacation. We enjoyed the ferry and all the boats out. The island reminded me of a carribean island as the sand was white but not pure white, the water was a beautiful blue and 86 degrees! I felt... more

Number one beach in the United States in 2008, not in my book! The best thing I can say about this beach was that it was not crowded. The tour books and promotional pieces said the sand was like powdered sugar but there was so much sea grass on the beach you couldn't see the sand. It was not worth... more

We were very anxious to see the #1 Beach but were disappointed! Granted the seaweed had just washed up several days before which made the beaches ugly and the water nasty. But after a pricey ferry ride out there from Honeymoon Island State Park (which you have to pay to get in to) we were surprised that the shelling, and... more

Visited here as a respite from Disney. This beach was billed as the most beautiful beach in the U.S. Not hardly. The sand was nothing special. The water was full of weeds and the beach was kind of narrow. The only way to access the beach was by boat which was manned by two surly retirees who complained the whole... more

This was a waste of time and money. It was cramped like I have never seen before, the beach is small, and it cost 85 dollars in total for 6 of us to go. Also, beware of rattlesnakes and sting rays...signs are posted to warn of this. more

We stayed in Indian Rocks Beach for a 3rd year. After hearing the reviews, and with Dr. Beach's #1 rating of US Beaches, we were anxious to check out the beach. The beach is no different than Indian Rocks Beach.....which is also lovely.....but THAT was at our doorstep without the 10 minute ferry ride! I didn't mind the ferry price... more

We went to Caladesi Island on Thursday, April 2, 2009. Walked up and purchased the tickets for the ferry ($10 per person/roundtrip). The ferry runs every 30 mins. from Honeymoon Island to Caladesi Island. Everyone is allotted 4 hours on Caladesi Island and our return time for the ferry was written on the ferry tickets. The ferry ride was about... more