You are looking for things to do in Panama City Beach Florida. Shell Island and St. Andrews State Park must-see attractions. Rent watersport equipment & pontoon boat boats, or go on a Dolphin Tour with bottlenose dolphins.


See Dolphins and explore the pristine White Sand beaches and crystal clear Emerald waters at Shell Island!

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We have pontoon boats that can be used for cruising or family fun. Or Boston Whalers that can be used for fishing. Available for half-day and full day rentals...

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The Grand Lagoon is an excellent place to enjoy a Panama City Beach snorkeling adventure. Our snorkel tour captains know all the best spots around the St. Andrews State Park jetty and out on Shell Island. Explore marine habitats that range from sand bottom to shallow grass flats, to the rocky faces of the jetties. You can expect to see tropical fish, crabs, rays, and if you are lucky, a sea turtle or some of the resident bottle nose dolphins. If you don’t have your own snorkel gear, high-quality equipment is available for rent or you can get it as part of a complete Panama City Beach snorkel tour package.

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Shell Island offers the opportunity to see dolphins, as well as explore the beautiful White Sand beaches with crystal clear Emerald water.

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Rent a pontoon boat to have the most memorable vacation day ever. Our Shell Island Boats are safe, stable, spacious, and easy to operate. A pontoon is ideal for a family or a group of friends looking for adventure on the water and the perfect way to visit Shell Island. You can cruise the clear blue waters of St. Andrew Bay and play on the sugar-white sands of Shell Island with your own private pleasure craft.

Frequently Asked Questions

Though the area boasts an average of 320 days of sunshine per year, late spring, summer and early fall offer some of the warmest air and water temperatures. Plus, by avoiding a visit in March or April, you'll dodge the deluge of college students who descend on the area's ivory sands every year for spring break.

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.
 

Shell Island has a fascinating amount of local wildlife including dolphins, loggerhead turtles, green sea turtles, ghost crabs, beach mice, nine-banded armadillos, alligators that live in the lake on the island, marsh rabbits, racoons and more.

Shell Island is a nature preserve with no restrooms or any other visitor facilities such as trash receptacles, picnic tables, or shade pavilions. There is no trash removal service. Island visitors are asked to be responsible and take everything they bring to the Island with them when they leave.