Shell Island Florida Boat Rentals

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Snorkeling is great around the St. Andrews State Park beach, and also on Shell Island. Habitats can range from the sandy bottom to shallow grassy flats to the rock faces of the jetties. See tropical fishes, crabs, rays, sea turtles, and bottlenose dolphins if you are fortunate. Snorkel equipment can be rented from the Jetty Store. You may also purchase it as part or a complete package with Boat tickets on a Shell Island Snorkel Tour.


Do you want to find things to do on Panama City Beach? Take the Boat to Shell Island and rent a pontoon or dolphin boat.

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You can enjoy a Panama City Beach snorkeling trip at the Grand Lagoon. Our snorkel tour guides know the best spots around Shell Island and the St. Andrews State Park Pier. Discover marine habitats from the sandy bottom to the shallow grass flats, and the rocky faces at the jetties. The marine habitats include tropical fish, crabs and even rays. You might also see a turtle or one of the bottle nose dolphins. Renting high-quality snorkel gear in Panama City Beach is an option.

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There are pontoon boats which are great for cruising with the family, and Boston Whalers which are great for fishing. You can rent half-day or full-day boats.

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Shell Island Boat rentals are a great way for you to have a Shell Island beach experience. A pontoon boat, which is stable, spacious and easy to manage, is a safe and comfortable way to enjoy Shell Island. Your private pleasure craft can take you on a cruise through the calm waters of St. Andrew Bay, and then play on the sandy beaches of Shell Island.

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Shell Island Boat Rentals are a wonderful way to spend a Shell Island Beach Day. A pontoonboat is safe, stable and simple to operate. It's the ideal way to visit Shell Island with a group of friends or family. With your own pleasure craft, you can cruise along the beautiful waters of St. Andrew Bay.

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And of course, seeing Shell Island is only part of the tour! As we cross out to the island. Keep a sharp eye out for dolphins, because we often see wild schools of dolphins in the area. You could also make a Shell Island rest stop part of a charter fishing trip.

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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.