Book your vacation to a shell island now. Best excursion to panama beach Florida. So you have already taken the parasailing and banana boat trips. You think you have seen everything.


Beach bike rentals are available at the St. Andrews State Park Campground Camp Store. Ride around the campground loops and park roads as well as on the 2-mile paved bike trail that wanders through the park. It’s a great way to see deer and other park wildlife. The Park also features two short and easy hiking trails that give walkers a close look at native pine forest and coastal scrub habitats.

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The Shell Island Boats is the safest, quickest, and easiest way to reach Shell Island. The Boat is also your connection to snorkel gear rentals and Shell Island Snorkel Tours, kayak rental and Shuttle ticket packages, Panama City Beach dolphin tours, and more.

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A great place to snorkel in Panama City Beach is the Grand Lagoon. Our captains are familiar with the best places around the St. Andrews State Park Jetty and Shell Island. You can explore marine habitats that include shallow grass flats and sand bottoms to the rocky faces in the jetties. Expect to see tropical fishes, crabs and rays. If you're lucky, even a sea turtle, or one of the resident bottlenose dolphins. You can rent high-quality snorkel gear or purchase it as part of a Panama City Beach snorkel tour package.

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Explore Shell Island on your own time with your family and friends with one of our, well maintained, Shell Island Pontoon Boat Rentals.

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Shell Island Tours are 2-hours long and include the opportunity to view our most famous resident, the Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins.

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One of our Shell Island Pontoon Boat Rentals allows you to explore Shell Island at your own pace with your family and friends.

Frequently Asked Questions

This island is not as secluded as you see on the pictures and we couldn't find any of the cool shells either. (I understand that it's nature and can't be controlled).

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.

There is no limit to the activities you can experience at or on Shell Island! You can swim, snorkel, paddleboard, go kayaking, sunbathe, hunt seashells, go hiking, have a picnic, and more!

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.