Florida Central Gulf Coast - Palm Harbor Tourist Information Guide.

Palm Harbor is a wonderful place for a holiday. With its fantastic climate with an average annual temperature of 72 degrees Fahrenheit and 95% days of sunshine you will surely come away refreshed and tanned.

Where Is Palm Harbor?

Palm Harbor is situated on the Gulf of Mexico 25 miles north-west of the Tampa with its international airport and north of Clearwater with its very popular Clearwater beach. The major theme parks in Orlando such as Disney are only 90 minutes drive away with Busch Gardens only a 45 minute drive.

Palm Harbor - The Town

Palm Harbor is a charming small town with a population of about 67,000. The centre of Palm Harbor (downtown) was designed in an old American style, very quaint and historic. Worth a visit to the monthly block party with live music, food and activities for children.

Primarily though Palm Harbor is a great base for a holiday or vacation, because surrounding Palm Harbor is an amazing variety of sights to see and places to visit.

Beaches near Palm Harbor

Palm Harbor is just minutes from many of America’s best beaches. The closest is Sunset Beach, famous of course for its spectacular sunsets and also Crystal beach.

Of particular note is Fred Howard Park a 150-acre county park in nearby Tarpon Springs which a mile-long causeway connecting the beach area to the mainland with its many picnic areas.

Honeymoon Island and Caladesi Island are undeveloped barrier islands on Florida’s Gulf Coast which are protected. It’s the nearest thing to being in the Caribbean with lush vegetation, perfect white sandy beaches and palms. These are only 20 minutes drive from Palm Harbor.

Of course the very popular Clearwater Beach is also close at 30 minutes drive from Palm Harbor. This has every water and beach activity you can name. Pier 60 Park on Clearwater Beach offers a great family playground with the evening Sunsets at Pier 60 festival featuring free entertainment throughout the year.

Lake Tarpon

Lake Tarpon is Florida’s second largest lake. You can access it from Anderson Park a great state park with beautiful picnic areas with lots of facilities.

Golf in Palm Harbor

There are plenty of golf courses nearby, most noteworthy is the Innisbrook Golf Course, one of the very best in America, which holds a PGA Tour event every autumn. For more amateur players we recommend nearby Tarpon Springs golf course.

Restaurants in Palm Harbor

Palm Harbor has literally hundreds of good restaurants. We can recommend:

Ozona Blue - 125 Orange Street, Palm Harbour FL34683 has the restaurant overlooking the marina and you can have cocktails or food round their pool. On Fri Sat and Sun evening you dine with an outdoor live music band. A must!

Cody's Roadhouse on Highway 19, traditional American fare, it can get quite loud but that's all part of the experience. The portions are big and we would recommend the tossed side salad, all so large and refillable!

Written by Mark Eastwood - Owner of Property 51099 in Palm Harbor, Florida