# @thatssotampa on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C36nchKsiw9
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11330551-thatssotampa-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-02-29T03:13:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** That's So Tampa (@ThatsSoTampa) — https://gondola.cc/ThatsSoTampa

## Caption

A secret paradise in Tampa Bay: Egmont Key State Park 🩷

We’ve enjoyed multiple trips to this slice of paradise courtesy of thepelicanstpeteboat (which departs from stpetepier). 

A bit of history via fl.stateparks: Accessible only by boat, Egmont Key has a unique natural and cultural history, including a lighthouse that has stood since 1858. During the 19th century, the island served as a camp for captured Seminoles at the end of the Third Seminole War and was later occupied by the Union Navy during the Civil War. In 1898, as the Spanish-American War threatened, Fort Dade was built on the island and remained active until 1923.

You can hike, picnic, go birding, snorkel, learn some vital history, and simply appreciate a piece of Florida nature. 

#downtownstpete #island #tampabay #tampa #egmont #floridaparks #islands #birding #ferry #beaches #floridavibes #florida #floridabeaches

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islands, floridavibes, tampa, floridabeaches, birding, egmont, tampabay, floridaparks, downtownstpete, island, beaches, ferry, florida

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