Adventure guide to Tampa Bay & Florida's west coast / Chelle Koster Walton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walton, Chelle Koster, 1954-

Series:

Adventure guide series.

Hunter travel guides.

Adventure guide

Hunter travel guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Florida--Guidebooks.

Florida.

Florida--Description and travel.

Tampa Bay (Fla.)--Guidebooks.

Tampa Bay (Fla.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Other Title:

Tampa Bay & Florida's west coast

Tampa Bay and Florida's west coast

Place of Publication:

Edison, N.J. : Hunter, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A fully updated and expanded edition of this ever-popular guidebook. Visit vibrant cities, charming hometowns, nature preserves, wilderness areas and the famous white-sand beaches of Florida's Gulf shore. The book covers all of Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg and north to Withlacoochee State Forest, and south to Sanibel Island, Naples and Everglades National Park. Canoeing the Everglades, fishing on Marco Island, biking in Boca Grande, diving with manatees in Crystal River, sailing along St. Pete Beach, theater-going in Sarasota, shopping the sponge markets of Greek-flavored Tarpon Springs, exploring the history of Tampa's Latin Ybor City - it's all here! Town and regional maps. Fully indexed. This signature Hunter series targets travelers eager to explore the destination. Extensively researched and offering the very latest information, Adventure Guides are written by knowledgeable, experienced authors. The focus is on outdoor activities - hiking, biking, rock climbing, horseback riding, downhill skiing, parasailing, scuba diving, backpacking, and waterskiing, among others - and these user-friendly books provide all the details you need, including prices. The best local outfitters are listed, along with contact numbers, addresses and recommendations. A comprehensive introductory section provides background on history, geography, climate, culture, when to go, transportation and planning. These very readable guides then take a region-by-region approach, plunging into the very heart of each area and the adventures offered, giving a full range of accommodations, shopping, restaurants for every budget, and festivals.

Contents:

""CONTENTS""; ""Introduction""; ""Government-Protected Parks & Refuges""; ""Information""; ""The Nature Coast""; ""Crystal River""; ""Inverness""; ""Homosassa Area""; ""Withlacoochee State Forest""; ""Brooksville""; ""Weeki Wachee""; ""St. Petersburg & Clearwater""; ""Tarpon Springs & Dunedin""; ""Clearwater & Clearwater Beach""; ""Sand Key Communities""; ""Treasure Island""; ""St. Pete Beach & Lower Islands""; ""St. Petersburg""; ""Tampa""; ""Downtown Tampa""; ""Ybor City""; ""Bradenton & Sarasota""; ""Bradenton""; ""Anna Maria Island""; ""Longboat Key""; ""Siesta Key""; ""Nokomis Area""

""Venice""""Charlotte Harbor Overview""; ""Manasota Key/Englewood""; ""Gasparilla Island & Out Islands""; ""Port Charlotte & Environs""; ""Punta Gorda""; ""Cape Coral & North Fort Myers""; ""Pine Island & Out-Islands""; ""Fort Myers""; ""Sanibel & Captiva Islands""; ""Fort Myers Beach""; ""San Carlos Park & Estero""; ""Bonita Springs & Bonita Beach""; ""Naples & The Everglades""; ""Marco Island""; ""Everglades City & Chokoloskee Island""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-24550-6

9786610245505

1-58843-543-1