To get to Shell Key Preserve, make your way to St. Pete Beach and hop on the Shell Key Shuttle. It's a quick 10-minute ride, with parking available by the departure point, and all you have to do ...

Accessible only by boat, kayak, or authorized ferry or shuttle, there are no bridges or roads to Shell Key, and that’s exactly the appeal. Below, find our guide to visiting Shell Key.

AT THE SHELL KEY PRESERVE — From a boat puttering along in the water, the sandy beach seems to go on and on. Then, abruptly, it ends at a mass of tangled, overturned mangroves where a great blue ...

The Shell Key Shuttle, which departs from Merry Pier in Pass-a-Grille Beach, is one of the most popular ways to access the preserve.