Sunset at Pass-A-Grille Beach

Come on guys. Doesn’t get better than this. Beautiful view, beautiful beach, decent amount of parking. This beach is just a treasure.

Amazing sunset. Never in my life have I seen a sunset more beautiful. I wanna live here that’s how cut and quant this little area is and not crowded out all its a hidden gems not to many tourists know about it!

Great beach for relaxing and especially watching sunsets. It is not a large beach, but you’ll figure that out when you try to park. If you are lucky enough to find a spot and start cranking money into the meter, then you’ll be rewarded with a nice clean family beach. There is a lot less party atmosphere on this beach so this is the place to go if that’s your thing, but you still want to be close enough to amenities like restaurants and hotels/​rentals. If you don’t care about that, Ft de Soto is great too.
One tip; don’t be tempted to walk across the street and eat at Hurricane restaurant until you read the reviews.

Sunset time confession: I’ve watched a LOT of sunsets from this beach. When we stay in the area, we are literally steps from the beach. We love it here. But I have a problem… This whole concept of seeing a «green flash» just as the sun sinks below the horizon. I’ve seen a lot of sunsets. I’ve never seen a green flash. Did I blink? I’ve long suspected that it’s a practical joke, like a left-​handed monkey wrench or a snipe hunt… So I started asking around.
Many (and I think too many) people have told me that they have seen the green flash, but I find myself not really believing. It’s almost like you are obliged to say you’ve seen the green flash. I never really felt 100% about anyone that told me they saw it… Until I met Stan. Stan seems trustworthy. He told me the green flash does occur, and that he’s seen two. He then qualified this by saying that was from watching about 360 sunsets a year, for the past 10 years!
Wow, I had no idea that the green flash was that rare. I’m wondering if I’ll ever see one? I guess I’ll have to keep looking (and try not to blink).
Have you seen a green flash?
One last thing… Don’t rush off the beach as soon as the sun sets. Some of the best colors occur AFTER the sun has set.

End of the road.
No buildings on the beach.
Lots of shells.
Great Beach.

Reviewing a sunset in Florida how can you give it less then 5 stars?!
The view here is gorgeous, I love the soft sand and the lack of tourists compared to Clearwater. There’s a nice selection of casual and nicer places to eat and our favorite vacation spot is here (but I can’t tell you where that is cause it’s too hard to get into now without all my fellow Unilocalers knowing about it!)

I am probably going to get in trouble for giving this a 3 star, but I just like Treasure Island better than Pass-​A-​Grille!
Treasure Island is surely more touristy. But the beach is so wide, it just has a cooler beach feel to it. Pass-​A-​Grille is narrow. It is just south of St. Pete Beach and is a lot like St. Pete Beach, only less touristy.
What is nice is that there are no huge hotels lining the shore line.
We picked Pass-​A-​Grille for this Sunday Sunset because my parents were in town. They have never been to this beach before. Moreover, my dad loves West African Drumming. He did not bring his djembe for this weekend visit. Treasure Island has one of the biggest drum circles around on Sunday Night on the beach. He would have been very unhappy that he could not join in. And worse yet, maybe someone would have offered him a drum, and then he would not be able to say no. And then my mother would be really unhappy. She always sighs and says, «why can’t your father have a normal hobby like golf!»
Nevertheless, Pass-​A-​Grille is a beautiful beach and has beautiful sunsets. Being a bit further south, it is off the touristy main drag and you can have a relaxing evening watch the orange sun dip into the gulf. And it is very easy to park. Don’t be surprised if my fiancée gets on here and bumps up the rating to 4 or 5 stars. She is a local and this is one of her favorite beaches! I just like Treasure Island better!

The sunset was indeed wonderful. There were just enough clouds to make things interesting and the warmer than usual weather made for a great walk both before and after sunset. This is worth the trip. We are staying in a nice little cottage less than a block from the beach and the sunsets were something we were planning to enjoy. We were not disappointed.

Nothing like it and we are all so lucky to live here. I love taking camera down to film the beautiful sunset and hear the bell rung at sun setting at paradise grill on the beach. You can travel all over the world and you want find a nicer beach than Pass a Grille Beach. Great viewing point is in front of Paradise Grill with a glass of your favorite beverage and waiting for the ringing of the bell when the sun disappears on the horizon.

i think it’s the best sunset in america. there is simply nothing more relaxing in the world, than to drive down to pass-​a-​grille and watch the sun set over the gulf of mexico.
pass-​a-​grille is by far the most deserted and calm of pinellas’ beaches and usually the sky over the water is clear as a bell and one can watch a big orange ball set over the water. sometimes the sky is cloudy and the the color spry is almost as amazing as anything you will see.
order a drink from the snack bar right on the beach, bring a beach chair and just sit and relax.
also, you will usually see a cruise ship or two transiting tampa bay and if your’e lucky dolphins.
can’t be beat.