Clearwater itinerary: 2 to 4 days
Plans for two to four days in Clearwater, day by day: Honeymoon Island State Park, Clearwater Beach, the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, Mount Olive African Methodist Episcopal Church and Sand Key. Every stop has a typical visit length.
How long do you have?
Map: 3 days
Clearwater in 2 days
Day 1
Honeymoon Island State Park
State park on a barrier island north of Clearwater with sandy beaches, pine trails and nesting ospreys, reached by causeway from Dunedin.
Clearwater Beach
A barrier-island resort beach with white sand, calm Gulf waters, a pier, restaurants and sunset gatherings on Pier 60.
Clearwater Marine Aquarium
A nonprofit aquarium that rescues and rehabilitates dolphins, otters, sea turtles and other animals, home of Winter the dolphin.
Mount Olive African Methodist Episcopal Church
A historic Black church of the early 1900s in Clearwater, a local landmark of the city's African American history.
Sand Key
A barrier island south of Clearwater Beach with a county park, a wide beach and picnic areas, quieter than the beach resort.
Clearwater in 3 days
Day 1
Honeymoon Island State Park
State park on a barrier island north of Clearwater with sandy beaches, pine trails and nesting ospreys, reached by causeway from Dunedin.
Clearwater Beach
A barrier-island resort beach with white sand, calm Gulf waters, a pier, restaurants and sunset gatherings on Pier 60.
Clearwater Marine Aquarium
A nonprofit aquarium that rescues and rehabilitates dolphins, otters, sea turtles and other animals, home of Winter the dolphin.
Mount Olive African Methodist Episcopal Church
A historic Black church of the early 1900s in Clearwater, a local landmark of the city's African American history.
Sand Key
A barrier island south of Clearwater Beach with a county park, a wide beach and picnic areas, quieter than the beach resort.
Clearwater in 4 days
Day 1
Honeymoon Island State Park
State park on a barrier island north of Clearwater with sandy beaches, pine trails and nesting ospreys, reached by causeway from Dunedin.
Clearwater Beach
A barrier-island resort beach with white sand, calm Gulf waters, a pier, restaurants and sunset gatherings on Pier 60.
Clearwater Marine Aquarium
A nonprofit aquarium that rescues and rehabilitates dolphins, otters, sea turtles and other animals, home of Winter the dolphin.
Mount Olive African Methodist Episcopal Church
A historic Black church of the early 1900s in Clearwater, a local landmark of the city's African American history.
Sand Key
A barrier island south of Clearwater Beach with a county park, a wide beach and picnic areas, quieter than the beach resort.
Watch: Clearwater
A one-minute look at the plan: every stop, day by day, with the map.
When to go to Clearwater
Late winter and spring, from February to May, are warm and dry and the most popular time, with the baseball spring training games in February and March. Summers are hot, humid and stormy, and the hurricane season runs from June to November. Winters are mild, though the Gulf is cool for swimming, and holiday weekends fill the beaches.
Plan the rest of your trip
- Where to stay: hotels in Clearwater on Booking.com or Trip.com
- Skip-the-line tickets: museums and sights in Clearwater on Tiqets
- Tours and day trips: things to do in Clearwater on GetYourGuide
- Data on arrival: an eSIM for United States from Airalo
- Last day: leave your bags in Clearwater with Radical Storage and keep sightseeing
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Tips for Clearwater
- Clearwater Beach has soft white sand and shallow water, but the causeway can back up on weekends; arrive early or use the trolley and shuttle options.
- Clearwater Marine Aquarium is a rescue and rehabilitation centre for dolphins and sea turtles, so tickets sell out on busy days; book ahead.
- Honeymoon Island State Park has a per-vehicle entry fee, and the ferry to Caladesi Island leaves from there; check the ferry season.
- Summer afternoons bring frequent thunderstorms and strong sun, so plan beach time for the morning and bring sun protection.
- Pinellas County beaches are barrier islands linked by causeways, so a car or ride share is the easiest way to move between the beach and the mainland sights.
Make it your own
Open the guide in Andiamo Places to see every stop on a map with walking directions, move places between days, check opening hours for your dates, and add your own finds. After the trip, your photos become a journal and, if you like, a printed photo book.
Guides are made with the help of AI and public sources such as Wikipedia, and may contain errors. Opening hours and prices change, so check before you go. Spotted a wrong photo, a pin in the wrong place, a missing stop or a better one? Write to andiamotravelapp@gmail.com: the e-mail opens with this guide filled in.
Photo credits
- Clearwater Beach: Slapp9, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Clearwater Marine Aquarium: qwesy qwesy, CC BY 3.0
- Honeymoon Island State Park: Christopher Hollis, Public domain
- Mount Olive African Methodist Episcopal Church: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5
- Sand Key: No machine-readable author provided. Drdisque assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 2.5
Opening hours change; check before you go. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
