Boca Ciega Bay

Boca Ciega Bay is a body of water bordering Gulfport, Florida, St. Petersburg, and other municipalities in Pinellas County.[1] Clam Bayou estuary feeds into the bay.

A December sunset from Clam Bayou Park looking over Boca Ciega Bay
View over a boat ramp on Boca Ciega Bay

Boca Ciega Bay is an aquatic preserve designated in 1968 to halt dredging-and-filling work done in the 1950s. There are mangrove islands as well as miles of canals bounded by seawalls.[2]

Along with the Pinellas County Aquatic Preserve, Boca Ciega Bay provides sandy beaches, mangrove shoreline and submerged habitats such as oyster bars, seagrass beds, coral habitat, and spring-fed caves.[3]

The 185-acre Boca Ciega Millennium Park in Seminole, Florida, is a protected natural area and preserve.[1][4] The park features a 35-foot wooden observation tower with a panoramic view of Boca Ciega Bay. The park is a stop on the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's "Great Florida Birding Trail."

See also

References
  1. Boca Ciega Bay boater's guide (includes map)
  2. description Pinellas Department of Environmental Quality
  4. "Boca Ciega Millennium Park". Pinellas County Florida Parks and Preserves. Retrieved 13 May 2014.

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