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Caladesi Island

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Caladesi Island is an uninhabited barrier island sited west of Dunedin in Pinellas County, Florida, United States, between Clearwater and Honeymoon islands, just north of Clearwater Beach. Located in the Tampa Bay area, it is bounded on the west by the Gulf of Mexico and on the east by St. Joseph Sound. Since 1967 it has belonged to Caladesi Island State Park. It is reachable only by foot from Clearwater Beach or by boat from Honeymoon Island State Park.

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Caladesi Island
Mandalay Point, Clearwater

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N 28.029444444444 ° E -82.820555555556 °
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Mandalay Point
33767 Clearwater
Florida, United States
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Caladesi Island State Park

Caladesi Island State Park is a Florida State Park located on Caladesi Island in the Gulf of Mexico, across St. Joseph Sound to the west of Dunedin, Florida, and north of Clearwater Beach. It is accessible by passenger ferry or by private boat from a dock on Honeymoon Island, provided primarily for convenience of access from the north (Dunedin area). Alternatively, since the late 1980s, the state park can be reached on foot from Clearwater Beach to the south; it is only separated by a "welcome" sign. Thus, Caladesi Island is not its own island, but shares its island geography with Clearwater Beach. Amenities include a three-mile nature trail, a marina, picnic pavilions, bathhouses, a park concession stand, and a beach. In 2005, the Caladesi Island beach was listed as having the fourth-best beach in the country; in 2006 and 2007 the second-best; and in 2008 the best beach in the United States by Dr. Beach.Originally part of a larger barrier island, Caladesi Island and Honeymoon Island were created in 1921 when a hurricane cut Hurricane Pass to divide the larger island into two parts. Although Caladesi is still referred to as a separate island, Hurricane Elena filled in Dunedin Pass in 1985, making Caladesi Island accessible by walking northward from North Clearwater Beach.In the 1880s, homesteader Henry Scharrer and his daughter Myrtle lived on the island. Later in life, at the age of 87, Myrtle Scharrer Betz penned the book Yesteryear I Lived in Paradise, telling of her life on the barrier island.