Indian Shores Visitor Guide, Hotels and Vacation Rentals on Indian Shores, Florida
Indian Shores is centrally located along a series of white sandy barrier islands that make up the Tampa Bay Suncoast Beaches. That central location of Indian Shores makes access to Tampa's International Airport from Indian Shores only a 30 minute drive. Downtown St. Petersburg is only 20 minutes away with Indian Shores' sister beach communities only minutes away along world famous Gulf Boulevard.
Indian Shores, Florida is located at 27°51′2″N, 82°50′36″W on Florida's west Gulf Coast in Tampa Bay area which is referred to as Florida's Suncoast and is the perfect spot for that family vacation you have thinking about planning or a quiet get away for you and someone special. Indian Rocks has the perfect mixture of sandy beaches, quiet rooms and great places to eat. 
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Most of Indian Shores is only a block wide but runs 2.65 miles along the Gulf of Mexico. The town's full time population is about 1,500 residents and grows to more than 5,000 during tourist season. Indian Shores' 1,792 residents live in the communities .9 square miles which .3 miles is land and the rest water from the inter coastal waterway to the east and the Gulf of Mexico to the west. Find Today's Daily Deal on the Best in the Tampa Bay area!
Indian Shores' neighbor to the north is Belle air Beach and to the south is Madeira Beach. Indian Shores was originally incorporated as Indian Rocks Beach South Shore in 1949 with the town changing its name to Indian Shores in 1973. Indian Rocks/Shores earned their names due to the fact the area was frequented by Native Americans who came to the area to fish and for the reputed healing waters of a nearby spring. The communities primary industry is tourism.
No visit to Indian Shores is complete until you stop by the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary. One of North America's largest wild bird hospitals, The Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary has emergency facilities, a surgical center, and indoor and outdoor rehabilitation areas where hundreds of injured birds are on display.
Indian Shores and the immediate surrounding area has a variety of accommodations and restaurants most of which you will find listed in the web site. Click Here for the best deals on Indian Shores Hotels!
On the Hotels - Motels Page you will find a list of the Indian Shores area's most popular accommodations including links to the best travel deals on the internet.
Need more room? Thne how about a Indian Shores Vacation Rental. Check out some of Indian Shores' best vacation rentals deals and links to the most complete listing of Indian Shores vacation rentals anywhere on our Indian Shores Vacation Rentals Page.
On the Restaurant Page the top local places to eat and drink around Indian Shores listed.
Things To Do and Shopping Pages list how to have fun and where to shop in Indian Shores.
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Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary in Indian Shores gets a $100,000 surprise from Qatar
The Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary got a welcome infusion of cash recently from a surprising source. The $100,000 check was from the Embassy of Qatar in Washington, D.C.
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Indian Shores' new town hall debuts; the police and building departments will reside there, as will a library
Residents will have a chance to tour their new $4.5 million town hall Saturday evening while enjoying a bird's-eye view of their annual holiday boat parade.
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The Indian Shores Property Owners Association in conjunction with the Town of Indian Shores has begun a personalized engraved brick program for the walkway and around the flagpole area of the town’s new municipal center. Prices are $100 for a 4-inch by 8-inch brick and $200 for an 8-inch square brick. Up to three lines can be inscribed on the smaller brick and up to six lines on the larger one. For more information, call Neil Rode at 596-5020 or Art Newsome at 517-9571.
Redington Beaches/Indian Shores Holiday Lighted Boat Parade is Saturday, Dec. 10, 6 p.m., starts at Tom Stuart Causeway and travels north, finishing at The Pub in Indian Shores. For more information, visit www.townofnorthredingtonbeach.com.
Pedestrian Flags Make Gulf Boulevard Safer
Unless you live on the Gulf side, crossing Gulf Boulevard to enjoy a few hours at the Beach without pedestrian safety measures could be scary, especially when Tampa has been dubbed tops on the list of cities to incur traffic accidents.
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