About Clearwater Beach

Clearwater Beach is where you want to be! Close to everything, yet miles away. A beautiful peninsula located on Florida's West coast, the area is bordered by the Gulf of Mexico to the west and by Tampa Bay to the east. The Clearwater/St Peter area is home to Caladesi Beach, America’s #2 beach in 2006. Also home to Fort De Soto Park, America’s #1 beach in 2005, we offer 35 miles of white-sand beaches on some eight major barrier islands. We're within minutes of many popular Florida attractions: just 30 minutes to Busch Gardens in Tampa and 90 minutes to Walt Disney World Resort, Sea World and Universal Studios Escape in Orlando.

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The “Billion Dollar Beach”

Billion Dollar Beach is the term we use to describe Clearwater Beach’s dramatic renaissance, which includes over one billion dollars in private development – a mix of hotel accommodations and residential condominiums – and Beach Walk, the City of Clearwater’s $30 million beautification program.

Billion Dollar Beach is the most exciting and significant improvement to Clearwater Beach’s tourism economy in decades.

Billion Dollar Beach is the result of many years’ worth of careful planning to ensure that Clearwater Beach remains one of the world’s most popular vacation destinations.
Tourism is Clearwater’s most important industry. Many older, smaller properties in the community had begun to deteriorate, and increasing competition from other destinations led to a discussion about the future of Clearwater Beach. This led to the development of a long-range plan called Beach by Design, intended to guide the revitalization of Clearwater Beach. Beach Walk is a key component in the plan. You can visit www.BillionDollarBeach.com to learn more about the future of our Beach.