Gulfportians scope out St. Pete Pier

“So, I have just one word to describe the new St. Pete Pier: Wow!”

Karen Love and Wolfgang Deininger recently went to check out the new St. Pete Pier. Deininger described it as, “incredibly awesome, fun, exciting, beautiful, amazing, and only six miles from Gulfport – you can ride your bike!”

The views of the St. Pete city “skyline, Tampa Bay, and sunsets and rises are priceless,” said Deininger.

Wolfgang Deininger

The views of the St. Pete city “skyline, Tampa Bay, and sunsets and rises are priceless and sure to awe your senses,” he said. “There’s free parking with an open-air trolley that runs the length of the pier.”

Deininger noted the park space, beach, playground, Tampa Bay Watch’s Discovery Center and the St. Petersburg Museum of History, all part of the new pier’s attractions.

Deininger noted the park space, beach, playground, Tampa Bay Watch’s Discovery Center and the St. Petersburg Museum of History, all part of the new pier’s attractions.

Wolfgang Deininger

“It’s also a learning experience,” he said. “Or just a beautiful place to stroll or kick back and contemplate. The food and drink are for the most part affordable or you can bring your own in. And you can ride your bike in, bring a cooler, a chair, your dog, a kayak, frisbees, fishing poles, and more! I can’t wait to go back.”

The pier opens a half hour before sunrise and closes at 11 p.m. Learn more, including the pier’s COVID-19 policies, at stpetepier.org.

Karen Love and Wolfgang Deininger recently went, masks on, to check out the new St. Pete Pier.

Wolfgang Deininger