The beach
2 minutes
Wide, white, and never crowded the way the hotel beaches are. A paved trail runs the length of the island if you want to walk or bike it.
2-min walkSunset Beach · Treasure Island, Florida
Sunset Beach, explained.
The south end of Treasure Island, where the Gulf and the Intracoastal are a couple of blocks apart and the beach bar is a walk home.
The neighborhood
Treasure Island's quiet end.
Sunset Beach is the south tip of Treasure Island, down by Blind Pass where the island runs out and St. Pete Beach starts. It's a few blocks wide. The Gulf is on one side, the Intracoastal is on the other, and most houses are within a short walk of both. That's the whole appeal, and it's rarer than it sounds.
It feels different from the middle of the island. No high-rise hotels. Beach cottages, a lot of new elevated houses going up where the old ones were, and a beach that mostly belongs to the people who live or stay here. Sunset is the local event. People walk down to the sand for it every night.
If you've been to Pass-a-Grille, a few minutes south, you know the setup: Intracoastal and beach a couple of blocks apart, old Florida feel, walk to a bar. Sunset Beach is that, not as polished yet, and quieter for it.
What's here
Within a walk.
Ka'Tiki
The beach bar
Live music most nights, right on the sand. The one place on Sunset Beach everyone's heard of.
WalkCaddy's
Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Tables in the sand. Easy with kids.
WalkShrimpy's
On the Intracoastal
Seafood on the water side. Walk, or take the boat.
Walk or boatSea Dog Brewing
Local beer
A couple of minutes' walk.
2-min walkBlind Pass
The water between the islands
Where the Intracoastal meets the Gulf. Dolphins, fishermen on the bridge, and the boat traffic going out.
WalkThe calendar
Mostly on the beach, mostly free
Kite Festival in January, fireworks on the Fourth, Sanding Ovations sand sculpting in November, the lighted boat parade behind the house in December, New Year's fireworks on the beach. Treasure Island is about 6,500 people and runs like it.
WalkThe house
A brand-new house, in the middle of it.
The rental sits on the Intracoastal side of Sunset Beach with its own dock, and the Gulf beach a two-minute walk the other way. It was built this year, elevated to current FEMA standards, which matters here more than most places: this end of the island took water in the 2024 storms, and the houses going up now are built so that doesn't happen again. The living space is on the second and third floors. The garage is underneath.
Four bedrooms, three kings and a queen, sleeps eight. A 50-foot covered balcony on the water, a dock that fits a 40-foot boat, and no bridge between you and the Gulf.
Questions
People ask these.
Where is Sunset Beach in Treasure Island?
The south end of Treasure Island, Florida, just north of Blind Pass and St. Pete Beach. Zip code 33706.
Is Sunset Beach quieter than the rest of Treasure Island?
Yes. No high-rise hotels, mostly houses and cottages, and a beach that's mainly locals and people staying in the neighborhood.
Can you walk to restaurants from Sunset Beach?
Yes. Ka'Tiki, Caddy's, Shrimpy's and Sea Dog Brewing are all within a short walk.
How far is Sunset Beach from St. Pete Beach?
About 2 minutes by car over the Blind Pass bridge. Pass-a-Grille is about 10.
Are there vacation rentals in Sunset Beach, Treasure Island?
Yes. This house is one: a brand-new 4-bedroom waterfront home with a private dock, a 2-minute walk from the beach, booked through Airbnb.
Did Sunset Beach flood in the 2024 hurricanes?
Parts of it did. This house was built after, in 2026, elevated to current FEMA standards with the living space above the flood line.
Keep reading
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Stay here
4 bedrooms, private dock, 2 minutes to the beach.
Brand-new waterfront house on Sunset Beach, Treasure Island. Sleeps 8. Bring the boat.