Indian Shores is a narrow barrier island town in Pinellas County, about a block wide on average, running along Gulf Boulevard between Indian Rocks Beach to the north and Redington Shores to the south. The Gulf of Mexico is on its west side and the Narrows of the Intracoastal Waterway on its east, and the Park Boulevard Bridge crosses the Narrows to Seminole on the mainland. Downtown Clearwater is about 11 miles away by car and downtown St. Petersburg about 16 miles.
Living in Indian Shores
The town was incorporated in 1949 as the Town of Indian Rocks Beach South Shore and took the name Indian Shores in 1973. It has about a third of a square mile of land, with the rest of its roughly one square mile made up of water. Town Hall is at 19305 Gulf Boulevard, and the PSTA Suncoast Beach Trolley stops along Gulf Boulevard on its route between Clearwater Beach and St. Pete Beach. From May 1 through October 31, the town asks Gulf-side properties to use turtle-friendly lighting for nesting sea turtles.
Things to do in Indian Shores
- Seaside Seabird Sanctuary, 18328 Gulf Boulevard: a nonprofit that rescues and rehabilitates sick and injured wild birds, with the Dr. Marie L. Farr Avian Hospital on site. Visitors can walk through and see the resident native seabirds. It is open daily, with free admission and parking.
- Tiki Gardens Indian Shores Beach Access, 19601 Gulf Boulevard: a 9.9-acre Pinellas County park that the county bought in 1990, on the site of a former tourist attraction. It has about 170 paid parking spaces (fees enforced by the town), restrooms, a water fountain, beach showers and a pedestrian crossing light at Gulf Boulevard.
- Nourishment: Indian Shores was included in Pinellas County's 2025-2026 beach nourishment, with sand placed here in August and September 2025.
Getting to Indian Shores
The Park Boulevard Bridge, a drawbridge built in 1981, is the town's direct link to the mainland. It connects to Park Boulevard in Seminole, a main east-west route across Pinellas County. The Indian Rocks Causeway is a short drive north in Indian Rocks Beach. Next door, the Indian Rocks Beach Nature Preserve lies to the north, and the county's Redington Shores Beach Access, with restrooms and showers, lies to the south.
Homes in Indian Shores
Because the town is so narrow, most parcels touch either the Gulf or the Narrows. Condominiums make up most of the housing, mainly in buildings from the 1970s and 1980s, with some built into the 2000s, and most of them are on the water. There are also townhouses, some built in the 2000s and 2010s, condo-hotel units in 1960s resort buildings, and a small number of single-family homes. Gulf-front buildings face the beach directly. Buildings on the east side of Gulf Boulevard look across the Intracoastal toward Seminole.
