Safety Harbor is a Pinellas County city of about 5 square miles on the west shore of Old Tampa Bay, just northeast of Clearwater and about 15 miles by road from Tampa International Airport over the Courtney Campbell Causeway. Incorporated in 1917 around the Espiritu Santo mineral springs, it has a downtown along Main Street that runs to a bayfront park, pier and boardwalk.
Downtown Safety Harbor and Main Street
Main Street's historic downtown is made up of locally owned shops, galleries and restaurants, and it hosts the monthly Third Friday street celebration. Where the street meets the bay, the Safety Harbor Resort & Spa sits on the Espiritu Santo springs site. The resort was founded in 1925 and has a 50,000-square-foot spa on 22 acres, and it remains open. A few blocks south, the Safety Harbor Museum and Cultural Center at 329 South Bayshore Boulevard traces about 12,000 years of Tampa Bay history. The city's name dates to the early 1700s, when the harbor was used as a refuge from pirates.
Waterfront parks and the pier in Safety Harbor
Waterfront Park, at 105 Veterans Memorial Lane, is 7.3 acres on Tampa Bay and the city's main outdoor event space, with shaded picnic areas and restrooms. Its boardwalk over Mullet Creek reopened in March 2026 after repairs. The city pier on Old Tampa Bay reopened in late August 2026, rebuilt wider and stronger, and new lighting and restored boardwalk sections came with it. A living shoreline of 1,200 oyster bags was also completed along the waterfront in late August 2026.
North of downtown, Philippe Park is the county's oldest park, 92 acres on Old Tampa Bay at 2525 Philippe Parkway. It holds the Tocobaga temple mound, the largest remaining mound in the Tampa Bay region and a National Historic Landmark since 1964. The park also has a boat ramp, eight picnic shelters with grills, and shoreline fishing. It is named for Count Odet Philippe, who homesteaded the area and is credited with introducing grapefruit to Florida in 1823.
Getting around and homes in Safety Harbor
To the east, the Courtney Campbell Causeway (State Road 60) crosses Old Tampa Bay to Tampa, and downtown Tampa is about 20 miles away by road. Downtown Clearwater is about 8 miles southwest, and Clearwater Beach is about 12 miles away. This page follows Safety Harbor's ZIP code, 34695, so it includes homes with Safety Harbor mailing addresses outside the city limits as well as those inside. Homes closest to Main Street are within walking distance of the shops, the waterfront park and the pier, and some property faces Old Tampa Bay directly.
