Fort DeSoto Battery Laidley, Beach, and Pier
Battery Laidley is a mortar battery that was used to defend Fort DeSoto. While the original fort does not remain, you can still see some parts of the mortar battery. The mortars stood behind a tall wall, and you can check them out. There are not many plaques explaining the history of the area, and there are even some old plaques that are just empty. You can also walk up a ramp to the top of the wall and enjoy views of the coastline.
There is a long fishing pier, and a beautiful white sand beach, which you can access via long wooden boardwalks. Stroll along the flat shoreline and enjoy the sparkling water. The sea oats on the white dunes add to the atmosphere.
There is a gift and snack shop in a jetsons-style building.
You can walk all the way to North Beach or in the other direction, walk the long pier. The pier has some shade stations where you can stand and watch the ocean without getting sunburned. Another battery, Battery Bigelow, no longer remains except for a few ruins on the beach just before you get to the pier.
After, have a wonderful lunch at St. Pete Pier.
Cute curlicue plant and the parking lot with lots of palms.
Walking up to the sky!
Walking to the top of the fort.
The color of the water is beautiful.
Blue-green water past the palmetto plants.
Sea oats and the beach in the distance.
The cute curve of the beach.
A cannon.
The mortars, hidden by a wall.
A raised gazebo.
Shady spots in the fort.
A man checks out one of the mortars.
The flag and fort wall.
White sand leading to the beach.
White sand, sea oats, and lovely water.
Ruins from another fort, in the water.
Clear water at the shore.
Sand castles!
Looking toward Egmont Key.
Zooming in to see the lighthouse on Egmont Key.
Looking south along the beach.
Wooden boardwalk that leads down to the beach.
Sea oats in an expanse of white sand.
The wooden boardwalk to the sand, and the pier.
Sea oats and the pier. The color of the water always delights!
Space age snack building and palms.
Harbor called Freedom Boat Club, on Tierra Verde, a little island near Fort DeSoto. View from Residence Inn.
View of Sunshine Skyway Bridge, from Residence Inn on Tierra Verde, as you enter the Fort DeSoto area.
Battery Laidley is located at 3500 Pinellas Bayway S, St. Petersburg, FL 33715. There is even an electric charging station in the parking lot. Parking is free. Entrance to the mortar battery is free. Entrance to Fort DeSoto Park by car costs $5.
Last Updated: Tue, 24 Aug 2021 12:33:02 GMT
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