Shell Point Cove

Shell Point Cove: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Shell Point Cove

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Shell Point Cove — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.68466, -84.80157. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shell Point Cove

• Saint George Island · river spot · Franklin · ~3 km · Must-see
• Cape Saint George Light · beach · Franklin · ~8 km · Must-see
• Doctor Julian G. Bruce Saint George Island State Park · park · Franklin · ~9 km · Must-see
• Tate's Hell High Bluff Coastal Hiking Trail East Loop · trek · Franklin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal · church · Franklin · ~23 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Lighthouse · fort · Franklin · ~23 km · Must-see
• Orman House · fort · Franklin · ~24 km · Must-see
• Camp Gordon Johnston Museum · museum · Franklin · ~24 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola Bay Aquatic Preserve · sanctuary · Franklin · ~24 km · Must-see
• Carabelle Beach · beach · Franklin · ~24 km · Must-see
• Saint Vincent National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Franklin · ~40 km · Must-see
• Saint James Island · river spot · Franklin · ~42 km · Must-see
• Saint Vincent National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Franklin · ~42 km · Must-see
• Saint Vincent Island · river spot · Franklin · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fort Gadsden Historic Site · fort · Franklin · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Wimico · lake · Gulf · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness · sanctuary · Liberty · ~56 km · Must-see
• Ochlockonee River State Park · park · Wakulla · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shell Point Cove

Other beaches & coast near Shell Point Cove

• Cape Saint George Light · beach · Franklin · ~8 km · Must-see
• Carabelle Beach · beach · Franklin · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bay San Blas · beach · Gulf · ~60 km · Must-see
• Deal Tract- Saint Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve · beach · Gulf · ~68 km · Must-see
• Apalachee Bay · beach · Florida · ~95 km · Must-see
• East Slough Beach Area · beach · Franklin · ~5 km
• Sugar Hill Beach Area · beach · Franklin · ~9 km
• Sand Beach · beach · Franklin · ~19 km
• Big Bay · beach · Franklin · ~23 km
• Cactus Garden · beach · Franklin · ~24 km

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