Egmont Key

Do you seek solace? If you are tired of all the hustle and bustle of life and you need a break then Egmont Key State Park in Florida is the right place for you to be. Just down from the neck of Tampa Bay there is a wildlife refuge that can be the perfect place for the busiest person. You can visit by yourself and wander around looking at the artifacts of years past or bring a friend and bird watch just remember to bring lunch as well. The only working thing on Egmont Key is the lighthouse that was built one hundred and fifty years ago. There are no shops and no traffic on the island and the only way to get there is by private charter. If you are truly at your wits end and every day seems like you should take a mental health day then you need to get on down to Egmont Key.

Egmont Key is the perfect place to wander. You could almost call Egmont Key shell key because of the wonderful tides in the Tampa Bay waters. You will be able to collect more shells from these shores then you ever had before. Take a moment and breathe it in, let every shell be a memory of how the water looked, the color of the sky and the smell of the air. When you get home you will have a jar full of calm tranquility to meditate on.

Egmont Key is open from eight in the morning until sunset for your tranquil pleasure. There is no ferry available to take you to the shores of Egmont Key so there will not be a rush of people clamoring to get onto the island. What you need to do is set up a private charter to drop you off and pick you up right near the lighthouse on Egmont Key and let the rest of the day come as it may. You are on an island that has long been left to just be. So you yourself should just be when you are visiting Egmont Key State Park.

If you want to know more about Egmont Key you can go online and do a web search of Florida State Parks and read all about the history of this deserted island. Better yet, call in sick from work for the week, hop a flight down to Florida, leave your stress behind, hop a private boat out to Egmont Key State Park and meditate on the first shell you can find about the wonderful solace you have found in your spontaneity.