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You can drive the slow scenic route along the A1A with a stop at South Ponte Vedra Beach!
And then you can be on the lookout for shells too as you are walking the beach!
I did come across a bunch of shells along the A1A and Atlantic Ocean on South Ponte Vedra Beach!
The South Ponte Vedra Beach public access is right along the A1A.
You will see the parking lot as you are driving the A1A.
I stopped by South Ponte Vedra Beach on the drive from St Augustine to Amelia Island.
I also saw a bunch of shells without trying too hard at St Augustine Beach. So you can go shelling in St Augustine too! There were also tons of crushed shells.
And this is also how it was at South Ponte Vedra Beach.
There were a ton of crushed shells that were scattered on South Ponte Vedra Beach!
And then closer to the water line, there were full (unbroken) shells that were easier to find.
I did not try very hard at South Ponte Vedra Beach and it was easy to find lots of shells!
👆 South Ponte Vedra Beach shells! You can go shelling in Florida at South Ponte Vedra Beach.
👆 South Ponte Vedra Beach shells! On this particular day at South Ponte Vedra Beach in January, there were so many crushed seashells!
Is there shelling in South Ponte Vedra Beach?
South Ponte Vedra Beach sometimes comes up as one of the best shelling beaches in Florida on the Atlantic coast.
So, it may be very possible to find shells on the beach when you go to South Ponte Vedra Beach!
Cost to go shelling on South Ponte Vedra Beach
If you want to give a shelling beach walk a try on South Ponte Vedra Beach, then it will be FREE!
There is no South Ponte Vedra Beach entry!
You can also find free beach parking.
More for your Florida road trip and beyond
- St Augustine shelling
- Amelia Island shelling
- Best shelling in Florida
- What to pack for shelling in Florida
- Blue Spring State Park manatees
- Orlando to St Augustine drive
See below for pictures of shells on South Ponte Vedra Beach!
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South Ponte Vedra shells along the beach
I saw shells at South Ponte Vedra Beach in January 2023. As it goes with shelling, your experience may vary!
This was really just a quick trip to South Ponte Vedra Beach to see if there were shells.
I stopped by South Ponte Vedra Beach on the drive from St Augustine to Amelia Island, so it was a drive to the north to get to South Ponte Vedra Beach.
I followed along on google maps to know when I was approaching South Ponte Vedra Beach Recreation Area. (map)
And knowing that I was approaching it, the South Ponte Vedra Beach parking was easy to spot.
It’s located directly alongside the A1A.
So you’ll pull into the parking lot, and the South Ponte Vedra public beach access is right there!
And then, you can take that public access boardwalk, and you can see sweeping views of South Ponte Vedra Beach and the Atlantic Ocean!
And then you can walk down to the beach!
When you’re at the top of the stairs, the reddish orange you see down below is likely crushed seashells!
This may be what you see first when you get down to the beach!
At first I saw a few broken shells on the beach.
But then I walked towards the water.
And there were lots of un-broken shells!
I really didn’t walk very far at all along the beach and there were lots of shells.
If finding seashells excites you, then it’s very possible to have a happy shelling at South Ponte Vedra Beach if it’s like this!
So if you’ll be driving the A1A and passing through this area, you can stop by to look for shells!
You can start walking along South Ponte Vedra Beach to look for shells!
And even if you don’t find shells, South Ponte Vedra Beach will always come with VIEWS!
And that’s a bit about finding some South Ponte Vedra Beach shells!
More shelling in Florida:
- Florida shelling beaches
- Sanibel Island shelling
- Marco Island shelling
- Honeymoon Island State Park shelling
- Cayo Costa State Park shelling
- Lido Key shelling
- Siesta Key shelling
- What to pack for shelling in Florida
HAPPY SHELLING ON SOUTH PONTE VEDRA BEACH!
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