North Shore Park in St. Petersburg: Hours, Pool, Dog Park and Courts

North Shore Park, at 901 North Shore Dr. NE on the Tampa Bay shore, opens 30 minutes before sunrise and stays open until 11 p.m.

The City of St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation Department lists the park at 901 North Shore Dr. NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, with the park phone (727) 893-7441 (City of St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation, North Shore Park). The 11 p.m. closing is unusually late: the department says most city parks are available from 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset (City of St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation, Parks and Preserves Rentals). Not every part of North Shore Park keeps the late hours, though. The dog park follows the sunset rule, and the North Shore Aquatic Complex closes at 4 p.m.

One small address conflict shows up on the city website. The beaches page lists North Shore Beach at 901 North Shore Dr. NE but prints ZIP code 33711 (City of St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation, Beaches), while the park, pool, dog park and sports complex pages all print 33701. The downtown waterfront list also prints 33701 for North Shore Park, so 33701 is the ZIP that most of the city pages agree on (City of St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation, Downtown Waterfront Parks). Questions that the park pages do not answer go to the Parks and Recreation administration office at 1400 19th St. N., or to [email protected] (City of St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation, North Shore Park).

Last verified: October 18, 2026, on the City of St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation website.

North Shore Park packs a sandy Tampa Bay beach, walking trails, tennis courts, a softball field, a dog park, a large playground and the North Shore Aquatic Complex into about 33 acres.

The city calls North Shore Park a 33-acre waterfront park along Tampa Bay and lists scenic walking trails, a sandy beach, tennis courts, a softball field, a dog park and a large playground (City of St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation, North Shore Park). The same page groups four features with their own pages: the Dog Park, the North Shore Aquatic Complex, the North Shore Sports Complex and the Playground. The downtown waterfront list adds an Exercise Zone and Restrooms to the tags for North Shore Park, along with Pool, Recreational Trail and Sports Complex (City of St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation, Downtown Waterfront Parks).

North Shore Park shares North Shore Dr. NE with three smaller waterfront parks. The Gizella Kopsick Palm Arboretum sits at North Shore Dr. and 11th Ave. NE, and Elva Rouse Park and Flora Wylie Park share the corner of 13th Ave. NE and North Shore Dr.; the city tags all three with a recreational trail (City of St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation, Downtown Waterfront Parks). The same list counts North Shore Park among the Downtown Waterfront Parks, along with North Straub Park at 400 Bayshore Dr. NE and Vinoy Park at 701 Bayshore Dr. NE.

The North Shore Aquatic Complex charges $4.50 for a child ages 3 to 12 and $5.00 for anyone 13 and up, and it is open year-round from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays.

The pool page lists the complex at 901 North Shore Dr. NE with its own phone, (727) 893-7727, and a year-round public schedule (City of St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation, North Shore Aquatic Complex). Its features are a 50 meter main pool, a 25 meter warm-up pool, a play pool with flume slides and zero depth entry, ADA access, a low dive, classes and a shaded picnic area. The complex is also home to the SPA Swim Team.

Lap swimmers get a much longer day. The Swim to Stay Fit and St. Pete Masters programs run Monday to Friday from 5:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (City of St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation, North Shore Aquatic Complex). The city posts four Swim to Stay Fit membership tiers, from a $7.00 daily pass to a $350.00 annual pass. Classes named on the pool page are Stroke Technique, Triathlon Training and Water Aerobics, with questions directed to 727-893-7916.

North Shore Aquatic Complex rentals are booked in person at 901 North Shore Dr. NE on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in blocks of two to four hours starting at $170 an hour.

The city pool rentals page says pools can be rented when they are not scheduled for program or community service use, for a minimum of two hours and a maximum of four (City of St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation, Pool Rentals). Hourly rates rise with the head count: $170.00 for 1 to 50 people, $200.00 for 51 to 100, $230.00 for 101 to 200, $260.00 for 201 to 300 and $290.00 for 301 to 350. A single swim lane costs $13.00 an hour short course or $20.00 long course. Payment is due at the time of reservation by cash, check made payable to the City of St. Petersburg, or credit card, and swim meets use a separate Facility Use Application. The city adds that listed prices can change based on the number of staff required.

North Shore Aquatic Complex is also one of three city pools that take in-person registration for Red Cross Lifeguard Training, with E.H. McLin Pool and Walter Fuller Pool (City of St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation, Aquatics Training). The pool and Red Cross fee is $65, paid at registration, and a candidate must be 15 by the time the class ends. The lifeguard prep course, for ages 15 and up with no swim test required, meets at North Shore Aquatic Complex on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

The North Shore dog park follows the St. Petersburg dog park rules: owners clean up waste, stay in view of their dogs, leash dogs at the gate, keep aggressive dogs out and fill any holes.

The city dog parks page lists the North Shore dog park at 901 North Shore Dr. NE with the Parks and Recreation phone (727) 893-7441 (City of St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation, Dog Parks). City dog parks open 30 minutes before sunrise and close 30 minutes after sunset, so the dog area shuts hours before the rest of North Shore Park. The posted rules also require dogs to be under voice control at all times, meaning they come when called.

Each city dog park also closes for a short time during routine maintenance, which the city says is scheduled weekly, and the schedule is listed under each dog park (City of St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation, Dog Parks). The North Shore listing does not print its maintenance day in the page text, so the department line at 727-893-7441 is the way to confirm it before a trip.

Courts and fields at the North Shore Sports Complex are reserved through the Athletics office at 1428 19th St. N., where courts cost $10 an hour and game fields $30 to $35 an hour.

The city courts and fields list describes the North Shore Sports Complex, 901 North Shore Dr. NE, as an outdoor facility for baseball, softball, tennis and volleyball (City of St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation, Courts and Fields). The sport complexes page gives its phone as (727) 893-7298, the same number the rentals page gives for the Athletics office (City of St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation, Sport Complexes).

The athletic field rentals page takes in-person applications at the Athletics Administration office, 1428 19th St. N, Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (City of St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation, Athletic Field Rentals). Most athletic fields and courts are available from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., and field lining and bases can be provided on request. Hourly rates: $10.00 for courts, $5.00 for volleyball courts, $10.00 for a field for day practice or general use, $15.00 at night, $30.00 for day games or leagues and $35.00 for night games, plus $50.00 per day for baseball or softball field prep. The department may cancel or move a rental because of field conditions or city programming.

The City of St. Petersburg samples its recreational waters every Wednesday, posts results usually on Thursday, and issues an advisory for a site that fails two tests in a row.

The North Shore Park page points beachgoers to stpete.org/RecWaterQuality for the latest testing results before heading into Tampa Bay (City of St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation, North Shore Park). On that page, the Environmental Compliance Division explains the routine: a sub-par Wednesday result is retested the following day, the second result is posted on Friday, and a second poor result brings an advisory for that sampling site (City of St. Petersburg, Recreational Water Quality). The data now sits on one interactive map instead of the older tables, so a Thursday check of the North Shore Beach result is the practical step before a weekend swim.