Indian Rocks Beach Travel Guide | Experience the Best Florida Beach on a Budget
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- Опубликовано: 11 июн 2024
- Join us as we show you around Indian Rocks Beach, one of the best Florida beach towns, especially if you’re on a budget. Indian Rocks Beach is located just north of Indian Shores, and like its neighbor to the south, it offers beautiful beaches, and old Florida beach town vibe, and several inexpensive options for drinks and dining. Stay tuned to the end to see how we spent an entire day eating, drinking, and exploring in Indian Rocks Beach, all for under $100.
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Timeline:
00:00 - #1 Intro
00:40 - #2 Cuban Bakery
02:33 - #3 A Breezy Beach Day
04:53 - #4 A Great Deal For Lunch
06:34 - #5 Meandering in the Mangroves
08:25 - #6 Wandering on the Water
10:58 - #7 Not Your Average Brewery
11:55 - #8 A Beach Sunset
12:33 - #9 Another Cheap Meal
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Websites from Video:
City of Indian Rocks Beach - www.indian-rocks-beach.com/
Pipo N Betty’s - piponbettysbakery.com/
Indian Rocks Beach Nature Preserve - prodenv.dep.state.fl.us/DslParks /details?parkId=623
Kooky Coconut Café - www.kookycoconutcafe.com/
Anecdote Brewing - anecdotebrewing.com
Jake’s Coastal Cantina - www.jakescoastalcantina.com/
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Hey everyone, thanks for checking out Indian Rocks with us. What do you think, would Indian Rocks Beach fit into your budget?
And if you are familiar with the area, do you have any budget friendly spots to add to the list? If so let us know!
You need to visit IRB north of the Kooky. Crabby's owns most of the restaurants in the video. While good, there are others. Salt Public House (sausage rolls), Beach Waves Grill, Keegan's, Groupers are just a few.
@@kimyoung2737 thank you so much for the recommendations, sounds like we could do a 2nd video of the area!
You've highlighted my favorite beach and town so far since moving here!! So many reasons to love this place. The beach is our favorite!!
Yeah the beach here is soooo underrated. Wide beach with great sand without all the crowds! We certainly understand why it's your favorite!
I stayed in IRB a couple of times. I love it. My favorite places: Keegans for casual dinner, Colombia Restaurant (all over Tampa Bay, but the one on Sand Key has nice views but tough parking), Seaweed (across the bridge in Belleair). I liked the Cafe de Paris bakery for breakfast and dessert.
Thank you for the recommendations. A couple of these spots we have yet to try, so they'll definitely be going to the top of our list!
@@Explorcation William Dean Chocolates is in that general neighborhood. They make fine chocolate.
@@bm90025 mmm all you have to do is say chocolates and Jamie will be on board to try it out 😁
Been visiting Indian Rocks for 12 years and my favorite beach. But this last year the condo owners around the area increased rates so much it is no longer affordable. The condo I stayed in went up $700 from 2021.
Yeah, we've experienced drastic increases in our rent over the last couple of years, and with our current lease ending in January, we'll likely be looking at another huge increase. We're hoping we can find something reasonable in the area, but it's going to be a challenge. Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment.
Should've went to Pajanos, Oldest Rest. on the beach and best pizza and subs.
I don't know how we never heard of this place. We just looked into it and definitely will be checking it out sometime soon!
Loved the video! I live in Toronto, and have been going to Indian Rocks Beach with my parents for 30+ years. We love it, and you highlighted some great spots. Have to mention that a great place to stay is the Great Heron Inn, which you can from the beach in your video - it's an old school Florida courtyard motel, and very well run. IRB is such a gem.
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment, Michael! We love Indian Rocks Beach. It's becoming one of our favorite spots for when we just want a relaxing and inexpensive day on the beach! Next time we are looking for a hotel in the area or have friends who are, we'll definitely check out the Great Heron Inn.
new subscriber, love your contents, love even more about your story about quitting your job(s), keep grinding it, yall will get there. Best of luck.
Thank you so much for subscribing and taking the time to comment, Vincent! We're glad you enjoyed our story really appreciate the support!
After all the videos I've watched on your channel, this is the first town I've never heard of. Goes to show, no matter how much you travel or plan to travel, there is still more to see.
Absolutely. We haven't even gotten into exploring towns more than 50 miles from home yet, and we've been doing these videos for well over a year now! And we haven't even ventured across the bridge to Hillsborough County yet either. It seems like a whole other world over there! 😂
We love IRB...Keegan's is one of our favorite TripleD places and VIP and TJ'S are very good...The Kooky Coconut is awesome and just up the road The Columbia is fantastic....the only salad I've ever left a rave review over.
We still have to try Keegan's. One of these days! And yes, Kooky Coconut is amazing and Columbia as well.
Nice Video !👍
Thank you so much 💗
Love all your videos, this will be my next trip to go.❤
Thank you so much! We hope our video helps you to have an amazing trip!
Thank you. This is the right level of detail for me. As I plan VBRO choices…endless variables of kitchen, washer dryer, #beds etc etc etc for a family, I am also trying to get a feel for every beach town. I’M more than happy to let the guys use the car, but meanwhile I want to have places to get out and walk to,enjoy a coffee and or light healthy snack. Before I commit however, I always need to know how much walking, and do I have a vintage shop? I don’t need much, but a shot glass or Tee shirt or really upscale metal magnet is the right size for me. This is a wonderful video. As I check on VRBO locations I can review your map and know more about details like coffee shop, snack shop, SUP, etc
We're so happy to hear that you enjoyed this video and the level of detail we went into. It is always so helpful to receive this type of feedback. Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment!
Spending every Saturday visiting different beaches in Florida sounds like the best plan ever! Love the bargain souvenir T shirt Jamie!
I have to ask what do you guys mean when you say the bread tastes like Cuban?
Paddle boarding looked lovely despite the choppy water, you guys are pros you can handle a little breeze 😄 well done for making it to the final three stops and getting dinner for under $20! Skylar definitely looks like you got a bit of sun on your face by the end too 😊
Thanks! I may just have to start doing all my clothes shopping at CVS 😂 Yeah, Skylar definitely got a little bit red, but by the next day it always turns to a tan. It was nice to get out on the paddleboards again and was nice to find that we hadn't lost our sense of balance!
My comment on the Cuban.... I basically just meant that the sandwich was made on cuban bread (a specific type of white bread used to make a Cuban sandwich). The bread was also pressed like a Cuban sandwich. Other than that though, it had none of the ingredients of a real Cuban Sandwich, so it was a bit strange that they still referred to it as a Cuban!
Beautiful beach, so calm .. a perfect place to relax.👍
We agree. Indian Rocks Beach is such a chill and relaxing beach town!
What a great couple, you both are so cool ! Im suprised you dont have a tv show yet, sure is professional quality, looking forward to trying these restaurants 👍
Thanks so much for watching and for the kind comments! We would love to have a show and be able to travel for a living someday, but for now, we're sure enjoying the RUclips journey!
Great video, Everything looked so amazing . We loved your video Thank you so much . Have a great day you guys.
Thanks so much for watching and for always leaving such thoughtful comments, Chris!
What a bargain day for under 100 bucks!
Our goal was to stay under $100 for the day, but we were surprised how easy it was to accomplish, even with the unplanned t-shirt purchase! Thanks so much for watching and for taking the time to comment, Steve!
I just want to say “THANK YOU KINDLY” For all of your beach tour videos. You have helped me TREMENDOUSLY plan my vacation for my family of five!!! Your videos are AWESOME!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
We're so happy to hear that our video helped you plan your vacation! We hope you have an amazing time when you and your family make it down to Florida!
Another fantastic video guys! With a new beautiful beach every week, you're going make us move to Florida! Your food always looks so delicious and feeding two people for under $20 is a real achievement. Great tips!
Yeah, it's nice that there are still some spots around here that you can spend a day like a tourist and still keep it under a $100. Getting a delicious meal for to for under $20 sure helps!
Well, you two have done it again! You have made me get out my notes and write down yet ANOTHER beach I want to try! We wont be able to catch it this time around but I REALLY hope to return to FL just to do a tour of all these great beaches! And of course you know I comment to show my support because you take out a lot of time to go to these places, film and post here for us to become more beach aware :)
Indian Rocks is actually one of the first spots in Florida that we visited when we still lived up in the midwest. Back then we were younger and thought it was a little too slow paced, but now we appreciate the slow pace a lot more! It's definitely worthy of being added to your list of beaches to try, and I hope you get to experience them all sooner than later! Thanks again for your continued support, Tara!
Nice Job Sklyer and Jamie....that looked like a fun Florida day!
Thanks, Keith. We can assure you it was every bit as fun as it looked!!
Awesome ! You fit in the kooky coconut !!!
Oh yeah Kooky Coconut is definitely our type of place! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment!
You guys do such an amazing job on these videos. I wouldn’t be surprised to see you with your own show on the travel channel some day 😀
You are too kind, Andrea. We've definitely come a long ways since we started making these videos a few years back, but we are still always finding new ways to improve. We really appreciate your support!
Love the local videos!
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, Shawn! We're glad you enjoy them.
Another great beach and another great video.
Thanks so much, guys! We keep thinking that someday we're going to get sick of making beach videos, but each town offers something new and different from the last!
Always a great show here.
Thank you so much, we always appreciate your support 😊
Headed to Indian Rocks in two weeks. I'm making note of the restaurants to try. Thank you!
That's awesome, Jen. We hope the video helps you have an amazing time in IRB! Thanks so much for watching.
Loved the boardwalk through the mangroves and the paddle boarding…your balance is amazing in that choppy water 😅
The brewery looks really cool, really like the names of the beers.
Wow, what a sunset 🤩
Your food at the cantina looks delicious…we’ve never had corn like that before.
Yeah, we were happy to find that we hadn't lost our balance, as it had been several months since we had paddle boarded last! We really loved that brewery and can't wait to make it back there to try more of their beers. If you ever do get a chance to try Mexican street corn, we'd highly recommend it!
Kooky coconut has the best roasted coconut ice cream ever
Thanks so much for this info! I (Skylar) will not be trying, as coconut is one of the only foods that I don't enjoy. But Jamie will definitely be excited to try it on our next visit to Kooky Coconut!
This is where we were just at last year. One thing that really stood out besides Pipo's was the Sea Gypsy gift shop. IRB had a few places this like (the other two being surf shops) that actually sold more unique items. We have become accustomed to beach stores like Surfstyle and Winds so this was a really nice change.
Thanks so much for bringing this shop to our attention. We had never heard of it before, but next time we are in IRB we'll have to stop by!
Treasure Island is great as well
We would agree with that 😀 thanks so much for watching and commenting!
Haha it is going to sound funny but I am a huge fan of CVS and its my game to get the best deals there (it's like a challenge for me lol) Another awesome video with beautiful scenes, delicious food and amazing beach vibes! I love tacos! And another brewery visit, that looks like an amazing spot though. Love how you experienced experienced without hurting your budget!
That actually sounds like something Skylar would do (if we lived closer to a CVS)! We are definitely going to start stopping in CVS's more often though. We thought staying under $100 would be challenging with three meals and a brewery visit, but it was actually pretty easy (even with the t-shirt)!
Don't forget Seaside Seabird Sanctuary...it's FREE to visit.
We love the Seabird Sanctuary, and we're glad you mentioned it. The Seabird Sanctuary is technically located in Indian Shores (just down the road), and we did actually include it in our Indian Shores video. Thanks so much for watching!
Been there 20 years ago when we lived in San Diego. Very quiet beach.
It is quiet, but still a decent amount going on nearby for when you've had your fill of beach time. It's a really balance for us.
You guys always find the best food on your beach days. What a deal you found at CVS too! The mangroves are so beautiful - I wish I lived in Florida for these beaches and this nature!! So different than what we have here in Ontario. Though - I'd definitely need to practice my paddle boarding - I'd probably need to do kayaking. The brewery definitely looked like somewhere we would want to check out. Would love to plan a brewery tour with you guys one day!! That would be so fun.
We love the mangroves, and kayaks actually are more well suited for them. You should definitely give it a try when you guys make it down to Florida. It's a really peaceful experience! We definitely need to make the brewery tour happen, whether its hear, Ontario, or somewhere in between! That would be a blast!
Can we please join too?! :)
@@TravelInteresante yes please 🍻❤😁
I didn't know about that SUP access. I will have to try it.. I also never heard of cloud bread on your breakfast sandwich. We eat low carb so this is on our to do list...thank you!
Thanks so much for watching and for your comment. I didn't realize the SUP access was there either before we started researching the parks in the area! As far as the cloud bread sandwich, that was the first place I have seen it offered as an option, so we of course had to try it. I thought it was a great healthy breakfast option for sure 😊
We're planning on stopping by Jake's on the next trip down
We hope you guys enjoy it!
@@Explorcation I'm definitely ordering some of the Street Corn!
I think I like this beach for it's low tourist numbers, but i suppose the budget friendly does help too.
What do you guys have to do with your scooters when you not using them ? Do you have a bike chain to lock them up, or you don't have to worry about it?
The beach doesn't seem to be a blue as some of the others you've featured, but looks similar to what we get a lot around here and I would definitely give it a go. We are starting to get into winter over here, but i suppose it's starting to warm up for you :)
For a second there I thought the mangrove walk was the same one you went to a few weeks ago, but heard you mention it was similar.. there was some nice shady areas over the track giving your fair skin a bit of a break - I would have to do the same !
I think you were right about too much wind for paddle boarding but at least you gave it a go - although seeing the bridge going up would have been cool to see.
The best way to end the night...seeing an amazing sunset - although the corn on a cob look delectable :)
It really is a nice beach when on a budget 😊 as far as our scooters, we do usually have a chain to lock them up to a bike rack. There are times we will fold them up an bring them into establishments and put them under a table, it just depends where we are.
You are right, the water wasn't as blue the day we filmed. It had been quite windy, which makes the water choppy and the blue shades are not as vibrant. It is starting to warm up again so hopefully we will get some more filming days with no wind (spoiler that isn't the case for our next video LOL).
Some of the mangrove walks do look very similar. I think there are way more of these walks around than I even knew about!
I agree on your thoughts on the paddle boarding, it was too windy but I was still glad we tried it for a bit to see the bridge. That was the closest we have been to see a bridge like that go up and down!
As always we sure appreciate your support and hope you are doing well 😊
@@Explorcation the scooters are a very good idea... glad it's so easy to get around on them 👍
Great video guys! As a Floridian, I encourage you guys to look into a little small historic town called port st joe fl. It’s on approximately 30 miles east of Panama City and has one of the top rated beaches in Florida “cape San blass”
Its exactly what your looking for, cheap, super laid back with lots to do and a very very beautiful bay and beaches.
I've been to Port st joe myself with the family about 2 years ago. Although a great town with great people, one thing to note is that the town itself, the people, do not want to be mentioned nor marketed by neither locals nor officials due to its exclusivity and old town history. You can talk with other folks and even read it up online yourself to fact check what I'm saying. If you choose to go and visit, go at your own will and pleasure to see and visit someplace new, but not popularize it and market the place. The people at Port st joe would rather stay unheard of because they value their small town and do not want their town to be marketed and filled by tourists like most other towns/cities. So please, I suggest to not even mention it here on the comments. The word can spread around real fast.
Thanks so much for this recommendation. We've not yet made it up to the Panhandle, but it is certainly an area that we plan to explore sooner than later. We've heard a little about Port St Joe before, and the more we hear about it, the more it seems like our type of place!
@@pete2169nv I’m from port st joe, this is true to an extent. People of port st joe don’t wanna see the town turned into Panama City beach but the town love the tourist attention simply because it pay the bills and brings great revenue toward the city
Thanks for the information, Pedro. We'll definitely keep this in mind when we do make it to Port St. Joe. Sounds like it might be a great place for us to truly relax and take a break from the filming!
Welcome to my hometown guys .I wouldn’t change it for the world:)
Thanks, Devi. What an awesome place to be able to call home!
Thank you @@Explorcation .do you come back and visit :)
@@devithegirlinthecottage we sure will 😁
You should try Cafe de Paris
I know, we really need to, Mike. We've had plans to stop by there a couple of times now, but for various reasons it just didn't happen. We'll surely make it there one of these days!
Second this! This is our go to.
@@kimyoung2737 sounds like we really need to make this happen 😁
I love Cafe De Paris!
@@_ethanol_ ok, now we are really excited to give it a try!
Also checked out Indian Shores video. Any thoughts on barefoot beach resort? Thanks!
We've never stayed there ourselves but we have friends who stayed there a few years back and really enjoyed it. From what we remember, the interiors were quite modern and spacious. Thanks for watching, Lance!
I know this is an older video but just watched it because we are going there in April. We will definitely try thise restaurants. Can you tell me where you got your hat? I love it. The link in the description is for a mans hat. Thank you!
How exciting, April is almost here! I had to go back and watch some of the video to remember the hat i was wearing 😆I got it at a random store in Tarpon Springs, and have since lost it, I unfortunately haven't found another one quite like it 🙁
@@Explorcation thank you. I have a fishing sun hat but was looking for something with a wider brim. I think I will just bring that and look in a couple of stores the first day. I am sure there will be plenty to choose in the tourist souvenir stores. Love your videos. Very informative. We have a few places that you have recommended on our list to check out.
@@mel6601 there should be plenty of hat options to choose from in the stores around here, we hope you find one you like and that you enjoy your time when you visit!
How is it during spring break? Big party spot ? Hoped not
No not a big party spot. They tend to go up north to Clearwater Beach or south to St. Pete Beach
Do you recommend any places to stay in Indian Rocks Beach?
Unfortunately it has been over 10 years since we have actually stayed in a rental there. We used to be able to find some decent priced condos on VRBO but would not have any specific recommendations currently. So sorry we are not more helpful with rentals in that area.
Sigh...shhh its our local secret.
Our apologies😄 Thankfully our channel is still pretty small, so it shouldn't have to much of an impact on the number of visitors!
@@Explorcation i love you all good you get it!
I don't know what's the budget friendly about Indian Rocks, I live here and it's very far from budget friendly
IM A LOCAL VERY EXPENSIVE HERE NO PARKING
I guess the term is relative. Compared to places like Clearwater Beach and St Pete Beach, we find the price of spending a day in Indian Rocks Beach to normally be less expensive. But obviously if you're comparing it to non-beach towns in Florida, it's going to still seem quite pricey.