I had heard about this place. Read about this place. Even had memories of a fort that I visited in my younger years that I was hoping this place might be. So when my roommate’s family visited us for Christmas and asked me what we could do for fun, Fort De Soto Park was my solution.

Simple, it was a park, it has beach and it has historical information. Better yet, it is in Pinellas County, so it would be a quick commute.

I was really confident this place was the fort that I had visited as a child, but I was wrong. This ended up being a new experience for me. Somewhat lackluster to be honest. There’s not much to this place. Not to be a naysayer, but you can see everything there is to see in less than 15 minutes.

I think my roommate was getting bored as he started to break simple courtesy rules. Maybe that, or maybe he’s just an all around bad-ass. More likely the former.

It could also be that we chose of of the coldest days of the year to check out this park. Whatever the case, I don’t want to write the place off. Just don’t expect to do a whole-helluva-lot when you visit. It was fun nonetheless and I am glad that I got to spend time with my roommate’s family.