# Shell Point, Florida
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{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Florida, U.S.}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2025}}
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'''Shell Point''' is an [unincorporated community](/source/Unincorporated_area) in [Wakulla County](/source/Wakulla_County%2C_Florida), [Florida](/source/Florida), United States. Shell Point is located on the northern edge of [Apalachee Bay](/source/Apalachee_Bay), approximately 30 miles[{{Cite web|url=http://www.mapquest.com/maps?1c=Tallahassee&1s=FL&1y=US&1l=30.438101&1g=-84.2808&1v=CITY&2c=Crawfordville&2s=FL&2a=78+Beaty+Taff+Dr&2z=32327-4732&2y=US&2l=30.05859&2g=-84.291275&2v=ADDRESS|title = Driving Directions from Tallahassee, FL to 78 Beaty Taff Dr Crawfordville, FL - MapQuest}}] south of [Tallahassee](/source/Tallahassee%2C_Florida). Most notable for its family-oriented beach, Shell Point Beach was previously privately owned. After a petition by local groups to the state of Florida in 1995, the beach is funded by grants from the state and managed by the Wakulla County Department of Parks and Recreation services.[{{cite web |url=http://www.wakullacounty.org/wakulla-37.htm |title=Beaches of Wakulla |accessdate=2009-05-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515070106/http://www.wakullacounty.org/wakulla-37.htm |archivedate=2008-05-15 }}] Shell Point Beach is located in an Opportunity Zone, which is a federal tax incentive for investment in such designated areas.[{{Cite web| title=Certified Economic Opportunity Zones | url=https://esrimedia.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=77f3cad12b6c4bffb816332544f04542 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618054107/https://esrimedia.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=77f3cad12b6c4bffb816332544f04542 | archive-date=2018-06-18}}]
==References==
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{{Wakulla County, Florida}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Wakulla County, Florida
Category:Tallahassee metropolitan area
Category:Unincorporated communities in Florida
Category:Populated coastal places in Florida on the Gulf of Mexico
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