Hillsborough County, Florida
Apollo Beach Real Estate and Local Guide
Planned waterfront community on the eastern shore of Tampa Bay, built around an extensive canal system with a strong boating and family orientation.
Living in Apollo Beach
Home to Tampa Electric's TECO Manatee Viewing Center, a designated state and federal manatee sanctuary. Source: tampaelectric.com
Homes in Apollo Beach
- About 83.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, reflecting a settled, homeowner-majority community.
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Apollo Beach home
TECO Manatee Viewing Center
Free winter viewing of manatees drawn to the warm-water discharge of the Big Bend Power Station
Big Bend Power Station
Tampa Electric plant on Tampa Bay, visible across the bay and the source of the manatee sanctuary's warm water
Apollo Beach canal system
Roughly 55 miles of navigable canals connecting waterfront homes to Tampa Bay
Apollo Beach Nature Preserve
63-acre Hillsborough County preserve with a sandy bay beach, observation tower, and shoreline fishing
Apollo Beach areas to know
MiraBay
Resort-style master-planned community on Wolf Branch Creek with about 1,700 homes
Symphony Isles
Gated waterfront canal neighborhood, one of Apollo Beach's original communities
North Ruskin
Unincorporated area within the Apollo Beach census-designated place