Safe, Quiet, and 15 mins from anything in the Tampa Bay area!
There are several beaches I would send you to. The first is by the skyway bridge (no parking meters or bad traffic) , and it's 3.6 miles. The other is pass-a-grille beach and its 6.9 miles, beautiful beach, more private than st pete beach or clearwater beach. Finally there is Fort Desoto beach, which is a state park and beautiful, is 14 miles.