Hudson Beach, Florida

Aerial view of Hudson Beach and Hudson, Florida.

Hudson Beach is a small unincorporated beach community , west of U.S. Route 19 in Pasco County, Florida, United States. The community has canals criscrossing it, and the residences have canals in their backyard. It is just north of Port Richey. The neighborhoods are, from north to south, Sea Pines, Driftwood Isles, Cape Cay, Sunset Estates and Waterway Shores, Port Hudson, Hudson Beach Estates, Sea Ranch and Signal Cove. The canals were blasted by the Army Corps of Engineers in the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s.^[1] Today, environmental legislation prohibits this activity, making Hudson Beach one of the largest artificial canal cities in the United States, with over 25 miles of inland waterways.

The actual beach has the distinction of being built by the people who lived here in the 1960s. It is located on Florida's west coast about 40 miles north of St. Petersburg.

References

Municipalities and communities of Pasco County, Florida, United States
County seat: Dade City
Cities	Dade City New Port Richey Port Richey San Antonio Zephyrhills
Town	St. Leo
CDPs	Aripeka‡ Bayonet Point Beacon Square Connerton Crystal Springs Dade City North Elfers Heritage Pines Holiday Hudson Jasmine Estates Key Vista Lacoochee Land O' Lakes Meadow Oaks Moon Lake New Port Richey East Odessa Pasadena Hills Quail Ridge River Ridge Shady Hills Trilby Trinity Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel South Zephyrhills North Zephyrhills South Zephyrhills West
Unincorporated communities	Darby Gulf Harbors Hudson Beach St. Joseph Trilacoochee
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 28°21′52″N 82°41′36″W / 28.364448°N 82.693434°W / 28.364448; -82.693434