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2021 Map of Saint Joseph Peninsula

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Saint Joseph Peninsula
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Saint Joseph Peninsula forms a narrow barrier between the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the sheltered Saint Joseph Bay. This coastal environment is defined by its slender profile, where Cape San Blas Rd serves as the primary corridor running the length of the landform. The geography here is marked by tidal features and small interior waterways like Pig Bayou and the adjacent Pig Island.

A notable modern layer of recreation is present through the Florida Circumnavigational Paddling Trl, which follows the shoreline on both the gulf and bay sides. The survey also captures the precise land divisions of the Public Land Survey System, including t9s r12w and t8s r12w, providing a framework for understanding property and conservation boundaries on this vulnerable coastal strip in the early twenty-first century.