Sarasota Beaches


Sarasota County Beaches

 


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starProtect Your Skin – Check Out the UV Ray Index Before Going To The Beach:
Ultraviolet (UV) Index for Sarasota beaches

starCombined Sarasota County has about 4,000-plus acres of beach creating 35 miles of linear beachfront property running through five of its six drivable islands from Longboat Key South to Manasota Key. Here is a list of 13 beaches in Sarasota County:

  1. North Lido Beach  - Lido Key
  2. Lido Beach  - Lido Key
  3. South Lido Beach  - Lido Key
  4. Siesta Beach  - Siesta Key
  5. Turtle Beach  - Siesta Key
  6. Palmer Point Beach  - Siesta Key
  7. Nokomis Beach  - Casey Key
  8. North Jetty Beach  - Casey Key
  9. Venice Beach  - Venice
  10. Brohard Beach  - Venice
  11. Caspersen Beach  - Venice
  12. Manasota Key Beach  - Manasota Key
  13. Blind Pass Beach  - Manasota Key

starSarasota’s only drivable key that does not have a beach along its Western shores is Bird Key. The five drivable keys that have beaches are:

  • Longboat Key - no public beach
  • Beaches on Lido Key - 3 public beaches
    Small StarNorth Lido Beach: 400 Ben Franklin Drive, Sarasota, FL 34236 Gloogle Map

North Lido Beach

    Small StarLido Beach:400 Ben Franklin Drive, Sarasota, FL 34236 Gloogle Map

Lido Beach

    Small Star South Lido Beach: 2201 Ben Franklin Drive, Sarasota, FL 34236 Gloogle Map
  • Bird Key - no public beach
  • Beaches on Siesta Key - 3 public beaches
    Small Star Siesta Beach: 948 Beach Road, Sarasota, FL 34242 Gloogle Map

Siesta Beach

    Small StarTurtle Beach: 8918 Midnight Pass Road, Sarasota, FL 34242 Gloogle Map

Turtle Beach

    Small Star Palmer Point Beach: South end Siesta Key and the north end of Casey Key
  • Beaches in the Venice area - 5 public beaches
    Small Star Brohard Beach: 1600 Harbor Drive, South Venice, FL 34285 Gloogle Map
    Small StarCaspersen Beach: 4100 Harbor Drive, South Venice, FL 34285 Gloogle Map
    Small Star Venice Beach: 101 The Esplanade, Venice, FL 34285 Gloogle Map
    Small Star North Jetty Beach: 1000 Casey Key Road, Casey Key, Nokomis, FL 34275 Gloogle Map
    Small StarNokomis Beach: 901 Casey Key Road, Casey Key, Nokomis, FL 34275 Gloogle Map
  • Beaches in the Englewood area - 2 public beaches
    Small Star Manasota Key Beach: 8570 Manasota Key Road, Manasota Key, FL 34223 Gloogle Map
    Small StarBlind Pass Beach: 6725 Manasota Key Road, Manasota Key, FL 34223 Gloogle Map

starSix beaches with wheel chair accessibility:

    handicap Lido Beach
    handicap Siesta Beach
    handicap Venice Beach
    handicap Manasota Beach
    handicap Nokomis Beach
    handicap North Jetty Park

starSeven beaches with lifeguard on duty year round

  1. Siesta Beach
  2. Lido Beach
  3. South Lido Beach - on weekends from Memorial Day to Labor Day
  4. Nokomis Beach
  5. North Jetty Beach
  6. Venice Beach
  7. Manasota Beach

starSarasota County Public Beach Rules:

  • No glass containers on the beach
  • No boating in designated swimming areas
  • Check for designated smoking areas
  • Check for designated dog areas
  • No fires on the beach, except in park grills
  • Destruction or removal of dune vegetation
  • Do not disturbing sea turtles or their nests
  • No spearfishing within 200 feet of swimming areas
  • No scuba or skin diving without flags

 

Keep your eyes open for pre-historic shark teeth!!!
Venice Beach is know as the “Shark Tooth Capital of The World”

 

starSafety flags colors on the beach:

  Good swimming condition
  Use caution
  Dangerous swimming conditions
  Hazardous marine life

starFor information regarding renting picnic shelters call: 941-861-7275

 


star GREAT SARASOTA BEACH LINKS

 

starCheck out this great virtual tour on Siesta Key Beach:
Siesta Beach virtual tour
Brought to you by FOSCP.ORG

starSarasota County Beach Report:
Beach Condition Report

starProtect Yourself – Check Out The UV Ray Index Before Going To The Beach:
Ultraviolet (UV) Index for Sarasota beaches

 


 

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