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Manatee County beaches
Browse all 13 Manatee County, Florida beach guides, with parking, fees, facilities, rules, activities and the countywide public access directory.
Every beach guide in Manatee County
Anna Maria Beach
Anna Maria, Florida
Choose Anna Maria Beach for a Gulf shoreline walk and a north-island beach day close to Pine Avenue and the Sandbar area. The Magnolia crossing is a simple public approach rather than a fully equipped beach park.
Bean Point
Anna Maria, Florida
Bean Point suits a shoreline walk and sunset watching at Anna Maria Island's northern tip. It is an inlet-influenced point with limited facilities; choose a guarded beach elsewhere for a swimming-focused day.
Anna Maria Bayfront Beach
Anna Maria, Florida
Choose Bayfront Park for a picnic and a bay-side shoreline visit with restrooms and showers. Views toward Egmont Key and the Sunshine Skyway are the attraction; this is not a guarded Gulf swimming beach.
Holmes Beach
Holmes Beach, Florida
Holmes Beach at 56th Street is a neighborhood Gulf crossing for visitors wanting beach sand without the central public-park complex. Bring what you need; the lifeguards, cafe and beach mat at Manatee Public Beach are at a different entrance.
Manatee Public Beach
Holmes Beach, Florida
Manatee Public Beach is the practical choice for a full-service Gulf beach day: lifeguards, restrooms, showers, a cafe and beach mobility equipment share one park. Expect the busiest periods to center on this main arrival point; a beach mat still leaves the water-edge route dependent on sand and tide.
Bradenton Beach
Bradenton Beach, Florida
Katie Pierola Sunset Park gives Bradenton Beach visitors a small public Gulf approach with sheltered tables and benches. It suits a sunset or shoreline stop; full beach-park facilities and lifeguards belong at separate destinations farther south.
Cortez Beach
Bradenton Beach, Florida
Cortez Beach offers a more compact Gulf visit near Bradenton Beach's southern town center, with county lifeguard coverage. It appeals to beach walkers and occasional surf watchers; current restroom listings disagree, so plan a toilet stop at Coquina.
Coquina Beach
Bradenton Beach, Florida
Coquina is a strong family beach-day option with restrooms, showers, lifeguards, picnic shelters and its own cafe. Choose the county park entrance for those amenities; confirm the current guard season rather than relying on a schedule copied from Manatee Public Beach.
Longboat Key Beach (Manatee)
Longboat Key, Florida
Northern Longboat Key offers quieter Gulf shoreline access through signed town crossings, including the area locally called Whitney Beach. It suits beach walks and low-service visits; public sand does not authorize crossing a resort's private uplands.
Greer Island
Longboat Key, Florida
Greer Island, often called Beer Can Island, is a rustic shoreline stop for nature views and shelling around Longboat Pass. It is not a full-service swimming beach: currents, tide-dependent route gaps and limited facilities are the tradeoffs.
Palma Sola Causeway Beach
Bradenton, Florida
Palma Sola Causeway is a roadside bay shoreline for paddling, a picnic and a dog-friendly waterfront stop. It is different from the Gulf beaches: traffic, boat activity and shallow bay habitats shape the day.
Emerson Point Shoreline
Palmetto, Florida
Emerson Point suits a nature walk, history stop and picnic beside the Manatee River and Terra Ceia Bay. Its western beach is a paddle launch, not a guarded Gulf resort beach; the damaged dock remains closed.
De Soto Memorial Shoreline
Bradenton, Florida
De Soto's river shoreline suits a history visit, a short nature walk and a leashed-dog outing. It is not a guarded Gulf swimming beach, and the visitor center and permanent restrooms remain closed; portable toilets are at the front of the park.
Destination guides and access points
A named beach guide describes a visitor destination. The separate access directory preserves individual streets, walkovers, ramps and park entrances so smaller public routes are not lost.