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Sarasota County beaches
Browse all 16 Sarasota County, Florida beach guides, with parking, fees, facilities, rules, activities and the countywide public access directory.
Every beach guide in Sarasota County
Longboat Key Beach (Sarasota)
Longboat Key, Florida
Choose the Sarasota end of Longboat Key for small public Gulf crossings rather than a large beach park. Limited parking varies by crossing: some is on-site and some requires crossing Gulf of Mexico Drive. Northern Manatee County entrances are outside this guide.
North Lido Beach
Lido Key, Florida
Choose North Lido for a quieter dune-and-woodland beach walk. It has unpaved paths and no lifeguards; choose main Lido instead for established restrooms and guard coverage.
Lido Beach
Lido Key, Florida
Choose main Lido for an established beach park with restrooms, a pavilion and county lifeguard coverage. Pool admission and concession operation are separate from the public beach day.
South Lido Beach
Lido Key, Florida
Choose South Lido for shaded picnic areas, beach walks and nature outings at the end of the key. Big Sarasota Pass has boat traffic and strong currents; the kayak launch is a separate arrival.
Shell Beach
Siesta Key, Florida
Shell Beach is a small Siesta Key shore stop reached by North Shell Road. Its public entrance is currently marked temporarily closed; choose an operating Siesta entrance for a beach day.
Siesta Beach
Siesta Key, Florida
Choose Siesta Beach for fine quartz sand, main-pavilion restrooms, concessions and lifeguard coverage. The large free lot can be busy, and the mat and beach-wheelchair service do not guarantee a firm route to the waterline.
Crescent Beach (Sarasota)
Siesta Key, Florida
Choose Crescent Beach for a south-Siesta Gulf visit through county Access 12. This is a smaller pedestrian arrival than main Siesta Beach; restrooms, lifeguards and a continuous accessible sand route are not established at this entrance.
Turtle Beach
Siesta Key, Florida
Choose Turtle Beach for a south-key picnic, paddling launch and shellier shoreline. The park has restrooms and a campground, but the campground requires a booking and the kayak launch is separate from the beach route.
Palmer Point Beach
Siesta Key, Florida
Choose Palmer Point only if you have arranged a lawful watercraft arrival. Erosion has removed the pedestrian approach, and there is no parking or established on-site service base.
Nokomis Beach
Casey Key, Florida
Choose Nokomis for a Casey Key beach park with lifeguards, restrooms and picnic facilities. Part of the parking area and a nearby road block are closed for long-term construction, so allow for a changed arrival route.
North Jetty Beach
Casey Key, Florida
Choose North Jetty for a guarded beach park beside the Venice Inlet with restrooms, picnic facilities and fishing areas. Stay out of inlet currents and boat channels, and check the Casey Key road detour before arrival.
Venice Beach
Venice, Florida
Choose Venice Beach for free parking, established restrooms and lifeguard coverage beside downtown Venice. It is a practical family arrival; beach wheelchairs and any mat should be checked with guards before relying on a continuous route.
Brohard Beach
Venice, Florida
Choose Brohard Paw Park for Sarasota County’s designated off-leash dog beach. Dog permission is limited to the posted zone at the Paw Park route; South Brohard and other nearby beach frontage do not inherit it.
Caspersen Beach
Venice, Florida
Choose Caspersen for a natural Venice shoreline and beachcombing only with a confirmed walking or cycling approach. Storm damage has closed vehicle parking, restrooms and the playground; this is not a normal drive-in beach day.
Manasota Beach
Manasota Key, Florida
Choose Manasota Beach for the north end of Manasota Key with restrooms, picnic facilities and county lifeguard coverage. It is a different arrival from Englewood Beach and Blind Pass farther south.
Blind Pass Beach (Sarasota)
Manasota Key, Florida
Choose Sarasota’s Blind Pass, or Middle Beach, for a quieter Manasota Key shoreline with restrooms, picnic facilities and nature trails. Lifeguard coverage and a continuous accessible sand route are not established here.
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.