Manasota Beach is located at the west end of Manasota Beach Road. The beach is situated between the Gulf and the Intercostal Waterway. As a convenience on the Intercostals side, a boat ramp and docking facilities are available allowing access to the Bays and Gulf. The 620 feet of dockage becomes a scenic boardwalk that meanders through the mangroves. A wonderful place to spend your leisure time whether you are interested in swimming, boating, fishing, walking, collecting shells.

Amenities:

• 14 acres gulf to bay
• 1,394 linear feet of gulf beach frontage
• boat ramps (2)
• boardwalk
• docking facilities
• dune walkovers
• fishing
• Joseph Daniel Anderson picnic shelter
• Lifeguards are on duty year round.
• parking area
• passive recreation area
• picnic shelter- large
• picnic shelters- small 7
• picnicking
• rest rooms
• swimming
• volleyball courts: 1 outdoor/beach

History:

• In 1963, Manasota Beach consisted of 480 feet of gulf frontage. There were four concrete picnic shelters, but no restrooms.
• In 1970, 180 feet was added to the south of the original site and in 1973 the County purchased 714 feet to the north with financial assistance from a Land and Water Conservation Fund grant.
• Restrooms were constructed in 1966, and the boat ramp was added in the early 1980's.
• Spoil from the construction of the Intercostal Waterway was pumped onto the bay side of Manasota Beach in the early 1960's.

Blind Pass Beach
6725 Manasota Key Road
Manasota Key, FL 34223

Blind Pass Beach is located on Manasota Key Road, one mile north of the Charlotte County line on Manasota Key.

Amenities:

• 66 acres gulf to bay
• 2,940 linear feet of gulf beach frontage
• canoe launch
• dune wildflowers.
• fishing
• large picnic shelter
• nature trail
• No Lifeguards are on duty.
• parking
• passive recreation area
• playground equipment
• rest rooms
• swimming

History:

• This site was acquired in stages starting with 400 feet of gulf frontage.
• The peninsula on Lemon Bay was created from spoil when the Intercostal Waterway was dug in the early 1960's.
• 1600 feet of gulf frontage was acquired to the north of the original site in 1983.
• In November 1986, 600 more feet of Gulf to bay property was acquired to the south of the original site in 1988.
• In 1989, approximately 400 more feet of Gulf to bay property was purchased by Sarasota County Government at the north end of the site.