Venice Beach is located at the west end of Venice Ave. one mile west of Business 41. The beach is owned by the City of Venice and operated by Sarasota County. If you enjoy diving in your leisure time, a reef containing fossilized material is located a quarter mile offshore making it a favorite spot for local divers.

Amenities:

• 7.5 acres of land
• 875 linear feet of gulf beach frontage
• beach wheelchairs
• concession stand
• dune walkovers
• Lifeguards are on duty year round.
• pavilion
• picnicking
• rest rooms
• swimming
• volleyball 1 outdoor/beach

History:

• This is one of the sites operated and maintained by Sarasota County through an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Venice that has been in effect since 1978.
• The City of Venice enhanced Venice Beach by coordinating the sand re-nourishment program in 1994.
• (city owned, county operated)

North Jetty Park
1000 Casey Key Road,
Casey Key, Nokomis, FL 34275

One of the most exciting surfing beaches on the West Coast of Florida. Also a very popular picnicking spot for families and large groups, and the fishing is said to be spectacular. If you enjoy watching boats, this is a good place to engage in that activity. Boats can be seen daily as they pass through the jetties from the Intercostal Waterway to the Gulf of Mexico.

Amenities:

• 18 acres of land
• 900 linear feet of gulf beach frontage
• bait shop
• canoeing
• concession stand
• fishing
• horseshoe courts 2
• Lifeguards are on duty year round.
• passive recreation
• picnic shelter- large
• picnic shelters- small 7
• picnicking
• rest rooms
• swimming
• volleyball court 1 outdoor/beach

History:

• Acquired in 1979.
• In 1985, the park had to be totally redesigned and renovated following a hard freeze that killed over 500 Australian Pine trees that had provided shade.