Amenities:

• 23 acres of land
• 1,700 linear feet of gulf beach frontage
• 3,200 linear feet of Intercostal frontage
• boardwalk and deck
• boat ramps (2)
• concession stand
• dune walkovers
• Lifeguards are on duty year round.
• parking
• passive recreation area
• pavilion
• picnicking
• rest rooms
• small picnic shelters
• swimming

History:

• Nokomis Beach is one of the oldest beaches operated by Sarasota County.
• Portions of the site were acquired in the late 1940's and early 1950's.
• In a 1986 bond referendum, the citizens of Sarasota County voted to expand the beach by an additional 600 feet.
• The results of the development of a dune restoration system in 1985 which includes five walkovers, has been very successful toward preserving and protecting the shoreline at this site.
• The U.S. Coast Guard uses a portion of the bay side of this park as their base of operations for a 82 foot cutter and its crew.

Service Club Park
1190 Harbor Dr., south
Venice, FL  34265

Service Club Park became the responsibility of the County to operate and maintain in 1992 as the result of a dual taxation settlement between the City of Venice and Sarasota County Government. The site was subsequently added to an existing interlocal agreement between the City and County that consolidated certain City owned parks with the County Park System in 1978. This park was Phase IV of Brohard Beach.