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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

• Two horseshoe courts

• Lifeguards are on duty year round

• Passive recreation

• Picnic shelter- large

• Picnic shelters- small 7

• Picnicking

• Rest rooms

• Swimming

• One volleyball court

• 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.

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