17th Street Park and Paw
Park
4570-4730 17th St., Sarasota
A Paw Park for your best friend,
and the rest of the park offers organized softball and soccer
leagues throughout the year for a variety of ages. The large
fenced area has covered picnic tables, a treed area, benches, a
drinking fountain for dogs and waste disposal bags. A separate
fenced area with a covered picnic table, and additional bench
seating reserved for small dogs and their people.
Location: 17th Street Park (including Miss Sarasota Softball,
17th Street Soccer and 17th Street Adult Softball) is a 96-acre
park located on 17th Street, between Honore Avenue and Beneva
Road.
Planned Improvements: renovation of existing lighting of the
three primary fields at the complex with the installation of new
poles and fixtures.
Existing Amenities:
- four softball fields
- two soccer fields
- concession stand
- archery
- restrooms
- dog park
Paw Park: a Paw Park area has covered picnic tables, a drinking
fountain for dogs and waste disposal bags. For small dogs and
their owners there is a separate fenced area with a covered
picnic table and additional bench seating.
History: the adult softball complex was constructed in 1993 and
the soccer fields were completed in 1995. The paw park was the
first paw park in the county when it was completed in 1999.
Since that time three additional paw parks have been
constructed.
Location: 17th Street Park (including Miss Sarasota Softball,
17th Street Soccer and 17th Street Adult Softball) is a 96-acre
park located at 4570 17th St., between Honore Avenue and Beneva
Road.
Brohard Beach and Paw Park
1600 Harbor Drive South,
Venice
Brohard Beach is located in the
southern most part of the city of Venice, on the Venice Airport
property on Harbor Drive.
A watering hole quenches thirst, a penalty box for those that
get a little too frisky, a hitching post, and picnic tables are
just a few of the amenities awaiting you and your favorite furry
friend Brohard Dog Beach and Paw Park. The paw park has a
separate area for small dogs, picnic tables, benches, waste
disposal. The boardwalk leads pets and their people to the only
dog friendly public beach in the area. Dogs are permitted in a
restricted area along the beach, but have the run of the Gulf of
Mexico.
Amenities:
- dog beach (restricted area and times)
- Dogs are permitted in a
restricted area along the beach, but have the run of the Gulf of
Mexico.
- bait shop
- city of Venice municipal fishing pier
- fishing
- bird watching
- limited parking
- passive recreation area
- picnicking
- No Lifeguards are on duty
- rest rooms
- Sharky’s Restaurant
- snack bar
- swimming
- United States Coast Guard Flotilla Training Center
- wetlands
- 84 acres of land
- 4,800 linear feet of shoreline along the Gulf of Mexico
Lakeview Paw Park
7150 Lago St., Sarasota
This 26-acre neighborhood park
features:
- birding
- canoeing and kayaking
- fishing
- disc-golf course
- dog park
- picnic shelter
- playground
- restrooms
Woodmere Paw
Park
Woodmere Park Blvd., Venice
Woodmere Park is a 38 acre park
located in Venice near the Jacaranda Library.
Amenities include:
- a fitness/jogging trail
- gymnasium for indoor activities
- indoor
rental, parking area
- passive recreation area
- paw park for you
and your dog to run and play
- picnicking area
- play equipment for the children
- rest rooms
- undeveloped
land
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