Venice Florida Beaches

Beach	Description	Location	Nature	Fun
Caspersen Beach	Longest beach in Sarasota County	Located south of Venice Airport on Harbor Drive	Left in its natural state, and secluded	Site of Annual Sharks Tooth and Seafood Festival; Good area for sharks teeth and shells
Nokomis Beach	Quiet, family-oriented beach			Good place for fishing, strolling, or launching a boat
Venice Municipal Beach			Attracts divers to its coral reef about one quarter mile offshore	Excellent place to find sharks teeth and other fossilized material

Brohard Paw Park

For dog lovers, noteworthy in Venice is The Brohard Paw Park (1600 Harbor Dr. S., 941-861-9830), with dog drinking fountains, showers on decks for dogs only, fire hydrants and leash posts. The park is also adjacent to the only beach area in the county where dogs are allowed to roam free. Dog lovers have declared this park and beach to be the best dog friendly park in the state.

Caspersen Beach

The longest beach in Sarasota County, is located south of Venice Airport on Harbor Drive. It has been left in its natural state, uncultivated, windswept, and secluded. This is an exceptionally good area to look for and find pre-historic sharks teeth as well as enjoyable shelling. It is also site of the annual Sharks Tooth and Seafood Festival.

Venice Municipal Beach

An excellent place to find sharks teeth and other fossilized material and attracts divers to its coral reef about one quarter mile offshore

Myakka River State Park (941) 361-6511, 28,865-acres with woodland trails, and boardwalk along 1,500-acre Lake Myakka.

South Creek in the Oscar Scherer State Recreation Center (941-483-5956), 462 acres offers swimming, both fresh- and saltwater fishing, canoeing, boating, bicycling, and hiking.

County Parks and Recreation Department (941-861-5000) operates several parks in the Venice area with swimming, baseball, basketball, volleyball, softball, shuffleboard, football, and soccer facilities.

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