Go in almost any direction here and you’ll hit sand and sunburns!
Sections
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Brevard County
Charlotte County
Flagler County
Hillsborough County
Pinellas County
Sarasota County
Brevard County
Parking costs, but you can easily spend a day here and eat, drink, watch a rocket launch from the pier or just beach your ass in the sand like a dead whale.
Cocoa Beach Pier
About $25 to get in. Various parking lots! I found some sand dollars here! Just take note that the very end is a nude beach.
Playalinda Beach
$8 to get in at time of post! I found a starfish, jellyfish and some cool shells. This one seemed great for fishing.
Sebastian Inlet State Park
Charlotte County
Went to southern tip and took a side trail, completely missing the no swimming or wading signs. $3 at time of post! It has a lighthouse and museum there too.
Gasparilla Island State Park
Flagler County
Stayed at Topaz Motel and just walked across the street! These are my pics from our trip. Perfect. And didn’t have to walk far in the sand to get to the ocean!
Flagler Beach, FL (Part dog friendly)
Hillsborough County
$2 entry. 700 feet of beach and a playground. Calm waters for the kiddos!
E.G. Simmons Regional Park
Pinellas County
So many beaches in Pinellas! Never too many though.
$6 to get in, you can pay on an app! We found a calico crab, sea urchin, starfish, horseshoe crab and amazing shells! Side note: no sea creatures were harmed by us, the ones we held weren’t alive!
Fort De Soto Park
Free! Kind of tucked away behind some businesses. Shallow and calm waters, playground, picnic areas and you can see the planes flying low!
Cypress Point Park - City of Tampa
$5 at time of post! Beautiful beach with clean bathrooms and a place to rinse your feet.
Sand Key Park
Sarasota County
Find shark’s teeth!!
Caspersen Beach, Venice
Free! Find shark’s teeth everywhere here! Dance in a Saturday sunset drum circle! This beach is a little magical.
Nokomis Beach in Sarasota County
St. Lucie
Went here because I read there were “underwater obstacles left by amphibious warfare exercises during WWII.” Didn’t see any, but it was a great beach for $2!
Avalon State Park
Washington County
$5/car! Two sides to this park. One side has gardens and a playground and picnic area and across the street is the beach.
