Lago Mar Beach

Located in the city of Fort Lauderdale, Lago Mar Beach is a large white sand beach with many palm trees. This beach is situated adjacent to a hotel named Lago Mar Beach Resort & Club. 

Lago Mar Beach does not have lifeguards or any other public amenities, so plan accordingly. However, Lago Mar Beach Resort & Club offers many amenities on the beach to its guests including cabanas, lounge chairs, beach umbrellas, attendant services, and volleyball nets. If you want a beach with public amenities, you can visit Fort Lauderdale Beach, which is a short walk north of Lago Mar Beach. 

Lago Mar Beach offers many fun activities including sunbathing, beachcombing, fishing, wildlife watching, surfing, snorkeling, kitesurfing, windsurfing, scuba diving, kayaking, canoeing, paddleboarding, surf-skiing, jet-skiing, parasailing, boating, and water-skiing. If you are planning to enter the water near Lago Mar Beach, we recommend being careful as the water here is known to have unpredictable rip currents. In addition, the presence of sharks has also been reported in the water near Lago Mar Beach. Depending on the time of the year, you can see many kinds of marine animals in the water near Lago Mar Beach including sea turtles and many kinds of fish. If you are planning to fish in the water near Lago Mar Beach, we recommend ensuring compliance with the local fishing regulations. Lago Mar Beach offers amazing Instagram-worthy views of the Atlantic Ocean and the Fort Lauderdale shoreline. If you like shopping, Las Olas Boulevard present approximately a kilometer north of Lago Mar Beach has many interesting shopping stores.

Getting to Lago Mar Beach can be slightly difficult - in order to reach Lago Mar Beach through a public accessway, you need to first reach the southern part of another beach named Fort Lauderdale Beach. One of the southernmost access points for Fort Lauderdale present near 800 Seabreeze Boulevard - Seabreeze Boulevard is a part of Florida State Road A1A. A paid parking lot is present near this accessway. Once you park here and walk to Fort Lauderdale Beach from the parking lot, you need to further walk approximately one kilometer south along the shoreline to Lago Mar Beach. It is important to note that a portion of Lago Mar Beach is solely reserved for use by the guests of Lago Mar Beach Resort & Club.

There are many attractions near Lago Mar Beach. The Museum of Discovery and Science is one of the largest and most-visited museums in Florida. This museum has many interesting scientific exhibits including flight and airboat ride simulators, a variety of native Floridian wildlife, minerals, and fossils - the museum also has a Discovery Center for kids, food concessions stands, and an AutoNation IMAX theater. Bonnet House Museum & Gardens is a museum which is present in a late 19th century/early 20th century plantation-style house - the museum houses interesting artistic and historical exhibitions. In addition, the museum's beautifully landscaped gardens exhibit the unique habitat found in Florida‚Äôs barrier islands and include a variety of ecosystems including sand dune-fields, a maritime forest, and wetlands. You can also spot a variety of migratory and resident birds around the museum premises. Escapology Escape Rooms Fort Lauderdale Beach offers interesting and challenging escape room puzzles. If you are looking for another attraction near Lago Mar Beach, Colee Hammock Park is a waterfront recreational park that has many amenities including picnic tables, walking paths, grassy areas, and a statue.

If you get hungry, there are many great restaurants near Lago Mar Beach. Chima Steakhouse is an upscale Brazilian steakhouse which offers amazing Brazilian-style streaks, along with excellent salads, seafood, and poultry dishes. Boatyard is another upscale restaurant which has a laid-back ambiance and a nautical-themed decor. This restaurant offers a seafood-centered menu for lunch and dinner and it also offers amazing salads, poultry dishes, steaks, sandwiches, and tacos. Drunken Tacos is a popular restaurant and bar which serves amazing Mexican dishes including fajitas and tacos. The restaurant also serves amazing margaritas. 15th Street Fisheries is a waterfront restaurant which also has a dining room with nautical themed decor - the restaurant is also known for its outstanding seafood including drilled seafood, fish tacos, and seafood pastas. If you are looking for another good and affordable restaurant near Lago Mar Beach, Laspada‚Äôs Original Hoagies - 17th Street is known for its amazing hoagie sandwiches. As another modestly priced option, Joe‚Äôs Diner has a vintage ambiance and it serves amazing dishes for breakfast and lunch including burgers, sandwiches, eggs, waffles, and pancakes.

If you are looking for a hotel near Lago Mar Beach, there are many great nearby options. The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale is a 5-Star hotel that offers many amenities including a pool, a spa, a fitness center, bike rental facility, and a cafe. In addition, the hotel also offers fitness classes. As another upscale option, the 4-Star Lago Mar Beach Resort & Club offers many amenities including two pools, four tennis courts, a putting course, a private beach, and multiple restaurants. A more affordable hotel is the 3-Star Best Western Plus Oceanside Inn which offers many amenities including a bar, a sundeck, a pool, a fitness center, and complimentary breakfast. If you are looking for another good and affordable hotel near Lago Mar Beach, the 2-Star Extended Stay America - Fort Lauderdale - Convention Center - Cruise Port offers many amenities including coin-operated laundry facilities and complimentary breakfast.