Madeira Beach

Madeira Beach offers many amenities including lifeguards, restrooms, showers, picnic tables, barbecues, and playgrounds. 

There are many fun activities at Madeira Beach including swimming, surfing, snorkeling, scuba diving, biking, fishing, hiking, jet-skiing, paddleboarding, beachcombing, and sunbathing.  If you are looking for additional activities, you can drive 12 minutes south to Boca Ciega Bay Aquatic Preserve to see sea turtles nesting and rare birds laying eggs.  

Getting to Madeira Beach is very easy – the beach’s free parking lot is situated at 14400 Gulf Boulevard and provides easy access to the beach. 

If you are looking for nearby attractions, there are many options within an 18-minute drive of Madeira Beach. Oddities & Antiques is an amazing art gallery with collections of paintings, photographs, wood art, and art workshops and classes. Clearwater Marine Aquarium is home to North American river otters, green sea turtles, cownose rays, southern stingrays, nurse sharks, great white pelicans, hogfish, red drum, and Winter – a bottlenose dolphin. If you like recreational activities, Caladesi Island State Park offers a three-mile-long nature trail, boats, canoes, kayaks, birding, and wildlife viewing. Another great attraction near Madeira Beach is Pier 60, an incredible fishing spot featuring street performers, artistic shops, and beautiful sunset views for clicking Instagram-worthy pictures.

If you get hungry, there are many restaurants within a six-minute drive of Madeira Beach. The Spanish restaurant Columbia Restaurant Sand Key offers gazpacho, paella valenciana, patatas bravas, fideua, tortilla, jamon, and churros. Gondolier Pizza is a pizza restaurant featuring homemade pizza, breadsticks, and chicken wings. Another good restaurant near Madeira Beach is Beach Shanty Café that serves many brunch options including dim sums, waffles, hash browns, eggs, salmon, and blintzes. 

If you are looking for a hotel near Madeira Beach, you can drive 12 minutes to many nearby hotels. The 4-Star Sandpearl Resort features a walk-in pool, poolside bar, spa, sauna, fitness center, kids’ club, two beachfront restaurants, and beachfront fire pits. If you are looking for affordable hotels near Madeira Beach, the 3-Star Hotel Cabana Clearwater Beach has a nice pool – and Hampton Inn & Suites Clearwater Beach is a 2-Star hotel with a heated pool, rooftop bar, bistro, gym, and restaurant.