North Jetty Park(Nokomis Public Beach, North Jetty Beach)

Located near the Floridian city of Venice, North Jetty Beach is a large beach with white sand. This beach is situated on the southern tip of an island known as Casey Key. A rocky jetty is present near the southern end of this beach. 

A recreational park named North Jetty Park is also present near this beach. North Jetty Beach and the area near it has many amenities including lifeguards (on-duty daily between 10:00 am to 4:45 pm), a launching facility for boats, kayaks, and canoes, concession stands, picnic areas, barbecue spots, a children’s playground, horseshoe pits, showers, restrooms, and volleyball courts. Watersporting equipment rental facilities are also present near this beach. 

North Jetty Beach offers many fun activities including sunbathing, beachcombing, picnicking, wildlife watching, fishing, bodysurfing, bodyboarding, swimming, surfing, kitesurfing, windsurfing, kayaking, canoeing, paddleboarding, stand-up paddleboarding, snorkeling, scuba diving, jet-skiing, surf-skiing, water-skiing, parasailing, wakeboarding, and boating. The water near this beach has gentle yet fun surfing waves which make it ideal for beginner surfers. The water near North Jetty Beach is also popular with scuba divers and snorkelers, who enter it to explore the wide variety of fish present around the rocky jetty near North Jetty Beach. Depending on the time of the year, you can also view other kinds of marine animals in the water near North Jetty Beach including manatees, sea turtles, and dolphins. However, if you are planning to engage in aquatic recreational activities in North Jetty Beach, we recommend being careful as the water here can have unpredictable rip currents. In addition, the water here is also occasionally known to have high amounts of microbial and inorganic pollutant contamination. The high volume of marine traffic in the water here also makes it slightly risky for swimming, snorkeling, and diving. The rocky jetty present near the southern end of North Jetty Beach is also an amazing fishing spot. However, if you are planning to fish in the water near North Jetty Beach, please make sure that you follow the local fishing regulations. As this beach is situated near the mouth of the Intracoastal Waterway, visitors often love to simply lounge at the beach while watching ships and marine vessels pass in the water nearby.

Getting to North Jetty Beach is easy - the beach is situated near 1000 South Casey Road, where a free parking lot is also available. We recommend visiting the beach wearing appropriate footwear during summers as the sand here tends to absorb the sun’s heat during this season, which sometimes makes it too hot to walk upon. 

There are many attractions near North Jetty Beach. The downtown area of the city of Venice has a variety of interesting shops and restaurants. This area also has interesting historical buildings dating back to the early 20th century - these buildings display architectural influences from the European city of Venice (after which this city is named). The downtown area also has a recreational park named Centennial Park which was built to celebrate the city’s centennial. This park also has a memorial dedicated to war veterans from the city of Venice. Venetian Waterway Park is a linear recreational park that is present along a portion of the Intracoastal Waterway’s banks. This park has interesting walking and biking trails. In addition, the park also has picnic shelters, barbecue spots, and benches. In addition, the park also offers an amazing wildlife watching experience, along with views of the Intracoastal Waterway. If you are looking for another attraction near North Jetty Beach, Venice Art Center hosts interesting artistic exhibitions throughout the year. In addition, the arts center also hosts interesting art classes for adults and kids.

If you get hungry, there are many great restaurants near North Jetty Beach. Fins at Sharky’s offers a pleasant oceanfront dining experience. While the restaurant has a seasonal menu, it is known for serving amazing steaks and seafood which are prepared from fresh and locally sourced ingredients. Anita’s Family Restaurant serves amazing dishes for breakfast. In addition, the restaurant also serves excellent seafood, sandwiches, burgers, steaks, salads, and pastas. If you are looking for another good and affordable restaurant near North Jetty Beach, North Jetty Grille serves excellent burgers, sandwiches, breakfast dishes, hot dogs, cheese-steaks, tacos, salads, seafood, beer brats, and fries.

If you are looking for a hotel near North Jetty Beach, there are many great nearby options. If you are looking for an upscale hotel, the 4-Star Hyatt Residence Club Sarasota, Siesta Key Beach is 25 minutes away by car. This hotel offers many amenities including a pool with a cafe and private cabanas, spa, a firepit, and barbecues grills. A more affordable hotel is the 3-Star Casey Key Resort - Gulf Shores which offers many amenities including a private beach area, a private barbecue area, shuffleboard courts, a fishing dock, and a lawn with sunloungers. As another moderately-priced option, the 3-Star Hampton Inn & Suites Venice Bayside South Sarasota offers many amenities including a pool, a hot tub, an exercise room, and complimentary breakfast and breakfast bags. If you are looking for another good and affordable hotel near North Jetty Beach, the 2-Star Home2 Suites by Hilton Nokomis Sarasota Casey Key offers many amenities including a saltwater hot tub, pool, a gym, a convenience store, a firepit, and barbecue and picnic areas. In addition, the hotel also serves complimentary breakfast.