Bahia Beach

If you get hungry, there are many great restaurants near Bahia Beach.  Sunset Grill and Beach Bar is an upscale beachfront restaurant that offers live music in the evenings and serves amazing seafood, tacos, soups, salads, burgers, sandwiches, pasta, and desserts. Latitudes Apollo serves salads, burgers, wraps, sandwiches, seafood, beef, pork, poultry dishes, and desserts. Ybor Grille serves salads, soups, sandwiches, steaks, pork, meat, and poultry dishes.  Lazy Gator Ruskin serves amazing salads, burgers, sandwiches, pasta, mussels, gators, oysters, ribeye, seafood, and desserts.  If you are looking for another good and affordable nearby restaurant, Los Amigos Restaurant serves fajitas, Chile rellenos, burritos, quesadillas, tacos, enchiladas, and desserts.

If you are looking for a hotel near Bahia Beach, there are many great nearby options. If you are looking for an upscale hotel, the 5-Star The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota is 50 minutes away by car and offers many amenities including an outdoor pool, a hot tub, a fitness center, a spa, a golf course,and a restaurant. A more affordable hotel is the 4-Star Tampa Marriott Water Street, which offers many amenities including a fitness center, an outdoor pool, a spa, a sauna, and a restaurant. Another moderately priced option is the 4-Star Riverbend Retreat - Fla., which offers many amenities including an outdoor pool, a fitness center, a restaurant, a barbecue grill facility, and complimentary breakfast. A more reasonably priced option is the beachfront 3-Star The Inn at Little Harbor, which has many amenities, including three outdoor pools, two fitness centers, five tennis courts, a fishing pier, and a marina.  If you are looking for another good and affordable nearby hotel, the 3-Star Pirates Pointe Resort offers many amenities including a heated outdoor pool, a terrace, a dock, and a barbecue grill facility.

Bahia Beach does not have a lifeguard but offers several other amenities, including volleyball courts, a restaurant, beach equipment rental facilities, boat rental facilities, a fishing pier, and a paved path.

Bahia Beach is a family-friendly beach that offers many fun activities, including swimming, sunbathing, beachcombing, kayaking, canoeing, paddle boarding, surfing, windsurfing, kite surfing, jet skiing, boating, sailing, snorkeling, hiking, volleyball, and fishing. If you are planning to go in the water, swimming is allowed, but we recommend being careful as water is known to have unpredictable rip currents. The water near the beach is shallow, which is ideal for kayaks and small boats – and is an ideal spot for windsurfing due to its frequently windy weather. Depending on the time of the year, visitors can spot dolphins, manatees, and coastal birds. In addition, the beach is an ideal fishing spot where you can catch a wide array of fish, including tarpon, snook, redfish, trout, cobia, snapper, grouper, kingfish, shark, and mackerel. In addition, visitors can also book dolphin cruises, deep-sea fishing tours, and other adventure tours. Dogs are welcome on the beach if they are on a leash, and the beach is open from sunrise until sunset.

Bahia Beach does not offer an access path for people with disabilities.

Getting to Bahia Beach is easy - the beach has a large paid parking lot located at 462 Bahia Del Sol Drive, which provides easy access to the beach.

Bahia Beach attracts a large influx of visitors throughout the year. It is also a perfect place to watch the sunset over Tampa Bay.

There are many attractions near Bahia Beach. Apollo Beach Preserve is spread over 63 acres and serves as the habitat for many aquatic species on the shores of Tampa Bay. It offers many amenities, including a fishing pier, a 37-foot wheelchair-accessible observation tower, picnic tables, restrooms, and boat ramps. Visitors can enjoy many fun activities, including fishing, sailing, biking, hiking, picnicking, and watching wildlife.  Sun City Heritage Park is a small bayfront park that offers many amenities, including picnic areas, picnic tables, benches, walking trails, restrooms, boat ramps, and parking areas. Manatee Viewing Center is a marine reserve that offers a 50-foot-tall observation tower and a boardwalk to watch wild manatees, sharks, stingrays, and many coastal birds, including ibis, egrets, herons, and brown pelicans. In addition, it also has toch tanks, aquariums, a butterfly garden, and walking trails.  Ybor City Museum State Park has a gallery that displays interesting exhibits on the rich culture of Ybor City and the cigar-making industry. The museum is surrounded by a Mediterranean-style garden that hosts many events throughout the year. If you are looking for another nearby attraction,Tampa Riverwalk is a riverside trail with city views that offers several amenities including biking trails, benches, and restaurants. In addition, it also hosts many events, including mobile-based scavenger hunts, boat parades, and holiday lights galore.