South Brohard Park Beach(Doggie Beach)

Located along the Sarasota County shoreline, South Brohard Beach is a large beach with white sand. This beach is a part of a larger beach named Brohard Beach. A recreational park named South Brohard Park is present near this beach. 

While South Brohard Beach does not have lifeguards, the beach and the area around it have many amenities including benches, a boardwalk, trash cans, picnic areas, restrooms, and showers. This beach also offers accessibility to people with disabilities. While dogs are not allowed on South Brohard Beach, dogs are allowed without a leash in a separate designated beach area adjacent to this beach. This dog-friendly beach area is also a part of the larger Brohard Beach and is situated near another park named Brohard Paw Park. 

South Brohard Beach offers many fun activities including sunbathing, beachcombing, volleyball, fishing, picnicking, wildlife watching, swimming, surfing, paddleboarding, kitesurfing, windsurfing, bodysurfing, skimboarding, kayaking, canoeing, surf-skiing, water-skiing, jet-skiing, parasailing, boating, and snorkeling. If you are planning to go into the water near South Brohard Beach, we recommend being careful as the water here has unpredictable rip currents. In addition, the water near this beach is also occasionally known to have high concentrations of microbial contamination. Depending on the time of the year, you can see many kinds of animals in the water near this beach including dolphins, manatees, and sea turtles. Another popular activity in South Brohard Beach is beachcombing - during low tide, you can comb this beach for many kinds of interesting objects including shells and fossilized shark teeth. This beach is ideal for visitors looking for a quieter beach experience as this beach sees fewer visitors than other nearby Sarasota County beaches. If you are planning to fish in the water near South Brohard Beach, we recommend ensuring compliance with the other local fishing regulations.

Getting to South Brohard Beach is easy - South Brohard Park is situated near 1900 Harbor Drive South, where a free parking lot is also available. You can easily walk to the beach from this parking lot via an access path.

There are many attractions near South Brohard Beach. Venice Area Audubon Rookery, is an amazing bird watching spot - you can view many kinds of birds around this rookery during the nesting season between December and May. Visitors can view a wide variety of birds here including great egrets, great blue herons, glossy ibis, and anhingas. You can occasionally also view alligators in the rookery’s lake. A picnic area is also present near this rookery. The Venice Area Audubon Society also has a bat-house and a butterfly garden where you can view many kinds of bats and butterflies. Shamrock Park and Nature Center protects some of the last remaining scrub habitat along the Sarasota County shoreline. While this park has many interesting paved and unpaved trails, its main paved multi-use trail is more than a mile long and offers an amazing jogging, cycling, and roller skating experience. In addition, it also connects to other prominent local multi-use trails, offering a fun way to explore coastal Sarasota County. The park also offers a fun wildlife watching experience and you can view many kinds of birds and animals here including scrub jay and gopher tortoise. The park also has tennis courts, basketball courts, picnic areas, and a children’s playground. If you are looking for another attraction near South Brohard Beach, Venice Museum & Archives has interesting exhibitions highlighting Venice’s and southern Florida’s vibrant and interesting history and prehistory.

If you get hungry, there are many great restaurants near South Brohard 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. Darrell’s offers an amazing variety of barbecued and Southern-style dishes. In addition, the restaurant also serves excellent salads, sandwiches, and burgers. If you are looking for another good and affordable restaurant near South Brohard Beach, Suncoast Café offers amazing dishes for breakfast and lunch including eggs, French toasts, salads, pasta, burgers. In addition, the restaurant’s menu displays culinary influences from a variety of regional and international cuisines including Mexican, Caribbean, and Continental cuisines.

If you are looking for a hotel near South Brohard 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 30 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 Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Venice which is 17-minutes away by car and offers many amenities including a convenience store (which is open 24 hours and seven days) a pool, a hot tub, a 24-hour exercise room, and complimentary breakfast. If you are looking for another good and affordable hotel near South Brohard Beach, the 2-Star Island Breeze Inn offers many amenities including a pool and a barbecue area.