Round Island Beach Park(Round Island Oceanside Park)

Located in the city of Vero Beach, Round Island Beach Park has a small, wide, and excellent beach situated near the southern end of North Hutchinson Island.  Round Island Beach Park is backed by the Indian River making it a popular shelling, surfing, birdwatching, and sea turtle nesting site. Round Island Beach Park has a beautiful lagoon where you can watch manatees, dolphins, and exotic fish swim.  

Round Island Beach Park offers a couple of amenities including restrooms, showers, picnic tables, barbecues, and a playground. 

There are many fun activities at Round Island Beach Park including swimming, surfing, fishing, hiking, birdwatching, wildlife watching, and picnicking. Please note that Round Island Beach Park remains open from 7 a.m. till sunset. 

Getting to Round Island Beach Park is very easy – the park’s large free paved parking lot is situated at 2201 Highway A1A and is within walking distance to the beach. 

If you are looking for attractions near Round Island Beach Park, there are many options within a 14-minute drive of the beach. McKee Botanical Gardens is a non-profit subtropical botanical garden with collections of many plants including lantana, clivia, hibiscus, plumeria, and Victoria cruziana. If you like hiking, the nature preserves Coconut Point Sanctuary has a one-mile-long hiking trail that overlooks the Indian River and is home to many rare and endangered plants and animals. Vero Beach Museum of Art features a sculpture garden, museum store, art research library, art exhibitions, art performances, exhibition tours, events for children, cultural celebrations, workshops, and seminars. Another great attraction near Round Island Beach Park is Andretti Thrill Park, an amusement park with many rides including a pirate ship swing, train ride, merry-go-round swings, horse carousel, go-karts, bumper cars, and miniature golf courses. 

If you get hungry, you can drive eight minutes to many restaurants near Round Island Beach Park. The German restaurant Café Coconut Cove has a nice menu that includes Rouladen, Eintopf, Schnitzel, currywurst, brot, and brotchen.  Robburritos serves numerous fast food options including burritos, burgers, sandwiches, tacos, and nachos. Another good restaurant near Round Island Beach Park is the pizza restaurant Oceanside Pizza – Melbourne Beach – Florida that features homemade pizza, breadsticks, and chicken wings. 

If you are looking for a hotel near Round Island Beach Park, there are many hotels within a 10-minute drive. The 4-Star Sea View Inn offers fishing tours and has oceanfront rooms and suites. Tuckaway Shores Resort is a 3-Star hotel featuring a pool, fishing, canoeing, and racquetball. If you are looking for budget-friendly hotels near Round Island Beach Park, the 3-Star Best Western Plus Sebastian Hotel & Suites has a pool, gym, and golf course – and the 2-Star Prestige Hotel Vero Beach provides many water sports activities including snorkeling, diving, canoeing, and fishing.