Top rated Public beaches in Bradenton, United States to elevate your visit (Updated April, 2024)

Top rated Public beaches in Bradenton

Experience the best that Bradenton has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 17 places from Public beach category.

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Siesta Beach

Public beach

Fine white quartz sand that stays cool plus a playground, tennis courts & year-round lifeguards.

4.80 (24K reviews) (~26.09 km from centre)

Lido Key Beach, Sarasota FL

Public beach

👍👍 It's so beautiful here, I loved seeing all the baby seagulls this time, they're so cute. Beautiful sunsets here and close to St Armands circle for shopping and dining. Also lots of room for parking. Parking is free right now, they're estimating the meter won't be working till early February.

4.80 (434 reviews) (~20.19 km from centre)

Beach Access 11

Public beach

👍👍 This is my favorite access to Siesta Key Beach. Street parking but when available I jump on it. Plenty of shaded tables near by. Foot showers and a deck leading to foot path to the beach. Opens to a part of the beach that is less people dense even on the most crowded days. But hey.. keep it a secret...

4.80 (258 reviews) (~25.77 km from centre)

Holmes Beach

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Beautiful! Lots of wildlife on the island. Bring a bugs away bandana for the midges. The current can be very swift. Watch your children and stay attentive for wildlife. We saw manatees, sharks, and dolphins while we were there.

4.80 (209 reviews) (~13.59 km from centre)

Manatee Public Beach

Public beach

Park featuring a beach, a playground, picnic tables, grills, bike racks, restrooms, showers & more.

4.70 (7.3K reviews) (~13.58 km from centre)

Public Beach Access 5

Public beach

👍👍 A beautiful beach with soft white sand. The gulf waters are warm, and the shells are plentiful.

4.70 (884 reviews) (~25.16 km from centre)

Longboat Pass and Fishing Beach

Fishing pier

👍👍 One of the best spots in Florida to visit the beach and bay. Do not go! :-) It's mine.

4.70 (447 reviews) (~12.7 km from centre)

Siesta Key Beach Playground

Playground

👍👍 Just love this place. I can say over the past 7 years this area of the beach has vastly improved. The parking lot was redesigned and proves more parking spaces. The playground gives kids so much more things to climb and run around. They improved the cafe and bar area as well. Now, just be patie...

4.70 (443 reviews) (~26.03 km from centre)

Skyway Beach

Park

👍👍 My favorite place to take sunrise pictures! I don't feel it's the greatest for swimming, but there are kiteboarders here most often, jetskies. It is peaceful, cool place to lounge, get some sun, meet new people, take pictures. Plenty of parking, all sand tho. Lots of birds typically. Trash is not...

4.70 (358 reviews) (~19.93 km from centre)

Beaches of Longboat Key

Public beach

👍👍 Longboat key has a very beautiful beach. It is mainly private development on the Gulf side, but there are 12 public access points that have parking or nearby parking. The beach is never crowded so if you like seclusion, you can find it here. There are no facilities of any sort here.

4.70 (33 reviews) (~17.84 km from centre)

St. Pete Beach Access

Public beach

Gulf Coast park with boardwalks, sand dunes & a swimming beach, plus showers & restrooms.

4.60 (5.5K reviews) (~29.66 km from centre)

East Beach

Public beach

👍👍 East beach is a very nice beach. Quiet mostly great view of the Skyway bridge., Egmont island, and Anna Maria island. Well maintained grounds with a playground and covered pavilion and clean restrooms. Trails for biking and hiking. Many nests for bird watching.

4.60 (179 reviews) (~19.22 km from centre)

Palma Sola Causeway Park

Park

Horse-riding & kayaking are popular activities along this sandy strip of land with picnic tables.

4.50 (635 reviews) (~8.06 km from centre)

Public Beach Access 12

Park

👍👍 Parking here is both a treat and a frustration. It’s the southern most public parking on Siesta Key. You have a short 1/3 mile walk to Point of Rocks, and it’s a fun spot on the beach to explore. But waiting for spots can test your patience. Sometimes you wait 5-10 minutes. Other times you’ll wait 3...

4.50 (131 reviews) (~27.82 km from centre)

Public Beach Access

Beach pavillion

👍👍 My hideaway getaway. Always 10 ppl or less here. I park across the street at church. Water is so beautiful. I often catch the sunset.

4.50 (36 reviews) (~12.86 km from centre)

Indian Beach Park

Public beach

👍👍 Nice area to access the water within a residential neighborhood. A few benches to sit on and shallow water for dogs to play. This area is walking distance from my house so it’s a nice place to come and watch the sunset while getting a little exercise. The neighborhood this is located in has some of...

4.40 (212 reviews) (~15.57 km from centre)

Public Beach Access

Free parking lot

👍👍 Great access to the beach and a quiet not crowded. Great spot to park and take a nice beach walk or just relax on the beach. The sand is nice and soft. The parking lot is small and fills up fairly quick, but in off season and in the morning it is perfect spot for quiet beach access.

4.40 (69 reviews) (~15.47 km from centre)

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Top rated Public beaches in Bradenton, United States