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Coquina Beach

A Manatee County beach park at the south end of Anna Maria Island, on Gulf Drive in Bradenton Beach.

Wide white sand at Coquina Beach, with the Gulf of Mexico and a blue sky
Photo from Jim Hegemier's story Welcome To The Beach in Leslie Wells Realty Magazine

Coquina Beach is a Manatee County beach park at 2650 Gulf Drive in Bradenton Beach, at the south end of Anna Maria Island. The county is renourishing beaches here and at Cortez Beach from November 2026 into spring 2027, so parts of the beach may close for a while; check the county's page before you go.

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Photo credits

Dunes at the north end of Anna Maria Island by Gzzz (CC BY-SA 4.0); Old Green Bridge Pier by Sanibel sun (CC BY 4.0); Battery Laidley at Fort De Soto Park by Beyond My Ken (CC BY-SA 4.0).