- About 2 miles away
Beaches
Greer Island Park
A Manatee County preserve at the north tip of Longboat Key, often called Beer Can Island.
Greer Island Park, often called Beer Can Island, is a Manatee County preserve at the north tip of Longboat Key, inside the Town of Longboat Key. It has no facilities and no lifeguards; the nearest town beach access is on North Shore Road, and town rules keep motorboats out of parts of it.
Communities close by
- About 2.5 miles away
More beaches
Beaches · Anna Maria
Bean Point
The undeveloped northern tip of Anna Maria Island, in the City of Anna Maria, where the Gulf meets Tampa Bay. No lifeguards; swimming is not recommended.
- Jim Hegemier's pick
Beaches · Bradenton Beach
Coquina Beach
A Manatee County beach park at the south end of Anna Maria Island, on Gulf Drive in Bradenton Beach.
- Jim Hegemier's pick
Beaches · Bradenton Beach
Cortez Beach
A Manatee County beach on Gulf Drive in Bradenton Beach, on Anna Maria Island, with county lifeguards.
- Jim Hegemier's pick
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).