Both Sides of the River

Beaches

Beaches near Parrish, picked by people who live here.

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
Beaches · Tierra Verde

Fort De Soto Park

A Pinellas County park, outside Manatee County, near Tierra Verde across the Sunshine Skyway, with beaches, a dog beach and a historic fort.

  • Jim Hegemier's pick
Beaches · Holmes Beach

Holmes Beach

The city beaches of Holmes Beach on Anna Maria Island, reached by the city's public beach accesses.

  • Jim Hegemier's pick
Beaches · St. Pete Beach

Pass-a-Grille Beach

A Pinellas County beach, outside Manatee County: the Gulf beach at the south end of St. Pete Beach, across the Sunshine Skyway.

  • Jim Hegemier's pick
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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); Sunset at Holmes Beach by Bobpinz (CC BY-SA 4.0); Pass-a-Grille Beach, St. Pete Beach by Richard Mc Neil (CC BY 3.0).