Lido Key Sarasota Florida Beaches Recreation

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Lido Key Beaches

North Lido Beach
North Lido Beach is located on Lido Key, one quarter mile northwest of St. Armands Circle, off of John Ringling Blvd.
The beach is easy to get to and very private. Please note that there are no lifeguards on duty at this beach and the currents are very swift.

Lido Beach
Lido Beach is located on Lido Key, one half mile southwest of St. Armand's Circle, on Ben Franklin Drive.

The beach's amenities include:

rest rooms

concessions

gift shop

meeting room

playground equipment

heated swimming pool (closed)

handicapped accessible observation deck

cabana beach rentals

parking for 400 cars

South Lido Park
South Lido Park is located on Ben Franklin Drive at the southern tip of Lido Key. The park is bordered by four bodies of water; The Gulf of Mexico, Big Pass, Sarasota Bay, and Brushy Bayou.
At a separate facility at the north end of the park, visitors can enjoy a nature trail which includes scenic overlooks and boardwalks.
The southern beach portion of the park offers views of the skyline of downtown Sarasota and the Gulf. It features a picnic area shaded by Australian Pines.

The beach's amenities include:

rest rooms
picnic tables
cooking grilles
playground equipment
volleyball court
nature trails
observation tower and decks
canoe trail

Lifeguards are on duty during weekends from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Available beach wheelchairs at Siesta Beach

Lido Beach also offers special needs visitors help via these free beach "wheelchairs." Be sure to look for one near the main guard tower.
(Please use them to transport disabled people and return it so someone else can use it. They are not to be used as beach chairs for the duration of your visit to the beach.)

Be Safe in The Sun
While some exposure to sunlight is enjoyable, too much can be dangerous, causing immediate effects like blistering sunburns and longer-term problems like skin cancer and cataracts. Overexposure also causes wrinkling and aging of the skin, and scientists are concerned that UV may even impair the human immune system. More

At beaches where lifeguards are on duty you'll find information on water conditions and temperatures.
Be sure to pay attention to the flags flying and their color:

	Good swimming conditions. Green
	Use caution Yellow
	Dangerous swimming conditions Red
	Hazardous Marine Life Blue