Brohard Paw Park (10 min.) Fenced dog park with a beach with on-site parking picnic tables showers & drinking fountains.
Turtle Beach (31 min) Beach turtles camping kayaking and sea turtles Historic Downtown Venice (4 min.) Art Historic Spanish Point (15 min.) Outdoor complex combining a prehistoric site 19th-century buildings & extensive gardens. Venice Beach (9 min.) Public white-sand beach with parking a concession stand volleyball courts & a picnic area. Manasota Key Beach (17 min) Wide sandy beach rimmed with tropical foliage & trails plus boat ramps & fishing on the sound side. Legacy Trail (19 min.) Popular with bicyclists & walkers this 12.5-mile paved route sits on an abandoned rail corridor. Oscar Scherer State Park (10 min.) Acres of woods & water for camping swimming fishing canoeing & hiking miles of trails. Casey Key (15 min.) Beach Myakka River State Park (26 min) 37 000-acre park with forests & wetlands providing river kayaking wildlife viewing & campsites. North Jetty Beach (10 min.) Beach and dolphin Venice Fishing Pier (10 min.) Fishing Nokomis Beach (8 min.) Beach |