Sand Key Beach and Park

This beautiful park has two distinct areas—a beach and a park. In the park proper are two picnic shelters with grills, a playground, restroom, and a dog park. Grills, picnic tables, and water fountains are but a few amenities.

A salt marsh with viewing benches further enhances the park where heron, roseate spoonbill, great horned owl, anhinga, and common moorhen nest and feed.

Sand Key Park houses the base of operations for the artificial reef program, an interdepartmental cooperation program to build a reef in the Gulf. Sand Key Park’s natural communities include a beach where sea turtles annually deposit eggs. The nearby Clearwater Aquarium takes responsibility for these nests and keeps statistics.

Amenities include:
concession
boardwalk, nature trail
2 beach wheelchairs
outdoor showers
2 bath houses with separate changing stalls and restrooms
parking (fee charged)
Beach Parking Permit
dog park
playground equipment
restrooms
2 shelters with grills
swimming
umbrella and cabana rentals
kayak and bicycle rentals