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South Lido Park

2201 Ben Franklin Dr., Lido Key, Sarasota, FL
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Ranked #16 of 62 attractions in Sarasota
4.5 of 5 stars 28 Reviews
Type: Beaches, Nature/ Wildlife Areas, Parks
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Sarasota, Florida
Senior Contributor
22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2012

South Lido beach is my most favorite beach ever... I love being down at the actual tip away from most... It's like a peace of heaven! More

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East Anglia
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41 reviews 41 reviews
Reviews in 26 cities Reviews in 26 cities
64 helpful votes 64 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2012

Found this by accident really. Its a lovely, peacful place to sit and relax. You cant swim as there is a notice which says fishing only. This is due to currents I think. You can paddle though. No facilities or consessions but still nice for a couple of hours to read in peace with your toes in the sand. More

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Longboat Key, Florida
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43 reviews 43 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

Facilities available to have cookouts. You can pull your boat right up to the beach and hangout More

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Cranston, Rhode Island
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

You can have a picnic here, fish, swim, and collect shells. We've seen dolphins there 4 of our 5 visits to this area. If staying at the Lido Beach Resort, it's a nice walk on the beach to South Lido Park. More

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Surrey U.K
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54 reviews 54 reviews
Reviews in 24 cities Reviews in 24 cities
90 helpful votes 90 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2012

I sometimes meander around here to watch all that is going on. More

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Bradenton, Florida
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34 reviews 34 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 April 2012

This is a lovely little park, recently updated which is popular for paddlers of canoes and similar craft. Local birders check it frequently in March, April and early may for migrating warblers. More

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London
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21 reviews 21 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 April 2012

Free parking, restrooms, picnic benches, BBQ, lovely sandy beach with shady spots if you need them and a glorious spot to fish. Oh and you can also do the short trail walk if you want to spot wildlife. Our second time here and I understand why some of the people we spoke to come back year after year. More

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Bramhall
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 March 2012

Quiet beach/park great for relaxing stroll. Walk right round to the very tip and sit on the bench just watching the boats go by More

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Sarasota, Florida
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17 reviews 17 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 March 2012

My Grand daughter was married there, out on the point at sunset. Some gray harens attended with us. I have lovely pictures of it from November 2011. They are happy, My Kent and I were just there and enjoyed the time. We took a lunch I fixed and had a good time; The great times to remember. More

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Venice, Florida
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 March 2012

Friends invited us to join them late afternoon for a barbeque dinner and sunset. The facilities at South Lido Park are great with plenty of shade, picnic tables, barbeque pits, swings and slides for chldren and toilet facilities, all only a few steps from the beach. We enjoyed a feast of burgers and all the trimmings while we watched the... More

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