Venice Florida Beaches on BeachHunter.net |
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Venice Florida Beaches on BeachHunter.net |
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Venice BeachesSouth Jetty, Venice Municipal Beach, Service Club Park, Venice Fishing Pier, Caspersen Beach The Venice, Florida beaches are not on a barrier island, they are on the mainland. Generally, the sand here is rather dark because it has a lot of fossilized material in it. Venice is famous for the fossilized shark's teeth that can be found on its beaches. The beaches range from the very built up and crowded Venice Municipal Beach to the very remote, quiet, and natural Caspersen Beach. If you like quiet, natural beaches without homes and buildings on the shore, you should consider a visit to Caspersen Beach. You can walk south for miles and see few people, especially on weekdays. Collect shells, sift through the beach wrack, look for sharks teeth, relax, or have a quiet day of fishing. Caspersen beach has free parking, restrooms, a boardwalk along part of the beach, nature trails, and if you need a restaurant for lunch, Sharky's is a 2 minute drive, or a 10 minute walk from the Caspersen beach parking lot. If you want to stay in Venice, there are plenty of condominiums for rent in Venice, Florida as well as homes within a short walk of the beach. Venice, Florida is a rather small and quiet town, but it is growing. As in most of Florida, real estate is big business. |
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links: Florida Photo Gallery - nice photo gallery with photos of the Venice area, including the beaches. Where to find sharks teeth - a list and detailed descriptions of the BEST places to find sharks teeth in Florida. |
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At left is the beach at South Jetty. This is a popular surfing spot when the surf is up. As you can see, the sand is piled high from the renourishment projects. Condominiums dominate this part of the beach. |
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A bit further south is Venice Municipal Beach, a short distance from downtown Venice. Check out the funky wing-like beach pavilion and the newly planted sea oats behind the fence posts. | ||||||||
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Venice Municipal Beach looking north toward the Venice Inlet and South Jetty. | ||||||||
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A short drive south from Venice Municipal Beach is Service Club Park with its interesting boardwalks over the saw palmettos. This is a fairly quiet beach. The covered pavilions on the boardwalk each have a picnic table. | ||||||||
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The beach at Service Club
Park. The Venice Fishing Pier is in the distance. Note the dark color of
the sand. This is a good place to look for fossils, especially sharks
teeth. Below is a photo of a small shark's tooth I found, before I
picked it up.
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The Venice Fishing Pier. Sharky's Restaurant is at the foot of the pier. They have an outdoor deck. | ||||||||
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Above: Sharky's Restaurant, a landmark on the beach at the Venice Fishing Pier. |
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This is where the road ends at Caspersen Beach, the most natural and remote beach in this part of the state. The shoreline is dominated by native foliage. A very quiet beach. This is a very beautiful place and since there are no lights along the shore at night it is a place where many sea turtles nest successfully. | ||||||||
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Caspersen Beach has a great boardwalk system between the beach and the parking lot. | ||||||||
Read BeachHunter's latest blog postings about Venice Beaches: |
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