Coquina Beach Parking — Attraction in Brandenton Beach

We went twice to this beach. Once on December 26th, and then again on December 30th. December 26th, Florida was having a very odd cold spell, so it was around the 40's-50's, I'm from wisconsin, so this time of year, we'd call it a warm spell. The beach was empty , we went at sunset and the view was amazing. The sand is white and soft. The 30th was a more normal day for Florida high around 80, and the beach was busy. Traffic was awful getting there. However, this beach is huge, and we had no problem finding parking or a beach spot. It never felt crowded. It has life guards, bathrooms, changing and rinsing off areas near parking. If you're looking to go shelling, you'll have no trouble. Found several intact sea dollars and full intact shells. The beach has white soft sand, clear waters, and a...

Plenty of free parking quite a few changing facilities and restrooms. They host the most amazing sunsets with plenty of beautiful white sand beach to look for seashells. They have BBQ grills and trees to get out of the Sun. There are quite a few picnic tables for those afternoon lunches with family and friends. One of my...

Watch out people do not look out for bike riders. They are too busy looking for parking spot up and down the south end of Anna Maria Island so if you are on a bike, be prepared for somebody to make a quick turn into a spot which is exactly what happened to Jeff on his E bike one day And they pulled in just in front of him. No...