Great location despite the traffic you can encounter at any time of the day or week. This is my fourth visit and I have loved every single one because of course, the ocean and beach never disappoint! Bonus points as the location has a lot of parking, Anna Marie Island Beach Cafe is on site and right off the beach. The cafe has generous seating, great reasonably priced food and an outdoor tiki bar. There is also a volleyball court, a gift shop, a Hershey's Ice cream store and a small playground. Restrooms, changing booths and outside showers are...
Read morethe beach itself is very beautiful, strong waves (might have been the day i went too), and the water is very clear and nice to swim in. however the one thing that ruined it for me was that the showers to rinse yourself off are surrounded by sand so washing yourself has no point bc you will just get dirty all over again. this could have been much...
Read moreIt was great, my first time there. I came to Florida to spend Father's Day with my Son and that's where my day started. It was so peaceful there and Beautiful. I came from Cincinnati for this weekend and Manatee Beach Park was a great start. I'll be coming back!!...
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