South Lido County Park

This is the beach that is farthest south on Lido Key. It's less crowded than other Lido beaches and has more of a park atmosphere because you have to walk through some trees to get to the beach. This beach is more natural and wild, it forms the rounded southern tip of Lido, so it makes an interesting beach walk. You can walk around from the Gulf side to the Intracoastal side.
The park also has a playground for children, plus bathrooms and showers.

We went to the beach after many years. Many more new buildings. The beach was nice and quiet. Regretted without swimsuit.

South Lido Beach has become my family's favorite beach in the Sarasota area. It's improved drastically from when I was a youth. Lots of white sand, plenty of parking, and a newer restroom tower make it easily accessible. Also, there are a good number of shells that wash up on the beach so it's fun for the kids to go beachcombing while we're there. There are multiple picnic tables and space for gatherings.

We love this park it's very easy to access has plenty of parking and nice clean restrooms.
You can swim, fish, picnic or hang out with the birds.

We had an awesome time kayaking. Parking can be a hassle. We were able to find a parking spot that didn't block anyone. We then paid to rent the kayaks (they got singles and doubles) for the whole day. We were taken to the launch point and from there, we just kayaked. We saw lots of jellyfishes. The mangroves were so much fun. It was tiring after maybe 2 hours.
Please carry sunscreen and reapply as often as you can because you will be seating.