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Best Beaches
Hello fellow Villagers. I have family coming in from frozen NH next week and they want desperately to go to the shore. What is my best bet for a clean beach, no hassle day trip to the east or west coast? Is the water warm at this time of year? Are the sands white? Are there reasonable/no fees? What are the secrets to a good day at the beach down here? No pets involved. I would appreciate your wisdom and experiences. Thanks.
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Although a little further drive than some definitely Siesta Key in Sarasota, all my NH family love it there, the white quartz sand that never gets hot(does not burn your feet) the wide beach, always clean, plenty of parking and good facilities.
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New Smyrna just south of Daytona. Small, quaint, great place to eat called "Bostons"
best fried shrimp ever. |
Sounds great. Can you tell me how you best enter the beach there? Is it 27th St and drive onto the beach for maybe $5? Or maybe at E 3rd? Is Bostons on the water? Never been there and trying to make it fool proof.
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It's $5, and FREE if you have a handicapped sticker
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The beaches on the west coast (Gulf of Mexico) will have the best sand and the warmest water (we think the water is freezing at this time of year but plenty of tourists will be swimming).
Clearwater, St Pete Beach (we lived there for 25 years), or Sarasota are great. It costs $10 a day to park at St Pete Beach - don't know about the others. |
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We prefer a beach that doesn't allow cars, like Cocoa Beach (2 hour drive). Also, do your visitors prefer ocean or Gulf? We spent decades vacationing between Ocean City, MD, and Nags Head. I love the rough waves. The Gulf is too tame for us. |
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We took our grandson to swim there a couple of years ago and then his mother pointed out that New Smyrna Beach is the shark attack capital of the world. North America's top shark-attack beaches - USATODAY.com |
Give me Clearwater beach any day...beautiful white sandy beaches, clear blue water. It's like being in the Caribbean. Frenchy's for a grouper sandwich!
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I was at Siesta Key just today! Just beautiful! White almost powder like beach. The water is blue aqua and green. The temp was 84. Low humidity. Water was too cold for me but plenty of people swimming. Not overly crowded. Beach is free. No restaurants on the beach. About a 2 hr 20 min ride down 75S. If you go, leave early. We got down there around 11 am and it was hard to find parking. There is a big parking lot for beach goers. Truly is beautiful! Traffic coming home was horrendous due to several accidents.
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Here is the info. for Boston's Boston's Fish House
Seafood Restaurants 1414 S Atlantic Ave, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32169 Cross Streets: Between E 5th Ave and E 4th Ave (386) 424-0757 You can drive on the beach at New Smyrna but I am not sure if there is a charge. Atlantic ave is the main street running north & south along the beach . But the rest. is not directly on the water. |
We have taken many guests to Fred Howard Park in Tarpon Springs. The beach/island is about a mile out in the Gulf via a causeway. Be sure and have a GPS or good directions to get there as you drive through the neighborhoods of Tarpon Springs to get to the park. There are no restaurants on the beach just an island with parking lot, sand and the Gulf. Very quite place to enjoy the beach without fighting the traffic. After you enter the park there are picnic areas with swings and is great for a picnic before or after the beach.
If you are looking for a nice laid back beach and don't want to fight the traffic. This is the place. See links below. Fred Howard Park - Tarpon Springs - Reviews of Fred Howard Park - TripAdvisor https://www.pinellascounty.org/park/06_Howard.htm https://plus.google.com/109412739829...ut?gl=us&hl=en |
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