Turtle Beach Park is located at the south end of Siesta Key with more than a half-mile of beach frontage on the Gulf of Mexico. The park’s boat ramp provides easy access to Blind Pass Lagoon and Little Sarasota Bay, which is part of the Sarasota Bay
National Estuary Program. Palmer Point Beach Park and Jim Neville Marine Preserve, a popular area for kayaking and bird watching, are a short boat ride away. Boaters can travel approximately 9 miles north or south to reach the Gulf of Mexico via Big Sarasota Pass to the north or Venice Inlet to the south. Turtle Beach Campground, Sarasota County’s popular beachfront campground, is adjacent to the park and offers 39 full hook-up RV and tent sites. Sarasota County beaches have the highest density of loggerhead sea turtle nests on Florida’s west coast as well as numerous shorebirds and beach nesting birds.