Best parks and nature in Sarasota (US)

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Downtown Sarasota campus is most popular around 1 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 2,5 hours here. It's most quiet on Mondays.

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens provides 45 acres of bayfront sanctuaries connecting people with air plants of the world, native nature, and our regional history. Established by forward thinking women of their time, Selby Gardens is composed of the 15-acre Downtown Sarasota campus and the 30-acre Historic Spanish Point campus in the Osprey area of Sarasota County, Florida.

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Bayfront Park is most popular around 7 PM on Saturdays. It's most quiet on Wednesdays.

Open 7 a.m. – 11 p.m., daily. Pets are allowed outside the Steigerwaldt-Jockey Children’s Fountain area. Popular location to jog, enjoy the sunset, walk your leashed pet or have a picnic at the playground. There are also two bayfront restaurants. Please note: The Allen Play Area and the Steigerwaldt-Jockey Children’s Fountain at Bayfront Park are being replaced soon with an all new playground and splash pad combination. That construction project is expected to begin in February 2023.

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Payne Park is most popular around 12 PM on Fridays. Visitors usually stay up to 1 hour here. It's most quiet on Sundays.

This park is home to the Payne Park Tennis Center, Skate Park, Circus Park, Café, and Amphitheater. Circus Park This playground is circus inspired! Featuring a small splash area, rock climbing, slides, music makers, swings, and so much more. Perfect for picnics and spending the day with your little ones. No pets allowed unless they are service trained. Skate Park 🛹 Open Daily 7 am - 10 pm 🛹 FREE Admission⠀ 🛹 Unsupervised⠀ 🛹 Enjoy at your own risk.

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Pinecraft Park is most popular around 7 PM on Sundays. Visitors usually stay up to 1,5 hours here. It's most quiet on Sundays.

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Whitaker Gateway Park is most popular around 4 PM on Fridays. Visitors usually stay up to 1,5 hours here. It's most quiet on Wednesdays.

A waterfront park providing many recreational opportunities, including boardwalks through mangroves and tidal marsh restoration areas. Boat access is by a concrete boat ramp with six lanes and four docks. The park has a restroom, playground, swing-set, picnic tables, and trails. Perfect place to watch the sunrise or sunset, fish, or walk a leashed pet.

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North Water Tower Park is most popular around 2 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 1.5 hours here. It's most quiet on Tuesdays.

Enjoy the playground, drinking fountain, and views of the water tower. Restrooms* can be open upon request. Allows leashed pets. *Open for reservations only.

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