Longboat Key
Whitney Beach
Quarter-mile pristine beach at the north end of Longboat Key, just over the bridge from Coquina. No facilities. Bring what you need.
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🍤 Food
- Mar Vista DocksideSeafood · $$$
🚶 15 min walk · 0.57 mi
- ShoreAmerican · Seafood · $$$
🚶 16 min walk · 0.60 mi
- Coquina Beach CafeAmerican · Snacks · $$
🚗 about 6 min drive · 1.7 mi🚎 Coquina Beach · 1 min walk
🐬 Things to do
- Passage Key Dolphin ToursBoat & dolphin tours
🚗 about 5 min drive · 1.4 mi🚎 Coquina Beach · 6 min walk
Walk times use island streets at an easy pace. Open now uses each place's verified hours in island time; blank means we don't have hours.
Why go
- 🐚 About a quarter-mile long
- 🐚 Quiet, with no modern conveniences
Good to know
- Address
- Gulf of Mexico Dr (across from Whitney Plaza), Longboat Key, FL 34228
- Lifeguards
- No
- Restrooms
- No
- Parking
- Public parking area on Broadway St just west of Gulf of Mexico Dr.
Parking
Checked Sep 30, 2026
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Pin is approximate.