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Bahia Beach
3.7★ · 350 Google ratings · Ruskin, Florida
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
On-site lot · 330 ft away · paid
Walk
260 ft · 1 min
Restrooms
Yes
Cost
Paid parking
Water
89°F
Tide
2 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Water quality
Mixed · 11% of 53 over the limit · 2025
Map of Bahia Beach
Guide
Good to know
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 7 visitors · 2019–2026
Ideal for small children midweek
The protected bay beach is calm, warm, and rarely crowded on weekdays, with shallow water and on-site bathrooms.
Litter reported
Visitors mention rubbish on the sand.Mentioned by 18 visitors · 2019–2026
Little shade reported
Visitors mention there is not much shade here.Mentioned by 4 visitors · 2019–2026
Budget $5 per hour for parking
The lot now charges $5 hourly with automated enforcement, and many visitors report surprise $85 citations mailed weeks later.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
80°F · overcast
Water
89°F
Waves
0.2 ft · 2 s apart
Wind
6 mph from the E
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
8 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 06:50 | High tide | ↑ |
| 15:52 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 4, 3:58 AM.
Practical
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📍 Ruskin, FL 33570
🅿 Parking 330 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 260 ft away, about 1 min walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Bahia Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 330 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Bahia Beach?
120 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Bahia Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
