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Bathtub Beach
4.6★ · 812 Google ratings · Stuart, Florida
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Free✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
170 ft away · free
Walk
200 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes
Cost
Free
Water
86°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
3 ft range today
Sand
250 yd from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Thu 7pm
Map of Bathtub Beach
1
1Parking170 ft from the listing
Guide
Good to know
Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 8 visitors · 2020–2026
Perfect for young children
The offshore reef creates a natural barrier that keeps waves calm and allows shallow wading far from shore.
Snorkel along the reef edge
The reef lies about 50-100 meters offshore with fish and shells visible in waist-deep water, but do.
Visit at low tide
The water becomes clearer and you can walk out to the reef on foot, forming shallow pools.
Arrive before 9:30am
The small parking lot consistently fills by mid-morning, especially on weekends and popular holidays.
Expect heavy shells on sand
The beach has an unusually abundant supply of seashells, though some visitors report occasional sea hares in the water.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
81°F · mostly clear
Water
86°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
1.6 ft · 5 s apart
Wind
8 mph from the SE
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 01:12 | High tide | ↑ |
| 07:44 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 14:16 | High tide | ↑ |
| 20:23 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 4, 6:33 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 1585 SE MacArthur Blvd, Stuart, FL 34996
🅿 Parking 170 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 200 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Bathtub Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 170 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Bathtub 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 Bathtub 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.
When is Bathtub Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Thu 7pm and the busiest at Sat 3pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
