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Beer Can Island
4.8★ · 718 Google ratings · Longboat Key, Florida
✓ Short walk
At a glance
Parking
Fills up early
Walk
175 yd · 2 min
Restrooms
None reported
Water
88°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
2 ft range today
Crowds
Quietest Wed 3pm
Map of Beer Can Island
Guide
Good to know
Some shade is available
Visitors mention trees, cliffs or umbrellas to get out of the sun.Mentioned by 5 visitors · 2015–2026
Plan around low tide
Your experience depends heavily on tide tables, and low tide reveals expansive flats ideal for shelling and exploring.
Visit for sunset photography
The beach transforms golden at sunset and serves as a popular spot for professional maternity, family, and engagement photo sessions.
Arrive early for parking
Only a handful of legal parking spaces exist at the trailhead, and police actively monitor and ticket overflow.
Wear shoes for walking
Driftwood branches and fallen trees cover the beach extensively, creating a natural obstacle course rather than typical open sand.
Bring all your own supplies
There are no lifeguards, food vendors, or facilities on the beach, so pack water, towels, and sunscreen.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
78°F · mostly clear
Water
88°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
0.6 ft · 2 s apart
Wind
7 mph from the E
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
8 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 04:42 | High tide | ↑ |
| 14:10 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 4, 6:33 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 N Shore Rd, Longboat Key, FL 34228
🌊 Water 175 yd away, about 2 min walk
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Beer Can Island?
240 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 Beer Can Island 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 Beer Can Island least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Wed 3pm and the busiest at Sat 6pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
