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Sombrero Beach
4.5★ · 5,000 Google ratings · Marathon, Florida
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Restrooms✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
On-site lot · 90 ft away
Walk
140 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes · 250 ft away
Water
92°F
Tide
2 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
600 yd of shoreline
Sand
175 yd from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Mon 7pm
Map of Sombrero Beach
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1Parking90 ft from the listing2Restrooms250 ft from the listing
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 28 visitors · 2017–2026
Little shade reported
Visitors mention there is not much shade here.Mentioned by 9 visitors · 2017–2026
Arrive before noon on weekends
The parking lot fills by early afternoon, especially during peak season and holidays.
Bring water shoes for swimming
Rocks, coral pieces, and seaweed cover much of the shallow bottom despite soft sand on shore.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
84°F · partly cloudy
Water
92°F
Waves
0.4 ft · 3 s apart
Wind
11 mph from the ESE
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
8 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 02:02 | High tide | ↑ |
| 09:55 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 16:33 | High tide | ↑ |
| 20:19 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 4, 6:30 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 Sombrero Beach Rd, Marathon, FL 33050
🅿 Parking 90 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 140 ft away, under a minute walk
🚽 Restrooms 250 ft away
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Sombrero Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 90 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Sombrero Beach?
140 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 Sombrero Beach have restrooms?
Restrooms are mapped 250 ft from the listing.
When is Sombrero Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 7pm and the busiest at Sat 2pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
