Apollo Beach Nature Preserve

Used to be the highlight of Apollo Beach. No swimming is allowed now and it is a waste of time.

This USED to be an amazing family beach you could swim at, at your own risk. There is absolutely NO swimming allowed now and people sent there to ensure that NOBODY steps foot in the water to even wal...

Small, Gorgeous Views, with Endless possibilities!

This a great little nature park off the beaten path! Don’t get confused because it’s really not a beach, they have warning signs posted to not get in the area but people were still in the water. I jus...

Free, scenic, overlook tower, beach (no swimming), trail, restrooms onsite

Like the nearby Manatee Viewing Center, this is free and has a wooden observation tower you can walk up or is wide enough for wheelchairs. It is a bit of an incline. There is a beach there, a couple o...

Where the locals go

This is an interesting spit of land between the Bay and the Power Plant. As far was we could tell, this is a local gem for picnics, sunbathing and little kids wading. There is no swimming allowed.

Charming, although there are better ways to enjoy the water not too far away

There's a lot to like here including free parking, easy nature trail along the shore, small beach, and elevated viewing platform in the center of it all. However it seems to be more a fishing spot tha...