South Venice Beach Ferry - Public beach in Venice - 4800 Lemon Bay Dr, USA

Beautiful semi private beach only a short ferry ride away, The home we rented came with the ferry pass and it was my favorite part! The captian was so nice, ferry leaves every half hour, I would suggest arriving early.. we had 2 wonderful days out there, but waves were huge! Found lots of shark teeth and felt as if we were on our own private beach. One of my new favorite places!!

5 min ride to the public beach. You need a pass, I didn't have one. A wonderful couple had a pass, good for 6. I tagged along. What a wonderful hidden gem of a beach

First of all the locals didn't seem to happy with tourist making their way to the private beach. There isn't any public buildings such as restrooms, showers, but if you wanted to walk north to Caspersen beach or south to Manasota Key beach to get to the more public areas. This beach is private and very nice, not to much shells but we still found a good bit of shark teeth in better condition than the ones at Caspersen beach. Also here there aren't any rocks in the way you get into the water and seemed to be clearer at this area. Tried fishing here but no luck, I used shrimp and other fresh bait but only got crabs nibbling on my bait. You can take a diving mask and keep close to the edge of the beach and look and find those pretty in tacked shark teeth

Very cool lil short ride to a private beach. The locals don't like tourist to much but as long as you bring everything back you took out to the beach all will be good. Not to much shells but still found a good bit of nice shark teeth. Didnt have to much luck with fishing but still a fun time. Would def recommend the beach but there is no public restrooms or showers, not like the other public beaches around the area

Private neighborhood ferry that takes you across the Intracoastal and to the beach in a few minutes. Passes available for neighborhood residents only.

Short ride to a private beach. What more can you ask for on a perfect day? Bring what you want just be sure to be there for the last trip back, the swim is not as pleasant...

I've gone to that beach since I was a little kid. I love that there is a private ferryboat captain that takes you across to the beach. There always is an awesome view to look at. I love that you can see or walk out on to doc's to fish I love to go on vacation there

We have been on the ferry daily since our vacation arrival to Venice and the captain we have had is wonderful!! His name is Lou, he really enjoys offering this service to others. He is so friendly and informative. He will always let us know what to be aware of & keeps a close eye on the weather. We have been blessed to experience him as our captain.