Here's an Update on Which Local Parks Are Open
Although much of the region is reopening post-Hurricane Idalia, some parks and fishing piers remain closed due to damage from the storm. Sarasota County government officials said in a Facebook update yesterday that they've found multiple boats that have crashed ashore, buckled sidewalks, fallen light poles, damaged piers and vegetative debris littering the ground however confirm that all reservations in parks including athletic fields will occur as scheduled starting today.
Here's the updated list of which parks remain closed.
Sarasota City and County
- Caspersen Beach Park CLOSED
- Jelks Preserve CLOSED
- Deer Prairie Creek Preserve (South entrance) CLOSED
- Glebe Park CLOSED
- Palmer Point Beach Park CLOSED
- Scherer Thaxton Preserve CLOSED
- Sleeping Turtles Preserve South CLOSED
- Turtle Beach Campground CLOSED
- Bayfront Park CLOSED Note: O’Leary’s Tiki Bar & Grill in Bayfront Park will open tonight.
- Eloise Werlin Park CLOSED
- Tony Saprito Fishing Pier CLOSED
- Ken Thompson Park playground CLOSED
- Humphries Park CLOSED
- Venice Jetty CLOSED
- Myakkahatchee Green Way Disc Golf Course CLOSED
- Butler Park Fields CLOSED
- Myakkahatchee Environmental Park OPEN; however officials urge visitors to stay on designated paths and avoid flooded regions.
Manatee County
- Coquina Beach CLOSED; OPEN TOMORROW
For the most up-to-date information, call 311 or (941) 748-4501 for Manatee County, or visit scgov.netwww.Sarasotafl.gov/alerts or mymanatee.org.
For the latest status on Sarasota County Parks, and its list of those that remain partially closed, click here.