Bay Park on Sand Key is my favorite spot to park for beach access to the less busy side of beautiful Sand Key Beach! Bay Park on Sand Key is the only place on Sand Key with free beach parking 6am to 11pm and one of only 3 spots that offer public beach access to Sand Key Beach. No overnight parking is allowed 11pm to 6am daily, no trailers are allowed, and no vehicles over 23 feet are allowed. Bay Park on Sand Key is located South of Sand Key Park & Abu Seba Beach, next to South Bay, Ultimar, South Beach, and Cabana Club Condominiums. Sand Key Island is South of the busy & popular Clearwater Beach, and North of Bellair Beach.
Bay Park on Sand Key features 2 paved tennis courts with a green & red pattern, a playground with 2 slides, a water fountain, & swings. There is a paved walking Trail that goes around the tennis courts and directs patrons across the street, through a crosswalk, to the public beach access. Bay Park on Sand Key also features a short walking Trail through the mangroves that leads to the Intercoastal waterway. There is a bench facing east that offers patrons views of the Intercoastal waterway where you can see some of the bay, some condos, and lots of docked boats. If park management could trim more of the mangroves you could get an even better view of the bay! read more