The Sarasota County Parks and Recreation system boasts to some of best recreational destinations in the Tampa Bay area, from beautiful beaches to challenging trails, scenic parks and state-of-the-art recreation facilities. The county features more than 2,000 acres of open space parkland. Following is a list of Sarasota County Parks.
- A.B. Smith Park, 241 Oak St., Sarasota
- Ackerman Park, 6481 Interstate Blvd., Sarasota
- Arlington Park, 2650 Waldemere St., Sarasota
- Avion Park, 436 N. Pompano Ave., Sarasota
- Bay Island Park, 946 Siesta Drive, Sarasota
- Bee Ridge Park, 4430 S. Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota
- Bird Key Park, 200 John Ringling Causeway, Bird Key
- Blackburn Point Park, 800 Blackburn Point Road, Osprey
- Blind Pass Beach Park, 6725 Manasota Key Road, Manasota Key
- Boyd Park, 4300 Midnight Pass Road, Siesta Key
- Butler Park, 6205 W. Price Blvd., North Port
- Challenger Park, 371 Olivia St., Venice
- Chauncy Howard Park, 601 The Esplanade N., Venice
- Christopher Wheeler Park, E. Old Stickney Point Road, Sarasota
- Cohen Park, 1900 Myrtle St., Sarasota
- Colonial Oaks Park, 5300 Colonial Oaks Blvd., Sarasota
- Curry Creek Preserve, 1075 Albee Farm Road, Venice
- Dallas White Park, 5900 Greenwood Ave., North Port
- Deer Prairie Creek Preserve, 7001 Forbes Trail, Venice
- Eastwood Park, 422 W. Cornelius Circle, Sarasota
- Firehouse Park, 3530 Old Bradenton Road, Sarasota
- Fruitville Park, 5151 Richardson Road, Sarasota
- Fruitville Road Park, 400 N. Beneva Road, Sarasota
- Gillespie Park, 710 N. Osprey Ave., Sarasota
- Glebe Park, 1000 Glebe Lane, Sarasota
- Hecksher Park, 450 W. Venice Ave., Venice
- Higel Park, 1330 Tarpon Center Drive, Venice
- Hopewell Memorial Park, 6730 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota
- Indian Mound Park, 210 Winston Ave., Englewood
- Jelks Preserve, 2300 N. River Road, Venice
- Ken Thompson Park/City Island, 1700 Ken Thompson Parkway, Lido Key
- Kiwanis Park/Buchan Park, 1390 Old Englewood Road, Englewood
- Knights Trail Park, 3445 Rustic Road, Nokomis
- Lakeview Park, 7150 Lago St., Sarasota
- Lemon Bay Park and Nature Center, 570 Bay Park Blvd., Englewood
- Lemon Bay Preserve, 5472 Kenisco Road, Venice
- Locklear Park, 821 S. Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota
- Longwood Park, 6050 Longwood Run Blvd., Sarasota
- Manasota Scrub Preserve, 2695 Bridge St., Englewood
- Marina Park, 7030 Chancellor Blvd., North Port
- Mary Dean Park, 1506 Central Ave., Sarasota
- Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park, 6968 Reistertown Road, North Port
- Nathan Benderson Park, 2500 Honore Ave., Sarasota
- Newtown Estates Park, 2800 Newtown Blvd., Sarasota
- Nokomis Beach Park, 901 Casey Key Road, Nokomis
- Nokomis Community Park, 234 Nippino Trail, Nokomis
- North Jetty Park, 1000 Casey Key Road, Nokomis
- North Water Tower Park, 4700 Rilma Ave., Sarasota
- Palmer Point Beach Park, 9399 Midnight Pass Road, Siesta Key
- Pinebrook Park, 1251 Pinebrook Road, Venice
- Pioneer Park, 1121 Cocoanut Ave., Sarasota
- Phillippi Estate Park, 5500 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota
- Pocono Trail Preserve, 189 E. Pocono Trail, Nokomis
- Potter Park, 8587 Potter Park Drive, Sarasota
- Orange Avenue Park, 1822 N. Orange Ave., Sarasota
- Red Bug Slough Preserve, 5200 Beneva Road, Sarasota
- Red Rock Park, 3987 Camino Real, Sarasota
- Service Club Park, 1190 Harbor Drive S., Venice
- Seventeenth Street Park, 4570 17th St., Sarasota
- Shamrock Park and Nature Center, 3900 Shamrock Drive, Venice
- Shoreland Park, 251 Shoreland Drive, Osprey
- Skip Stasko Park, 2101 Scenic Drive, Venice
- Snook Haven Park, 5000 E. Venice Ave., Venice
- South Lido Beach Park, 2201 Ben Franklin Drive, Lido Key
- Stoneybrook Nature Trail, Central Sarasota Parkway, Sarasota
- T. Mabry Carlton Reserve, 1800 Mabry Carlton Parkway, Venice
- Turtle Beach Park, 8918 Midnight Pass Road, Siesta Key
- Twin Lakes Park, 6700 Clark Road, Sarasota
- Vamo Road Park, West end of Vamo Road, Sarasota
- Venetian Waterway Park, 257 Tamiami Trail N., Venice
- Venice Gardens Park, 400 Shamrock Blvd., Venice
- Wellfield Park, 1300 Ridgewood, Venice
- Wharf Road Park, West end of Wharf Road, Sarasota
- Whitaker-Gateway Park, 1446 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota
- Woodmere Park, 3951 Woodmere Park Blvd., Venice