Turtle Beach (Florida)

{{Short description|Public beach in Sarasota, Florida}}

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Turtle Beach is a public beach located on South Siesta Key in Sarasota, Florida. Turtle Beach is known for the large number of sea turtles that nest on the shore.{{cite book | last1=Allen | first1=E. | last2=Bradshaw | first2=K. | last3=Gindin | first3=R. | last4=Greenhill-Taylor | first4=J. | last5=Helm | first5=L. | title=Fodor's Florida 2013 | publisher=Fodor's Travel Publications | series=Fodor's Florida | year=2012 | isbn=978-0-307-92942-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ljY5RPZ70s0C&pg=PA415 | access-date=February 6, 2016 | page=415}} It has roughly 1,200 feet of beachfront that is accessible to the public as well as camping, picnic areas,{{cite book | last=Kinser | first=J.L. | title=Moon Florida Gulf Coast | publisher=Avalon Travel Publishing | series=Moon Handbooks | year=2014 | isbn=978-1-61238-859-5 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n0wZAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT35 | page=pt35}} and a children's play area. There are two boat ramps to launch boats{{cite book | last=Hurchalla | first=G. | title=Exploring Florida's Gulf Coast Beaches | publisher=Globe Pequot Press | series=A Falcon Guide Series | year=2002 | isbn=978-0-7627-1094-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rXqUwe_AJnIC&pg=PA44 | page=44}} on the lagoon side of the property.{{Cite web|title = Turtle Beach Campground Home|url = https://www.scgov.net/TurtleBeachCampground/Pages/default.aspx|website = www.scgov.net|access-date = 2016-02-05|url-status=dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160205104800/https://www.scgov.net/TurtleBeachCampground/Pages/default.aspx|archive-date = 2016-02-05|df = }} The beach has had major problems with erosion.{{cite web | last=Adams | first=Rick | title=Erosion of Turtle Beach to be repaired with beach restoration project | website=Sarasota News| date=December 10, 2015 | url=http://www.mysuncoast.com/news/local/erosion-of-turtle-beach-to-be-repaired-with-beach-restoration/article_1ae46a6e-9f92-11e5-9d6c-f33f8a3fc9d5.html | access-date=February 6, 2016}} Sharks have been present in the ocean near the beach.{{cite book | last=Allen | first=T.B. | title=Shark Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance | publisher=Lyons Press | series=Lyons Press Series | year=2001 | isbn=978-1-58574-174-8 | url=https://archive.org/details/sharkattacks00thom | url-access=registration | page=[https://archive.org/details/sharkattacks00thom/page/71 71]}}

Rows of condominiums exist on private property near the beach.{{cite book | last=Bush | first=D.M. | title=Living on the Edge of the Gulf: The West Florida and Alabama Coast | publisher=Duke University Press | series=Living with the shore | year=2001 | isbn=978-0-8223-2565-9 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fOe1iY4LHtcC&pg=PA205 | page=205}}