Longboat Key

Longboat Key: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Longboat Key

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Longboat Key — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 27.39088, -82.64177. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Longboat Key

• John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art · museum · Sarasota · ~10 km · Must-see
• Leffis Key Preserve · park · Manatee · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lido Key · beach · Sarasota · ~13 km · Must-see
• Saint Armands Key · river spot · Sarasota · ~13 km · Must-see
• Unconditional Surrender · attraction · Sarasota · ~14 km · Must-see
• Bird Key · river spot · Sarasota · ~14 km · Must-see
• Neal Preserve · sanctuary · Manatee · ~15 km · Must-see
• Marie Selby Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lime Lake · lake · Sarasota · ~15 km · Must-see
• Palma Sola Botanical Park · park · Manatee · ~17 km · Must-see
• The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature · museum · Manatee · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bradenton Riverwalk · park · Manatee · ~18 km · Must-see
• Sarasota Baptist Church · church · Sarasota · ~18 km · Must-see
• De Soto National Memorial · sanctuary · Manatee · ~18 km · Must-see
• Manatee Mineral Springs Park · park · Manatee · ~19 km · Must-see
• Palmetto Estuary Nature Preserve · park · Manatee · ~19 km · Must-see
• Snead Island · river spot · Manatee · ~20 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Longboat Key

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Longboat Key

• Saint Armands Key · river spot · Sarasota · ~13 km · Must-see
• Bird Key · river spot · Sarasota · ~14 km · Must-see
• Snead Island · river spot · Manatee · ~20 km · Must-see
• Casey Key · river spot · Sarasota · ~39 km · Must-see
• Don Pedro Island · river spot · Charlotte · ~84 km · Must-see
• Little Gasparilla Island · river spot · Charlotte · ~89 km · Must-see
• Caladesi Island · river spot · Pinellas · ~91 km · Must-see
• North Captiva Island · river spot · Lee · ~123 km · Must-see
• Pine Island · river spot · Lee · ~127 km · Must-see
• Coon Key · river spot · Manatee · ~7 km

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