Lyons Bay

Lyons Bay: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Lyons Bay

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

How to reach Lyons Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 27.12339, -82.46343. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lyons Bay

• Nokomis Church · beach · Sarasota · ~2 km · Must-see
• Curry Creek Preserve · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~4 km · Must-see
• Casey Key · river spot · Sarasota · ~4 km · Must-see
• Oscar Scherer State Park · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~7 km · Must-see
• T. Mabry Carlton, Jr. Memorial Reserve · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~16 km · Must-see
• Jelks Preserve · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~18 km · Must-see
• Siesta Key Beach · beach · Sarasota · ~19 km · Must-see
• Scrub Preserve · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~24 km · Must-see
• Warm Mineral Spring · fort · Sarasota · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sarasota Baptist Church · church · Sarasota · ~29 km · Must-see
• Little Salt Spring · lake · Sarasota · ~29 km · Must-see
• Bird Key · river spot · Sarasota · ~30 km · Must-see
• Myakka State Forest · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~30 km · Must-see
• Marie Selby Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~30 km · Must-see
• Englewood Beach · beach · Charlotte · ~30 km · Must-see
• Saint Armands Key · river spot · Sarasota · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lido Key · beach · Sarasota · ~31 km · Must-see
• Unconditional Surrender · attraction · Sarasota · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lyons Bay

Other beaches & coast near Lyons Bay

• Nokomis Church · beach · Sarasota · ~2 km · Must-see
• Siesta Key Beach · beach · Sarasota · ~19 km · Must-see
• Englewood Beach · beach · Charlotte · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lido Key · beach · Sarasota · ~31 km · Must-see
• Stump Pass Beach State Park · beach · Charlotte · ~34 km · Must-see
• Gasparilla Island · beach · Lee · ~55 km · Must-see
• Gasparilla Island Lighthouse · beach · Lee · ~59 km · Must-see
• Boca Grande Lighthouse · beach · Lee · ~62 km · Must-see
• Charlotte Harbor · beach · Charlotte · ~63 km · Must-see
• Anna Maria Island · beach · Manatee · ~63 km · Must-see

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