Florida, US

Siesta Beach

Water Bodyocean
Sand Typesand
CountryUS
RegionFlorida

Getting There

Nearest CitySouth Sarasota3.1 km
Airport (SRQ)Sarasota Bradenton International Airport14.4 km

Safety & Conditions

LifeguardYes
Shark Incidents0recorded

Sand & Geology

Unlike beaches elsewhere that are made up mostly of pulverized coral, Siesta Beach's sand is 99% quartz, most of which comes from the Appalachian Mountains.

Predicted regional compositionquartz-dominant
Q 89%
QuartzFeldsparLithic

Modelled from GloPrSM v1.0.0 (IJ_QFL). Calibrated on river sand, not measured beach samples — treat as a regional signal, not a sand assay.

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Travel

Siesta Beach stands out as one of Florida's premier Gulf Coast destinations, located just outside South Sarasota in southwestern Florida. Known for its exceptionally fine, powdery ...

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