Casey Key Florida is a beautiful island on the Gulf Coast
Casey Key
Casey Key is an island on Florida’s Gulf Coast with some of the most unique properties in the world. Located just south of Sarasota, Casey Key is 8 miles long and a great deal of the island is less than 300 yards wide. On Casey Key you will find many "gulf to bay" properties, with the benefits of a dock on the bayside, and miles of beautiful beach on the gulf side. Access to the key is by two bridges, the northern bridge is a historic pivot bridge that dates to 1920 and crosses the bay from Osprey. The southern bridge crosses the bay at Nokomis.
While all the conveniences of modern life are easily accessible, Casey Key offers an ambiance and privacy that is unmatched on the gulf coast. Unlike so many of the islands that line the Gulf of Mexico coast, Casey Key consists almost entirely of single-family homes.
Bay side of Casey Key
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Casey Key, Secluded Retreat
Casey Key Road, which traverses the island, is a winding, bending gulf-front scenic "old Florida" drive. The road is framed with a canopy of tropical trees overhead and lined with native vines, flowers and and beautiful landscaping. There are no traffic jams or high rises on Casey Key. The key will remain this way due to zoning restrictions and the majority of the island is a conservation district, established in the early 1970's by the Florida State Legislature. There are less than 400 residents on the key,
a combination of full-time, seasonal and vacationing families. The north section is gated with a guard.
Casey Key Beaches
Casey Key is a quiet secluded paradise. Here you can enjoy an unspoiled tropical key with it's white sandy un-crowded beaches and picture perfect sunsets over the Gulf of Mexico. The beaches are refreshingly natural, with protected wild sea oats and mangroves providing a protective habitat for the scores of native island birds that share the island, as well as the dolphins, manatees and other aquatic wildlife living just offshore.
Casey Key is approximately 8 miles in length, stretching from Siesta Key on the north to the Island of Venice at the southern tip. There are two bridges providing access to the key, including an old "swing bridge" dating back to the 1920's. A majority of the island is less than 300 yards wide, with the beaches along the Gulf on the west and Little Sarasota Bay on the east. At the south end is the Venice Inlet, providing ready access to the Gulf.
Ground elevations on Casey Key are generally higher than most barrier islands, which is highly beneficial to its homeowners.
There are a few older beach motels that are "grandfathered" under prior zoning. There are no hi-rise condos or traffic jams. Amazingly, the key will remain this way due to current zoning restrictions, and the fact that the majority of the island is a conservation district, established in the early 1970's by the Florida State Legislature.
There are a few small motels and villas on Casey Key. The north bridge crosses from the mainland on Blackburn Point Road over the Intra-coastal. This is one of the few pivot bridges left in the United States. When a boat needs the bridge opened the bridge keeper actually comes out of their tower and goes to the center of the one lane bridge to operate the controls that pivot the bridge. The south bridge is on Albee Road. As we boat through this area we often see manatees. There is a dolphin that lives in this area of the Intra-coastal that visits each boat as they drive by. He comes up out of the water to greet boaters and will swim beside the boats as they idle through the bridge and manatee zones.
Nokomis Beach is a public beach on Casey Key that is not as busy as the beaches to the north on Siesta Key, Lido Key or Longboat Key. There is public parking, picnic areas and restrooms.
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