Brohard Paw Park
Off-leash dogs on a signed slice of Venice beach, plus a fenced yard, showers, and drinking fountains for people and dogs. This is the only stretch of Sarasota County sand that lets a dog reach the Gulf. You walk a fenced play yard, then a posted dog beach.
Map & parking
Off-leash dogs on a signed slice of Venice beach, plus a fenced yard, showers, and drinking fountains for people and dogs.
South Brohard, the people-only park next door, is named for Smyth Brohard, Venice mayor from 1958 to 1971.
A working dog yard that opens onto Gulf sand. Waste-bag stations, showers, and a clear line on the beach between dogs and the people-only park south of you.
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