Manatee County

The jewel of southwest Florida’s gulf coast, Manatee County lies along the Gulf of Mexico between Sarasota and Tampa. Here, residents enjoy an incomparable quality of life defined by 150 miles of shoreline along the Gulf, Sarasota and Tampa Bays, and the Manatee River. Shore birds and shell seekers share white sandy beaches that stretch for miles along the island-fringed coast. Residents and visitors alike flock to the Gulf and bay shores for swimming, boating, fishing and just plain taking it easy.