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Anna Maria Island is great for shell collectors, especially for finding sand dollars.
Best spots to find sand dollars: Bean Point, Bradenton Beach, Coquina Beach, and Anna Maria City Beach.
Tips for finding sand dollars:
Know your tide chart – sand dollars are often found near the mean low water line.
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Manatee Public Beach is located in Holmes Beach where Manatee Avenue runs right into the Gulf of Mexico. Manatee Public Beach has free parking, picnic tables, public restrooms, a playground on the beach for children, a fishing pier, a café right on the beach with food and drinks, and a lifeguard on duty.
Manatee Public
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