Exploring the Beaches of Marathon Florida

Ready to visit Marathon, Florida, and curious to know if there are beaches here? Well, you’re in luck because there are actually two beaches here in Marathon.

Now, these beaches aren’t huge, and they don’t stretch on for miles and miles, but the sand is nice and soft, and the water is great! The two beaches in Marathon, Florida, are Sombrero Beach and Coco Plum Beach.

One thing to remember about the beaches in Marathon is that we have a reef a few miles back, so we don’t get huge waves here. Which, personally, I like a lot because you can actually swim in the water and not worry about getting towed under or knocked down by a wave.

Sombrero Beach in Marathon Florida 

Sombrero Beach in Marathon, Florida, in my opinion, is one of the nicest in all of the Florida Keys. Sombrero beach has everything you need for a great day at the beach. There are shaded picnic tables, grills, showers, and bathrooms. The area also has a playground for the kids and beach volleyball. Sombrero beach also has a little grass area!

Sombrero beach can get busy at times. You will find a lot of families and children at this beach. If you go early in the morning, typically there are not a lot of people there. Plus, they rake the beach in the morning, and I just love when the sand is newly raked!

Just recently, the City of Marathon started to charge visitors for parking at the beach. It’s five dollars for the first two hours and then two dollars for each hour after. Now, if you’re a resident of Marathon, parking is free.

Coco Plum Beach in Marathon Florida

Coco Plum Beach is located in the Coco Plum neighborhood of Marathon. Now, this beach is a lot different from Sombrero Beach. Coco Plum beach doesn’t have as many amenities as Sombrero Beach; in fact, the only things they have are bathrooms, and we just got those a few years ago.

Coco Plum beach is also a lot more “shelly,” and the sand at times isn’t the best to walk on.

Coco Plum beach is more known as the dog beach in town. A lot of people bring their furry friends there, which is fine by me!

During low tide at Coco Plum beach, you can walk out super far into the ocean. There are tiny shells all over too, which makes it fun. Additionally, Coco Plum beach has a decent amount of trees along the beach, so there are kind of like little hidden areas to explore.

Overall, Coco Plum beach is much quieter than Sombrero beach. When we go there, there are only a few handfuls of people there.

Okay, so I hope that helps answer your question – Does Marathon, Florida, have beaches?

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