Englewood Beach: Fossil Hunting in Charlotte County, Florida
- Minerals reported
- 4
- Best months
- September to June
Manasota Key at Englewood is the Charlotte County extension of the Venice shark tooth beaches, drawing fossil teeth and fossil coral from the same offshore Miocene bone bed. The beach sees lighter crowds than Venice while producing the same black shark teeth, plus fragments of fossil coral, sponge, and occasional marine mammal bone. Low tide and post-storm swells concentrate the finds along the wrack line and swash. Reported finds include fossilized coral, shark tooth, sponge, manatee bone. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Plan your visit
Generally open to casual rockhounding
- County
- Charlotte County
- State
- Florida
- Nearest road
- North Beach Road
- Postcode
- 34223
- Coordinates
- 26.92420, -82.36144
Coordinates are approximate. Confirm the exact ground in the RockHoundR app, where land overlays show which agency manages the area.
Land & collecting status
Generally open to casual rockhounding
Most public-tagged spots sit on BLM, U.S. Forest Service, or other federal land where reasonable hand collecting of common rocks and minerals is allowed. Confirm posted rules and active mining claims before you dig.
Access note: Free public beach access at Englewood Beach and Blind Pass (Middle) Beach on Manasota Key. Shark and ray teeth and invertebrate fossils need no permit; a Florida Fossil Permit is required for other vertebrate fossils such as marine mammal bone.
Public-land rules vary by agency, season, and field office. The RockHoundR app pulls live BLM, USFS, NPS, and tribal overlays so you can see exactly which agency manages the ground at this spot.
Best time to visit Englewood Beach
Comfortable months (45 to 90°F highs)
Best months: September to June. Typical highs run 92°F in midsummer and 72°F in midwinter, with winter lows near 52°F.
Climate normals: NOAA 1991-2020 monthlies, VENICE station (13 mi away).
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Spot details combine the public RockHoundR location dataset, normalized mineral labels, agency land-status checks in the app, and community submissions. Coordinates are approximate until verified in the field.
- Florida Geological Survey
- Florida Museum vertebrate fossil permit
- Florida State Parks rules
- Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules
Found at Englewood Beach
Each name opens all spots that produce that material; the encyclopedia link opens the full ID and field guide.
Fossilized Coral
Shark ToothEncyclopedia →
Sponge
Manatee Bone
Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Englewood Beach.
- Gulf BeachesSarasota County, Florida · 15 mi awayFossilized Coral, Shark Tooth, Sponge
- Peace RiverDeSoto County, Florida · 37 mi awayShark Tooth, Megalodon Tooth, Fossil
- Fort Myers BeachLee County, Florida · 49 mi awayOcher
- Pinellas & Hillsborough BeachesPinellas County, Florida · 64 mi awayAgate, Carnelian, Chalcedony
- Unnamed Area (Agatized Coral #2)Hillsborough County, Florida · 67 mi awayAgatized Coral, Coral, Chalcedony
- Unnamed Area (Agatized Coral #1)Hillsborough County, Florida · 67 mi awayAgatized Coral, Geode
- Hillsborough RiverHillsborough County, Florida · 77 mi awayBrain Coral, Finger Coral, Agate
- Gulf Beaches (South)Collier County, Florida · 78 mi awayFossilized Coral, Shark Tooth, Sponge
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