A natural preserve beach where gopher tortoises roam.
Barefoot Beach is in Collier County, Florida, on the Gulf coast.
A county park entry fee stands in for a parking meter at Barefoot Beach, where the dunes behind the sand are protected preserve land. No lifeguard is posted and dogs have to stay home, which keeps the shoreline quieter than the resort beaches nearby. Bonita Beach sits a little over a mile north, and Vanderbilt Beach about four miles south.
Today's flag, water temperature, surf, wind, UV and tide times for Barefoot Beach load on this page automatically. Conditions change through the day, so nothing on this page is a substitute for the flag flying when you arrive.
Amenity details are Coasti's own notes and can go out of date. Fees, lifeguard seasons and dog rules are set locally.
Flags run from green for low hazard to double red for water closed — see what each flag color means.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Naples (Gulf of Mexico) (8725110).
Weather and marine forecasts come from the National Weather Service at Naples Municipal Airport (KAPF).
Red tide readings come from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission monitoring map.
Collier County anchors the southern end of the stretch of Gulf coast most associated with red tide activity in the state. The organism behind it, Karenia brevis, is a naturally occurring Gulf algae, and FWC tracks it with a statewide map built from samples on a rolling eight-day cycle. It's common for a bloom to affect one beach while leaving a nearby one clear. See today's statewide red tide status.
That depends on the flag and the surf, and both change through the day. Coasti shows the posted lifeguard flag when a current one exists, and estimates from surf, wind and rip-current risk when it does not. Today's answer for Barefoot Beach loads at the top of this page.
Barefoot Beach has no lifeguard station, so no official flag is posted here. Coasti estimates the flag from conditions instead.
Parking at Barefoot Beach is paid. Nature preserve — county park entry fee. Fees and lot hours change, so check locally before you go.
Dogs are not allowed on the beach at Barefoot Beach. Nearby rules vary, so check locally before you go.
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