Don't Forget Your Camera When You Visit Casey Key

There's more to Casey Key than its real estate. Gated estates with draping bougainvillea, a pelican diving into the Gulf of Mexico for his catch of the day and an aristocratic heron walking across a lawn are all Casey Key scenes that will warrant a snap of your camera lens.


Casey Key's towering palms, lush tropical foliage are magnificent backdrops for the palatial mansions that any camera buff would love. Take a walk or a drive on Casey Key and visit some of South West Florida's most beautiful real estate. You'll pass flowering oleander, hibiscus and orchid trees. This Florida Key will keep your head spinning while snapping your lens at every bend and turn.

Stop at the Casey Key Fish House for lunch, take a walk on the beach or visit the jetties. Make a reservation at the Gulf Surf Resort Hotel, a vintage 1950s motel and stay a few days on the beach. Explore Casey Key.

If you're lucky enough to get to Casey Key during sea turtle season, you will enjoy taking photographs of the Mote Marine volunteers who tend the nests. You may see a little baby turtle making his way to the ocean or maybe the mamma as she makes her way back to Gulf after laying her eggs.

Casey Key is home to some of the areas premier real estate. Currently the Sarasota MLS reports just over 50 homes for sale on Casey Key FL priced from the low millions to $17 million. There are small beach cottages which are priced for the land value alone as well as some new homes with boat docks and deeded beach access.

Snapshot of Casey Key Real Estate

• Highest Priced Home: $17,000,000
• Lowest Priced Home: $1,175,000
• Average Price: $3,880,472
• Median Price: $2,800,000

For more area information, photos, and virtual tours of Siesta Key, Longboat Key, and Casey Key real estate, visit BuySarasota.com today or contact Jon Allen at 941-544-6467.

Collecting Sharks Teeth on Casey Key Beach

You’ll see many walkers on Casey Key Beach with their heads down. They are looking for sharks’ teeth, shells and pieces of sea glass. Jewelry makers use sharks’ teeth especially in expensive designs and according to some sources rare sharks’ teeth can command a price of up to $5,000.

Divers enjoy the cool Gulf waters searching for sharks’ teeth in the Venice, FL and Casey Key area too. Dive sites offer information on spots to work near and around both Venice and Casey Key. Read more on this Florida fossil site.

Both Casey Key and Venice are vacation destinations for avid collectors of sharks’ teeth. Venice even hosts an event around the first of April each year called the Shark’s Tooth Festival. This year the event is April 9,10, and 11 at the Venice Airport Festival Grounds. Browse among fossil vendors, arts and crafts booths and enjoy shark tooth hunts. Be sure to bring sunscreen. The back of your neck might need it!

Casey Key is a private island located about 15 miles south of downtown Sarasota, Florida. This Sarasota neighborhood is known for being a tropical paradise where many celebrities reside. The 8 mile barrier island is also home to extraordinary sunsets!

For more information on Casey Key Beach real estate or if you are interesting purchasing Casey Key properties, contact John Allen today at 941-544-6467 or visit BuySarasota.com.