Lake Sarasota, Florida

About Lake Sarasota

Lake Sarasota, FL is a small unincorporated community located in central Florida.

Officially, Lake Sarasota is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.67 square miles.

📰 Lake Sarasota News Today

• Shooting investigated in Lake Sarasota ABC7 WWSB · Jun 25
• Lake Sarasota Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 27
• Shooting investigated in Lake Sarasota ABC7 WWSB · Jun 25
• Lake Sarasota, FL Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Aug 1
• Lake Sarasota, FL Weather Radar WeatherBug · Sep 14

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Florida headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Lake Sarasota Unique

• The only place in America named Lake Sarasota — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of Florida — one of 956 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Lake Sarasota

• Joey D's
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Chili's — tex-mex
• First Watch — american
• Miller's Ale House

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lake Sarasota

• Rothenbach Park reviews ★
• Twin Lakes Park reviews ★
• Hina Point Park reviews ★
• Lakeview Park reviews ★
• Luna Park reviews ★
• Twilight Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Lake Sarasota

🏘️ Nearby Communities