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Parks & Recreation

Sports & Event Venues

Three spring training ballparks and a rowing lake that hosts international regattas, all within forty minutes of each other.

LECOM Park

Bradenton, Manatee County

The Pittsburgh Pirates’ spring-training ballpark in downtown Bradenton, in use since the 1920s.

  • Pittsburgh Pirates spring training
  • In use since the 1920s
  • Downtown Bradenton

Ed Smith Stadium

Sarasota, Sarasota County

The Baltimore Orioles’ spring-training ballpark in Sarasota.

  • Baltimore Orioles spring training
  • Sarasota

CoolToday Park

North Port, Sarasota County

The Atlanta Braves’ spring-training ballpark, the centerpiece of the Wellen Park master plan in North Port.

  • Atlanta Braves spring training
  • Inside Wellen Park
  • North Port

Nathan Benderson Park

Sarasota, Sarasota County

A 600-acre park with a world-class rowing lake that has hosted national and international regattas.

  • 600 acres
  • International-standard rowing course
  • Hosts national and international regattas
  • Beside University Town Center

Sports & Event Venues FAQ

What sports & event venues are there in Sarasota and Manatee County?+

4 that this site covers: LECOM Park, Ed Smith Stadium, CoolToday Park, Nathan Benderson Park. They are split across both counties, and the practical distance between any two of them is larger than a map suggests, because this market runs about fifty miles north to south. If one of them is the reason you want to live somewhere in particular, that is worth saying out loud early rather than discovering the drive afterwards.

Does being near a park affect what a home costs here?+

Less directly than waterfront or golf, and more than people expect. A preserve or a state park next door is a permanent boundary on development, which is worth something no listing quantifies: it is the difference between a protected view and a view that lasts until the next rezoning. Trail access behaves differently again, closer to a walkability premium. This site keeps the county sale figures on the community pages, so you can compare what homes actually sold for near one of these against the wider area rather than taking anyone word for it.

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