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Aerial view of Fort Cooper Beach in Florida, shoreline and surroundings, USDA NAIP imagery from May 2023
Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP 2023 via USGS National Map, public domain (source)

Fort Cooper Beach

Florida

Lake beach in Florida, 0.4 mi of shoreline, with bathrooms within walking distance.

  • Bathrooms
  • HoursNot on file
  • ParkingNone mapped within 1,310 ft
  • DirectionsGoogle Maps
3.3/ 10Limited
How we score beaches
Sunset
7:40 pmover land
Parking
None mapped
Families
Limited
78of 100

Today, Thursday, Sep 10

Good beach day

Light wind. Watch: 37% rain chance.

75 Fovercast
High
87 F
Wind
2 mphup to 7 mph
Rain chance
37%
UV index
8high
Sun
7:11 am to 7:40 pm
  1. 8:00 am75 Fclear, 4% rain, 3 mph
  2. 11:00 am · best83 Fclear, 4% rain, 2 mph
  3. 2:00 pm87 Fclear, 14% rain, 3 mph
  4. 5:00 pm84 Fmostly clear, 37% rain, 6 mph

Forecast for Thursday, Sep 10, local time (GMT-4). Weather data by Open-Meteo.com, refreshed hourly. Sea temperature and waves are model values for the nearest offshore point.The rating rule is on the methodology page. Planning a future date? See typical weather by month.

Great for

  • FamiliesLimitedBathrooms nearby
  • ConvenienceLimitedNo parking mapped, no food mapped
How the Beach Score is calculated: 3.3 of 10

The score is the sum of the components below. Clear water counts only where a clarity source exists. Rankings never take revenue as an input.

ComponentPointsFact
Facilities0.8 of 3Within walking distance: bathrooms.
Free entry0.0 of 1An entry fee is mapped.

Ranks #81 of 81 for bathrooms in Florida. All beaches in Florida.

Verdicts on the cards come from the same facts. Sources: OpenStreetMap (Sep 10, 2026), Operator official pages (hours, fees, rules) (Sep 7, 2026). The formula is on the methodology page.

Amenities

  • ParkingNo
  • Free parkingNo
  • Bathrooms1 nearby
  • ShowersNo
  • Restaurants and barsNo
  • Beachfront hotelsNo
  • Hotels nearbyNo
  • Beachfront campingNo
  • Camping nearbyNo
  • PierNo
  • BoardwalkNo
  • Free entryNo

Nearby means within walking distance of the beach centre (980 ft to 1,640 ft, by kind), from OpenStreetMap. Scores are 0 to 10. Sources: OpenStreetMap (Sep 10, 2026), Operator official pages (hours, fees, rules) (Sep 7, 2026); the method for each is on the methodology page.

Hours, fees, and rules

Entry
$3 per vehicle (honor box, up to 8 people, $2 pedestrian)
Pass
Florida State Parks Annual Entrance Pass accepted, $60 a year, $120 for a family
Operator
Run by Florida State Parks

From Florida State Parks fee schedule (effective May 10, 2021), checked Sep 7, 2026. Hours and fees change; the official page is the final word.

Planning a trip

Early October is usually warm, with a higher chance of a rainy day.

High
83 FWarm
Rainy day
36%Rain is common

What to expect

  • Rainy days are common in October (9 a month)
  • October is within Atlantic hurricane season, at its peak
Atlantic hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30, peak from mid-August to late October. Storm history near this beach

1 October storm within 62.1 mi since 1980, about one every 46 years. Most recent in any month: Tropical Storm Nicole, November 2022, 11.3 mi away. Source: NOAA HURDAT2 best tracks, counted at tropical storm strength or stronger. Season dates from the NOAA National Hurricane Center.

Fort Cooper Beach through the year

Warm water
Low rain
Calm water

Darker is better: warmer water, fewer rainy days, calmer water. Monthly means, 2023-2025, from Open-Meteo. Values for a date blend the nearest two months; the bands and the rule are on the methodology page.

When to go

  • Best overallNovemberfewer rainy days · warm days
  • DriestNovember4 rainy days a month
All monthly averages, 2023-2025Fort Cooper Beach: sea and air temperature by monthMonthly mean sea surface temperature and daily maximum air temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.5060708090100110JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSea temperature (F)Air, daily max
MonthSea tempAir maxRain daysWave height
Jann/a68 F (20 C)8n/a
Febn/a74 F (24 C)6n/a
Marn/a78 F (26 C)8n/a
Aprn/a83 F (28 C)8n/a
Mayn/a88 F (31 C)11n/a
Junn/a90 F (32 C)20n/a
Juln/a91 F (33 C)23n/a
Augn/a91 F (33 C)21n/a
Sepn/a88 F (31 C)20n/a
Octn/a82 F (28 C)9n/a
Novn/a77 F (25 C)4n/a
Decn/a71 F (22 C)6n/a

Monthly means, 2023-2025. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com. Wave height is the mean of daily maximum significant wave height.

Explore Fort Cooper Beach

Parking, food, stays, and facilities around the beach, mapped in OpenStreetMap within 0.7 mi.

All places near Fort Cooper Beach as a list (2)

Nearest parking 0.6 mi · 12 min walk · Nearest restrooms 210 ft

Distances are straight-line to the nearest point of the beach as mapped in OpenStreetMap; walking times assume 80 m a minute. Access points are where OpenStreetMap paths, steps, and boardwalks meet the beach. Coordinates 28.8075, -82.3039. Open this spot in OpenStreetMap or Google Maps. Missing or wrong? Fix it in OpenStreetMap and it appears here after the next weekly update.

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Questions about Fort Cooper Beach

Is there parking at Fort Cooper Beach?

No mapped parking within 1,310 ft of the beach in OpenStreetMap.

When is hurricane season at Fort Cooper Beach?

Atlantic hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30, with the peak from mid-August to late October, per the NOAA National Hurricane Center. Since 1980, 15 named storms passed within 62.1 mi of the beach, 4 at hurricane strength, most in June, August and September. Source: NOAA HURDAT2 best tracks.

Sources

  • © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of Sep 10, 2026)
  • [operator], checked [date] (data as of Sep 7, 2026)
  • Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
  • Storm tracks from the NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 archive, public domain (data as of Sep 10, 2026)

Licenses and refresh dates for every dataset are on the data page. Something wrong? Every beach page has a report button; corrections are logged with a date.

© OpenStreetMap contributors. Beach location, shoreline, and amenity positions are from OpenStreetMap under the ODbL. Data updated Sep 10, 2026.