Barefoot Bay, Florida Recreation Guide

Three Barefoot Bay recreation guides go deeper than this hub: the district amenities guide, the Barefoot Bay pools guide and the Barefoot Bay Golf Course guide.

The district amenities guide explains who may use each Barefoot Bay facility and what it costs, the pools guide covers seasonal hours, classes and pool rules, and the golf guide covers green fees, tee time windows and course rules. This hub gathers the first answers in one place.

Among the activities the Barefoot Bay Recreation District names are golf and swimming, court games from pickleball and tennis to bocce, shuffleboard and handball, plus lawn bowling, horseshoes, softball, billiards, fishing and live entertainment.

Those Barefoot Bay activities come from the district FAQ, which also explains that a new owner's one-time Social Membership Fee assigns a non-transferable badge for amenity access, and that daily, weekly, monthly and annual passes exist for visitors and renters (BBRD FAQ). Several of those facilities date from the first Barefoot Bay years: the district's history lists a heated pool, a 9-hole golf course, two connecting lakes and a 776-foot-long lit fishing pier over the Indian River among the early amenities, and says the clubhouse opened in June 1971 (About Barefoot Bay).

The Barefoot Bay Pool Bar and Lounge, at 625 Barefoot Boulevard, phone 772-664-7023, provides live entertainment and dining. Musical entertainment plays Lounge Lakeside every Friday and Saturday evening, culminating with Sunday Street Dances, Thursday brings a Rustic Roast dinner in Building A from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m., and Barefoot by the Lake is a festival of music, art and food held each February (Pool Bar and Lounge).

Barefoot Bay Pool 1 keeps the same 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. hours all year, while Pools 2 and 3 run on seasonal hours that close earliest, at 6 p.m. and 5 p.m., from November through January.

The Barefoot Bay class sheet puts lap swimming in the first hour after opening seven days a week, aquatic aerobics in the following hour on weekdays and Aqua Zumba at 2 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, with a Saturday Kid Swim that moves later as the days lengthen, from a 2 p.m. start in winter to a 4 p.m. start in summer (Pool Hours and Class Times). The district's pool office is listed at 895 Falcon Drive, phone 772-664-2063 (Community Pools).

The FY27 Barefoot Bay budget sets pool expenditures at $739,809 and says its pool technicians hold National Swimming Pool Foundation licenses while Pool Hosts check badges whenever the pools are open (FY27 Adopted Budget). On the October 2026 project list, the Pool #2 shade structure is marked complete as of July 2026 (District Information). The district's sheet defines fall hours as October and winter hours as November through January.

From October 1 to April 30, 18 holes at the Barefoot Bay Golf Course cost $36.38 with tax for Barefoot Bay residents and $41.73 for non-residents.

The 2026-2027 seasonal rate sheet charges 9 holes, or any round after 3:00pm, at $26.75 for residents and $32.10 for non-residents, adds $19.26 for an 18-hole cart, and offers a $125.00 yearly non-resident discount card that unlocks resident green fees (2026-2027 Seasonal Rates). Tee times open 3 days ahead for residents and non-residents and 4 days ahead for annual members, and a badge must be shown at check-in for resident rates. For rate purposes, owners, residents and renters all count as Barefoot Bay residents.

The course itself is an 18-hole executive layout of 3,689 yards from the tips, credited to architect Joe Lee, at 1225 Barefoot Blvd., with pro shop hours from 6:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. and the phone number (772) 664-3174 (Golf Course and Pro Shop). The FY27 Barefoot Bay budget describes it as par 60 with a fleet of 33 carts, a driving range of 130 yards, a practice green and weekly men's and ladies' leagues, and budgets Golf-Pro Shop expenditures at $1,294,067 for the year (FY27 Adopted Budget).

Barefoot Bay Beach is a 2.3-acre district beach on the ocean side of A1A, at 8705 Florida A1A and listed as open around the clock, and the district's history describes a 776-foot-long lit fishing pier over the Indian River.

The Barefoot Bay beach page adds a pavilion, a dune walkover leading to parking and restrooms, and lists Sebastian Inlet State Park and Treasure Shores Beach Park as nearby beaches (Barefoot Bay Beaches). The FY27 fee schedule sells district keys for the beach and pier, pricing the first beach and pier key at $17.00, a beach bathroom key card at $6.00, and a refundable $25.00 key for renters (FY27 fee schedule).

Work on the Barefoot Bay pier is in progress in October 2026: the district reports the first phase of replacing weathered railing boards complete and the second phase underway (District Information). Barefoot Bay pier anglers follow state license rules, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission lists resident seniors age 65 or older with proof of age or residency among those exempt from recreational saltwater and freshwater fishing licenses (FWC license exemptions).

The Florida Department of Health permits and inspects public pools, while the Barefoot Bay Recreation District is funded by its per-lot assessment and charges for services.

Florida pool law, the starting point for questions about pool inspections in Barefoot Bay, begins with Section 514.011, Florida Statutes, which defines a public swimming pool to include pools operated by or serving subdivisions and mobile home parks, among other places (Section 514.011). The Department of Health enforces sanitation and safety standards for public pools under Chapter 64E-9 of the Florida Administrative Code through operating permits and inspections, and the Environmental Public Health section in each county does the permitting and inspecting (Florida Department of Health).

On the money side, the Barefoot Bay district audit for the year ended September 30, 2025 says the district is directly responsible for all the common areas and recreational facilities regarded as amenities, while streets, roads and utilities belong to Brevard County (FY2025 audit). That year the Barefoot Bay district collected $4,739,423 in assessments and $3,195,593 in charges for services, out of total revenues of $8,695,171. For federal statistics, the Census Bureau places the district office at 625 Barefoot Blvd. inside Micco CDP in Brevard County (Census geocoder).

Guests and non-residents can use Barefoot Bay amenities with district passes, from a $5.00 resident guest day pass to a $36.00 non-resident day pass in FY27.

A Barefoot Bay weekly guest pass costs $10.00 bought at Resident Relations and $27.00 bought at the pools, per the FY27 fee schedule (FY27 fee schedule). The same schedule doubles the fee whenever a badge is not shown, prices RV storage at $69.55 per space per month, and lists kids' event badges for those under 18 as free. For grandchild passes, the schedule says the grandchild must be present or a photo provided.

Last verified: October 15, 2026, against Barefoot Bay Recreation District, state and federal sources.