Tour Boca Grande On Gasparilla Island, Florida
Golf Cart Tour Boca Grande On Gasparilla Island, Florida
Boca Grande is a small residential community on Gasparilla Island, in southwest Florida. Gasparilla Island is a part of both Charlotte and Lee Counties, while the actual village of Boca Grande, which is home to many seasonal and some year-round residents, is entirely in the Lee County portion of the island. It is part of the Cape Coral–Fort Myers Metropolitan Statistical Area. Boca Grande is known for its historic downtown, sugar sand beaches, blue water and world class fishing.
Its name - Spanish for Big Mouth - comes from the mouth of the waterway, called Boca Grande Pass, at the southern tip of the island. The pass was used as a busy shipping point for many years as the waters in the pass are naturally deep. Processed phosphate from the Bone Valley region was loaded onto waiting ocean-going cargo vessels via the Seaboard Air Line Railroad at the dock located on the southern tip of the island. Shipping business to the island declined in the late 1970s as it was no longer cost effective to ship phosphate by rail to Boca Grande when it could be loaded at Tampa. The phosphate plant at Boca Grande was old and its tons-per-hour rate was slow. Therefore, it made economic sense to discontinue the operation. Evidence of the island's industrial past can still be seen.
Same Beach, looking south in November after re-naturing.
There are no gas stations in the village of Boca Grande, with the exception of a street pump at Boca Grande Marina, so many local residents use a golf cart as their main mode of transportation. On any given day in Boca Grande, you will see golf carts, as well as some automobiles, making their way throughout downtown. A Lee County ordinance designates all but two streets as golf cart paths. Drivers must be at least 14 years old to operate a golf cart on these designated streets.
Boca Grande provided the backdrop for Denzel Washington's movie, Out of Time, where the quiet village was renamed Banyan Key in reference to the banyan trees that populate the island. Scenes for the 2006 film based on Carl Hiaasen's book Hoot were also filmed on the island, which was again renamed for the filming. This time it became Coconut Cove.
Boca Grande's serene beauty also makes it a destination for high-profile weddings and residences for the elite seeking privacy. Sara Blakely (Spanx founder and owner) and Jesse Itzler were married on Boca Grande in 2008, while the Bush family and Audrey Hepburn have called it home seasonally.
Hurricane Charley hit Boca Grande heavily on August 13, 2004, causing some $20 billion USD worth of damage to Southwest Florida. There were no deaths or injuries on the island, but many buildings were damaged and numerous banyan trees were heavily damaged.
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Vacation Home - Villa Rainbow - Placida, Florida
House for Rent in Placida - Villa Rainbow
This bright and beautiful waterfront pool home is located in an upscale community in Windward, Placida. This is a quiet and peaceful neighborhood appreciated by both owners and guests. The home is only minutes away from the Gulf of Mexico. The area is a paradise for fishermen and golf enthusiasts alike. The beautiful beaches of Englewood and Boca Grande are just a short drive away as well as shopping , restaurants and many of the beautiful golf courses are also nearby.
The home has its own boat dock, a heated pool, 3 Bedrooms plus a Den/Office, 2,5 Bath, a 2 Car Garage and a gas grill in the large covered lanai. This residence has fantastic landscaping with beautiful palm and oak trees. It is fully furnished and equipped to make your stay in Florida unforgettable.
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GASPARILLA INN - Boca Grande, FL - Cottage Tour
A look at a guest cottage at the Gasparilla Inn in Boca Grande Florida. The Gasparilla Inn features fantastic old-Florida styling, you truly feel like you've taken a step back to the early 1900's while visiting this resort.
CAPE HAZE RESORT Placida Florida Boca Grande Englewood Palm Island FL
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Coming back from Boca Grande Pass to Gasparilla pass inlet.
Tour the Cape Haze Peninsula (Boca Grande, Placida, Rotonda, Gulf Cove, and more)
Join us on a tour of the Cape Haze peninsula and its communities of Boca Grande, Placida, Rotonda, Gulf Cove, South Gulf Cove, and Cape Haze. Learn more about the Cape Haze Peninsula: Or call us at: (800) 881-9437/ (941) 629-3188.
Millionaire's Island - Gasparilla & Boca Grande Island, Florida
Boca Grande Village on Gasparilla Island in Lee and Charlotte counties, on the Gulf coast has been the home to the wealthy for decades. The village was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. A $5 toll bridge connects the island to Charlotte county's mainland.
Visitors and residents agree that the charming island is a bit of paradise just miles from Fort Myers and Port Charlotte. The island has no stoplights or franchise food outlets. Structures are limited to two stories in height. There was no road access until 1958 when the bridge was built.
From a small fishing village in 1870 to a booming commercial port in the early 20th century, Boca Grande is now a tourist destination and second home for hundreds of millionaires.
Many structures are now placed on the National Register of Historic Places including the rail station, lighthouse, Gasparilla Inn, and marina.
There are quaint shops, two grocery stores, two banks, a school, and hair salons. There is no gas station or chain stores. A bike path runs most of the length of the island and golf carts are the preferred method of transportation.
Visitors are free to use wire-less internet at the Community Center 24/7 or the Johann Fust Library. The Boca Grande Reference Room at the Center has automated book check out as part of the Lee County Library system.
The Gasparilla Inn & Club has had guests including Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and the George H. W. Bush family, as well as many other notable celebrities.
At the southern tip is Gasparilla Island State Park, a popular beach location and home to one of six Florida lighthouses open to public.
Visitor Tip: Pick up an excellent free Visitor's Guide published by local newspaper the Boca Beacon for everything one should know about the island.
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Port Boca Grande Lighthouse and Keeper's House Museum - Built 1890
Amory Memorial Chapel - once the Shiloh Baptist Church for the African-American community
Pilot's House - About 1898, now privately owned residence
Boca Grande School
Boca Grande Community Center - auditorium and community meeting place (author Amy Bennet-Williams giving a talk about the Caloosahatchee River)
Banyan Road
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church
Hudson's Grocery's Pink Gas Pump
Whidden's Marina - Built 1926, former dance hall now a small museum. Pet goats.
Navigating the 1:3 Cut
A quick video guide to boating in the 1/3 Cut in Gasparilla Sound.
Baby dolphin and mom and Paddleboard Adventures on (Gasparilla island) Boca Grande Florida
Viewing dolphin from a paddleboard is amazing. This mommy dolphin was showing us with a slap of her tail fluke, to stay away from her newborn baby. You can see how small this baby is. The fluke slapping is an indication of territory and a request to be left alone. Respect wildlife from a distance, the beautiful memories will last for a lifetime.
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Driving Off Gasparilla Island (Boca Grande) , Florida
Driving From Boca Grande Florida from Boca Grand Bayou neighborhood to Gasparilla Road over the Boca Grand Causeway
Boca Grande is a small residential community on Gasparilla Island, in southwest Florida. Gasparilla Island is a part of both Charlotte and Lee Counties, while the actual village of Boca Grande, which is home to many seasonal and some year-round residents, is entirely in the Lee County portion of the island. It is part of the Cape Coral–Fort Myers Metropolitan Statistical Area. Boca Grande is known for its charming authentic downtown, sugar sand beaches, blue water and world class fishing.
Its name - Spanish for Big Mouth - comes from the mouth of the waterway, called Boca Grande Pass, at the southern tip of the island. The pass was used as a busy shipping point for many years as the waters in the pass are naturally deep. Processed phosphate from the Bone Valley region was loaded onto waiting ocean-going cargo vessels via the Seaboard Air Line Railroad at the dock located on the southern tip of the island. Shipping business to the island declined in the late 1970s as it was no longer cost effective to ship phosphate by rail to Boca Grande when it could be loaded at Tampa. The phosphate plant at Boca Grande was old and its tons-per-hour rate was slow. Therefore it made economic sense to discontinue the operation. Evidence of the island's industrial past can still be seen.
Same Beach, looking south in November after re-naturing.
There are no gas stations in the village of Boca Grande, so many local residents use a golf cart as their main mode of transportation. On any given day in Boca Grande, you will see golf carts, as well as some automobiles, making their way throughout downtown. A Lee County ordinance designates all but two streets as golf cart paths. Drivers must be at least 14 years old to operate a golf cart on these designated streets.
Boca Grande provided the backdrop for Denzel Washington's movie, Out of Time, where the quiet village was renamed Banyan Key in reference to the banyan trees that populate the island. Scenes for the 2006 film based on Carl Hiaasen's book Hoot were also filmed on the island, which was again renamed for the filming. This time it became Coconut Cove.
Boca Grande's serene beauty also makes it a destination for high profile weddings and residences for the elite seeking privacy. Sara Blakely (Spanx founder and owner) and Jesse Itzler were married on Boca Grande in 2008, while the Bush family and Audrey Hepburn have called it home seasonally.
Hurricane Charley hit Boca Grande heavily on August 13, 2004, causing some $20 billion USD worth of damage to Southwest Florida. There were no deaths or injuries on the island, but many buildings were damaged and numerous banyan trees were heavily damaged.
Boca Grande is very popular with affluent seasonal residents, many of whom keep a second home on the island.
For all that it offers the occasional visitor and admirer, it is probably best known for its fantastic fishing and Tarpon tournaments.
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Gasparilla Island Florida Beach Dive - Artificial Reef
A great shore dive reef in 10 feet of water, just off a public beach in Southwest Florida. Gasparilla Island, FL. Lots of pretty stuff to see. You can swim right out to it and you can usually see this reefs dark shadow from the beach so it's easy to locate.
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Erected in 1927.
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RED TIDE - 1'000s OF DEAD SAND DOLLARS WASH UP ON THE BEACH - PLACIDA, FL 9.19.18
RED TIDE - TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DEAD SAND DOLLARS WASHED UP ON THE BEACH - RED TIDE - 9.19.18 - DON PEDRO ISLAND STATE PARK - PLACIDA, FL ???????????????????????????? (HD)
LOCATION: DON PEDRO ISLAND STATE PARK - PLACIDA, FL
DATE: 9.19.18
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Yesterday, I took a Clean Eco Tour boat ride with Captain Jack of Gasparilla Boat Tours to Don Pedro Island State Park to see what we could find. As soon we arrived with found the beach covered with easily 50,000-100,000+ dead sand dollars. It was a horrific sight to sea. The dead sand dollars were all small juveniles too. The beach only had 1 other person on it, our group, and 1 FWC officer stationed at his office. This is what a daily beach walk looks like in some parts of our beautiful sunshine state of Florida. This is the 2nd time I have found multiple species of dead crabs washing up. The other day I heard a Mote Marine scientist say that the crabs are usually the last ones to die. This is what we are facing. I filmed one of the rare dead Calico Crabs on video. My first time ever seeing these gorgeous crabs but they have all been dead (or dying). I'm beginning to forget what our old Florida beaches look like. I know this video will hurt. I'm sorry for the pain. The death is not stopping.
Thanks to the team of people we went with yesterday. I couldn't have done it without all of you. Thank you for all your effort and hard work.
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Gasparilla Boat Tours w/ Captain Jack and Co Captain Dawn
Our CLEAN Tour is an interactive learning cruise that combines time onboard the boat and ashore at Don Pedro Island State Park. Our educational cruise is for all ages. Our easy to understand lecture includes environmental history starting back in 1880 to present. We also include information and recommendations on we can all do help improve our ecosystem. Education that leads to Action.
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Boca Grande, on Gasparilla Island, Florida. Presented by Melissa Csank, REALTOR(r)
Boca Grande, on beautiful Gasparilla Island, is located just off the Southwest Coast of Florida's Cape Haze, between Sarasota and Ft. Myers at the mouth of Charlotte Harbor. Home of the world famous Gasparilla Inn, the island is golf cart and pet friendly, and perfect for those who love shelling, relaxing, swimming, taking advantage of the many art and literary programs offered on the Island, and so much more. Contact me at 941-855-1347 for more information.
Artificial concrete reef being installed west of Gasparilla Pass
2018 Boating Englewood Florida
Quick little boat trip to an Island near Stump Pass State Park in Englewood Florida. Paradise.
El Palmeral - Cape Haze, Florida - Short-Term Vacation Rental
The only way to describe this comfortable Cape Haze residence is “quiet seclusion”! With lots of outdoor living space, you will never want to be inside! This tropical gem has a lot to offer. Perched on the bank of Amberjack Creek, this inviting home is surrounded by mature tropical plantings, including more than fifty palms of eight species (which is why I call this place 'El Palmeral' - The Palm Grove). Also, avocado, mango, bananas, bromeliads, orchids and much more.
There is a private dock (equipped with a 3,500 lb. boat lift, water, electricity and an underwater 'snook' light). Our dock is on Amberjack Creek, a tidal inlet, which provides shallow-draft access to the Gulf of Mexico (boats which draw in excess of 16 inches are not recommended for the creek, however, there are inexpensive slip rentals within 4 minutes of the property at Gasparilla Pass for larger boats). The creek abounds with wildlife - fish from the dock or watch for the Sandhill Cranes, Manatees and the throngs of leaping mullet, among others. The dock includes a new 6'x8' floating dock extension which makes launching of the two kayaks a breeze! The kayaks are high-tech, Swedish-designed 'Point 65 North' modular kayaks, which can be configured as one person or tandem kayaks.
The shell-covered back yard ties the creek side-setting seamlessly into the 1,300 square foot screen-enclosed pool and lanai, for what one visitor described as an 'obnoxiously paradisical' experience.
This is truly a 4-season destination, with its lush tropical plantings, screen-caged, heated pool with therapy jet bench and large screened/glassed lanai with 2 overhead fans. The pool area includes an awning-covered dining area with a teak dining table and seating for 6 to 8. The lanai has two sets of pocket, double sliding doors from the house - one from the kitchen/dining area and the other from the Master Bedroom - which, when open, expand those spaces to the outside. The screened lanai itself has a system of compound sliding doors, which can be fully opened to take advantage of pleasant weather and the almost constant, gentle Gulf breeze, or closed to allow the space to be heated or cooled as necessary. Whether opened or closed the lanai is a wonderful place to entertain, or simply enjoy the view of the tropical plantings, creek and frequent wildlife.
Walk down to the creek-side hammock and disappear for a while with a good book…this home is equipped for relaxation, and is also within walking distance of the local post office, grocery store, bank and pizza parlor!
As members of the Cape Haze POA, we have access to the association's 400 yd long, private, Gulf beach, adjacent to Cape Haze on Don Pedro Island. The beach is accessible, using our kayaks, from Don Pedro Island State Park's 100 acre land base, .9 miles from our property. It is a 4-minute (280 yard) paddle from the Park's dock to our community dock on the island, then a 5-minute (500 yard) walk to the Gulf beach (see the map of the route in the photo section).
In addition to the beaches adjacent to us on Don Pedro (Palm) Island, which are accessible by kayak, boat or ferry, the closest beach by car is at 19th St. on Gasparilla Island (Boca Grande), about 10 minutes away. Once you reach 19th St. there is beach access on every street all the way to the south end of the island, which is another 3 1/2 miles. So there are literally dozens of Gulf beaches. You can also drive north to Manasota Key in Englewood which is only about 15 minutes away. Once on Manasota Key there are three major county park beaches at the north, middle and south end of the Key, as well as Stump Pass State Park, which is at the very south end of the Key and is absolutely stunning.
It is only 4 minutes by car to the Boca Grande Causeway and 20 minutes by boat (at 'no wake' speeds) to Gasparilla Sound & the Gulf from our property's dock on Amberjack Creek. Minutes (1 to 15) away from multiple Gulf beaches, fine-dining restaurants, multiple state parks, nature preserves, walking & biking trails, boat tours, fishing trips, etc.
Each guest is provided with a personalized code for keyless entry valid for the length of their stay. Check-in is 4:00 pm and check-out is 10:00 am. Upon arrival guests are provided with a detailed Guest Manual, describing all of the ins and outs of the property, including entertainment system operation, trash day, local resources and activities, etc. Confirmed guests are provided with their access code and a PDF copy of the manual, by email, in advance of their arrival.
Rental fees for reservations made more than 60 days in advance of your arrival date can be made in 2 or 3 installment payments.
Also check out our Englewood, FL property, “Minshall's Garden” - VRBO property #610815.