Nearest city Boca Grande, Florida Established 1983 | Phone +1 941-964-0375 | |
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Location Charlotte and Lee counties, Florida, USA Governing body Florida Department of Environmental Protection Address 880 Belcher Rd, Boca Grande, FL 33921, USA Management Florida Department of Environmental Protection Similar Gasparilla Island, Port Boca Grande Lighthous, Don Pedro Island State Park, Stump Pass Beach St, Pine Island National Wildlife R | ||
Gasparilla island state park fl
Gasparilla Island State Park is a Florida State Park located south of Boca Grande on Gasparilla Island off Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound. Activities include swimming and fishing along with shelling, picnicking, and viewing the Historic Port Boca Grande Lighthouse. Visitors can also enjoy snorkeling, and nature study.
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Among the wildlife of the park are West Indian manatee, gopher tortoise, bald eagle, osprey, least tern, royal tern, Sandwich tern, and black skimmer.
The park admission fee is $3.00 per vehicle or golf cart, $2.00 per pedestrian or bicycle, and a donation of $2.00 is requested for the lighthouse.
Amenities include four parking lots, two picnic areas with covered tables, beaches, and Historic Port Boca Grande Lighthouse on the southern end of the island. The Port Boca Grande Lighthouse contains a museum and gift shop, and is run by the Barrier Island Park Society, a nonprofit that supports the Gasparilla Island State Park. The park is open from 8:00 am till sundown year-round. The lighthouse is open from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday–Saturday, and noon to 4:00 pm on Sundays; hours change off season; call for hours during the summer.