(Updated: 10/20/2024)
Current Beach Status
**Due to the impacts of Hurricane Milton, public beach park facilities throughout the Fort Myers area are temporarily closed. Please check back frequently for the current status of our beaches below.**
Please note that all parking fees are now through a mobile payment system.
Open Public Beach Parks:
- Bowman's Beach Park (Sanibel Island) $5/hour parking
- Gulfside City Park (Sanibel Island) $5/hour parking
- Tarpon Bay Road Beach (Sanibel Island) $5/hour parking
- Dog Beach (Bonita Springs) No restrooms available
- Bowditch Point Park (Fort Myers Beach) No restroom available. $2/hour parking (may be unavailable due to construction around the area)
Closed Public Beach Parks:
- Yacht Club Beach (Cape Coral)
- Lynn Hall Memorial Park (Fort Myers Beach) $2/hour parking
- Crescent Beach Family Park (Fort Myers Beach)
- Fort Myers Beach Accesses #11-14; #16; #19-24; #27-28; #30 & #36 Parking: $5/hour
- San Carlos Bay-Bunche Beach Preserve (Fort Myers) $2/hour parking
- Lighthouse Beach Park (Sanibel Island) $5/hour
- Blind Pass Beach (Sanibel Island) $5/hour
- Turner Beach (Captiva Island) $5/hour
- Alison Hagerup Beach Park (Captiva Island) Parking: 1 hour - $15, 2 hours - $25, all day (dawn to dusk) - $40
- Lovers Key State Park (Bonita Springs) $8/vehicle for the day parking (bayside park and boat ramp are open)
- Bonita Beach Park and Bonita Beach Accesses 1-10 (Bonita Springs) $2/hour parking
- Gasparilla Island State Park (Boca Grande and Outer Islands) Parking: $3/vehicle, $2/pedestrian or cyclist
- Boca Grande Beach Accesses (Boca Grande and Outer Islands)
- Cayo Costa State Park
Currently Closed Long Term:
- Newton Park Beach (Fort Myers Beach)
- Causeway Island Parks (Sanibel Causeway)