(Updated: 12/8/2024)
Current Beach Status
**Due to the impacts of Hurricane Milton, some of the 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
- Lighthouse Beach Park (Sanibel Island) $5/hour
- 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)
- San Carlos Bay-Bunche Beach Preserve (Fort Myers) $2/hour parking
- Yacht Club Beach (Cape Coral)
- Lynn Hall Memorial Park (Fort Myers Beach) $2/hour parking
- Bonita Beach Park and Bonita Beach Access 1 (Bonita Springs) Bonita Beach Accesses 2-10 are still closed. $2/hour parking
- Cayo Costa State Park -The beach facing the Gulf of Mexico at Cayo Costa State Park is open daily, 8 a.m. to sunset for those with private vessels. Ferry services, docks, electricity, drinking water and overnight accommodations are not available. Access to the island is not available from Pelican Bay. Restrooms are available on the Gulf side of the island. Please adhere to all posted signs and avoid closed areas.
- Lovers Key State Park (Bonita Springs) $8/vehicle for the day parking (hiking trails are still closed)
Closed Public Beach Parks:
- Crescent Beach Family Park (Fort Myers Beach)
- Fort Myers Beach Accesses #11-14; #16; #19-24; #27-28; #30 & #36 Parking: $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
- 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)
Currently Closed Long Term:
- Newton Park Beach (Fort Myers Beach)
- Causeway Island Parks (Sanibel Causeway)