We spent a day and a half at the Barefoot Beach Preserve, and it was an excellent time. The parking was $8, an entirely reasonable price. The beach was clean, there were lots of shells (even in the middle of the day) and no crowds. The staff was excellent, extremely polite and generous. The canoe trip was great, with beautiful... more

This turned out to be a great find. We enjoyed our ride along Ft. Myers Beach to Bonita Springs. We used Mapquest to find the location of the beach. You first enter through a security area that leads down a long winding road that passes by expensive homes & condominiums. As a side note: The homes along the road leading... more

This beach is wonderful and the Beach Cafe is now being run by a terrific young couple that knows how to cook. GREAT pulled BBQ pork, Terriyaki Chicken & pot roast sandwiches. All homemade wonderful goodness. Great fresh fruit smoothies, homemade ice tea and homemade lemonade. Support these nice people and enjoy a wonderful day at the beach. They also... more

I went to FL for my vacation. I was supposed to be mainly going to Sanibel Island for a great shelling experience. I ended up going here also one day and it was great!!! The water was beautiful. No red algea. Tons of shells. Three dolphins were swimming offshore. It was fun to watch them. And according to the board... more

we visited this preserve twice on a recent visit to cape coral. the entrance is via a road with gorgeous houses and condo's along its path it has good parking only yards from the beach with additional toilet and snack facilities the $4 dollar parking costs is well worth the money and hepls maintain a clean tidy area tortoises can... more