The beach is pristine, and you can find lots of interesting critters because its such a healthy beach. Go by 10 AM or all the public parking will be full.

The public beach in bonita is very nice. This beach is not like an ocean beach however. It is much narrower and can be loaded with shells making it difficult to walk. It is however a free beach. The biggest issue with this stretch of...More

We’ve been searching for a beach without seaweed all week for our two toddlers. Fort Myers was packed and the beach was full of the red thick seaweed. Bonita beach was just perfect. Water is clearer and no seaweed. It is crowded and parking is...More

We had trouble parking (needed to go to Public Access #9 before getting a spot on Sunday morning). But once there it was great. The beach is very “shelly” with tons of shells for the kids to collect, however you have to watch when walking...More

The access streets along Hickory Blvd give way to more secluded beaches! While parking is limited, we had no problem parking and it was free. The access we went to had few people, lots of shells and it was clean. When we drove past the...More

Lovely venue, blue water (no one in it) people enjoying the weather, friendly and clean. Definitely recommend as a family outing spot. There was a nice shelter to sit out of the sun with a view to the beach, and showers for folks to rinse...More

We were staying with family in Sarasota and made a day trip. I had my eye on Sanibel but decided to not venture over their and drive near Bonita. So glad. We did not use the paid public parking lot, we drove until we found...More