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Captiva Beach
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Restaurants
20 within 3 miles
Doc Ford's Rum Bar & Grille Captiva
3,207
0.2 mi$$ - $$$ • American • Bar • Seafood
Sunshine Seafood Café and Wine Bar
733
0.3 mi$$ - $$$ • American • Seafood • Vegetarian Friendly
The Mucky Duck
3,590
0.2 mi$$ - $$$ • Grill • Vegetarian Friendly • Vegan Options
The Bubble Room Restaurant
5,532
0.4 mi$$ - $$$ • American • Bar • Seafood
Scoops Ice Cream Shoppe
278
0.2 mi$ • Dessert • American • Pizza
Keylime Bistro
2,072
0.4 mi$$ - $$$ • American • Bar • Seafood
Captiva Provisions
157
0.2 mi$$ - $$$ • Specialty Food Market • American • Vegan Options
Starbucks
338
0.2 mi$$ - $$$ • Quick Bites • American • Cafe
RC Otter's Island Eats
1,779
0.4 mi$$ - $$$ • American • Bar • Seafood
Cantina Captiva
889
0.3 mi$$ - $$$ • Mexican • Southwestern • Vegetarian Friendly
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Attractions
14 within 6 miles
Alison Hangerup Beach
8
0 ftBeaches
2 Islands Gallery
46
0.2 miArt Galleries
Captiva Island Farmers Market
7
0.2 miFarmers Markets
Captiva Chapel By-The-Sea
218
0.4 miReligious Sites
Captiva Island Historical Society's History Gallery
23
0.4 miPoints of Interest & Landmarks
Captiva Memorial Library
9
0.4 miLibraries
J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge
6,295
Nature & Wildlife Areas
Blind Pass Beach
828
Beaches
New Moon Sailing
46
1.2 miShips
Bowman's Beach
3,103
Beaches
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Detailed Reviews: Reviews order informed by descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as cleanliness, atmosphere, general tips and location information.
Popular mentions
4.5
1,385 reviews
Excellent
957
Very good
281
Average
94
Poor
32
Terrible
21
Mark L
Indianapolis, IN36 contributions
THE reason everyone comes to Captiva: beautiful beaches and gorgeous sunsets
Apr 2022 • Couples
15 miles of beautiful white sandy beaches looking west over the Gulf of Mexico means everyone gets a beautiful sunset.
Residents living on Millionaires Row, families on vacation, and couples on a day trip from Fort Myers are all here for the same reason: gorgeous beaches.
We've explored about 10 miles of the beaches this trip, and haven't found a bad view.
Late April and early May is a great time to visit -- the Spring Breakers and Snowbirds are gone and it's not scorching hot yet. September and October are also great for similar reasons.
Written April 30, 2022
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AlphaRam
Broken Arrow, OK2,991 contributions
Gorgeous Sunsets
Nov 2020
Captiva Beach is a beautiful place to watch a sunset, pure and simple. On the day we visited to eat at The Mucky Duck (do NOT recommend), we strolled over to the beach. During Thanksgiving week, this beach was crowded. If you have social distancing concerns, this is not the beach for you. One can rent a variety of items and watercraft on this beach.
Written December 12, 2020
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Mommytwofour
Davenport, IA125 contributions
Soft white sandy beach.
May 2022 • Couples
This Beach has two parking lots available about 3 miles apart. Parking though can be hard to find if you don’t get there early. 25$ for 2 hours or 40$ for entire day(10hours) There are port a potty but no showers available.

Several beach side restaurants are a short walk down the beach. The sand tends to be a little squishy compared to other beaches we have been to. Due to the nature of the beaches location. There is a slight shelf /ridge as you enter the water making entering a little tricky with the waves. Only stumbled a few times lol.
Written May 26, 2022
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Tumtum13
Fort myers17 contributions
$25 for 2 HOURS, $45 for the DAY
May 2020 • Couples
Holly cow $25 for 2 HOURS, $45 for the DAY! This price gouging makes me soooo sad and is so unfair for some many people, couples wanting a few hour get away, young working families, retired folks on a budget. A normal day trip that you had to hustle out a bit bc of the traffic now is going to be reserved forThe well off and specials occasions due to the price. I would love to spend the extra money on the stores and restaurants on the island. I understand the prices have to go up but this jump puts a bad taste in my mouth. Live just off island, always have loved shooting over for a few good hours of paradise And now my heart breaks to know those trips will be lessened significantly due to the price increase. Shame on you Sanibel and Captiva for not being able come up with more tiers of pricing. $25 for 2 hours ugh.
Written May 25, 2020
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Richard M
Ottawa, Canada96 contributions
ok beach - but terrible traffic getting there and poor facilities
Feb 2020
Our family has been going here occasionally for decades. It is beautiful, although there are better beaches, but the challenge is getting there. In shoulder season, like November, it's not a problem. But we were there in February this year and from N. Fort Myers it took us 2 hours to get to the beach and even longer to get home. Traffic, traffic, traffic. Then add to that $6 for the bridge toll, $5 per hour to park, extremely limited parking, only dirty porta potties for facilities, and it's just not worth it. We'll try again maybe in a few years, but not in peak season.
Written March 12, 2020
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Leo
Miami, FL189 contributions
Beach!, beach!
Aug 2020 • Family
Wonderful beach, warm clear water surrounded by nature. You will see a variety of sea birds and likely to watch dolphins playing in the water near you. Either you staying in one of the comfortable accommodations in the island or just going for a day you won’t be disappointed. Arrive early since the parking spaces are very limited and leave late after seen a stunning sunset.
Written August 1, 2020
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Cindy S
11 contributions
Lazy Days on the Beach
Apr 2021
Stayed at South Seas. Sitting on the beach on a lounge and umbrella was great. Water beautiful and sand soft. We also watched a sunset from the beach, it was not too crowded and I saw the "green flash" for the first time in my life! So cool!
Written May 18, 2021
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razayes
Pittsburgh, PA320 contributions
Outrageous parking rates
Aug 2020 • Solo
I’m sure it’s a nice beach but I just couldn’t see paying 25 dollars for 2 hours of parking. Apparently this is their way of keeping it to locals and those staying in Captiva. We didn’t even bother after seeing the outrageous parking fee. Stick with the beaches on Sanibel.
Written August 10, 2020
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AutumnPinTN
1 contribution
Captiva Island
Jan 2020
There is no public access to this beach except Alison Hagerup Beach Parking which has almost no parking spots and is a paid lot with no bathrooms. The toll is $6 to get across the causeway and then I could not get to the beach because of lack of parking. Traffic was horrible and I do not recommend visiting Captiva.
Written January 29, 2020
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buffbenj
Atlanta, GA31 contributions
Don't bother, unless u can afford to rent there
Oct 2021 • Couples
There is nowhere to park. This appears to be an elitist island in order to even get on the beach u have to stay there. Parking lots r either closed or the few spots r packed even during the week. Alotta hype about it before our Sanibel trip but noone said u can't see it, park at it, or enjoy this "public" beach
Written November 15, 2021
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