Barefoot Beach Preserve County Park, Bonita Springs, Florida
This beach park is an excellent example of the shifts in habitat that
occur within a very narrow strip of land with only slight changes in elevation
and moisture. 8,200 feet of beach and sand dunes support the growth of sea oats,
providing nesting sites for sea turtles during the summer months. The park also
maintains a tropical coastal hammock of sabal palm, gumbo-limbo and sea grape
trees among many others. The site is also home to the protected gopher tortoise.
Barefoot Beach Preserve is popular for its gorgeous, plush surroundings and its
opportunities for avid fisherman, who are able to enjoy many species of fish.
The inland side of the island provides tidal creeks and mangrove swamps
which serve as breeding areas and as a nursery for sport and commercial fish and shellfish.
Parks Rangers offer a number of programs at the Barefoot Beach Preserve
Park including lectures and interpretive programs. Park Rangers educate the public
about the importance of the environment and wildlife in Southwest Florida.
Subjects include a guided walk through the preserve, where visitors learn
about the many habitats in the preserve as well as flora and fauna. Rangers also provide
a free recreation guide where they take visitors to look at the natural history of the Loggerhead Sea
Turtle, some of which reside at the preserve.
Barefoot Beach Preserve Park has a 356 parking spaces, one-mile nature trail,
showers, picnic area and a concession are where equipment may be rented and
food and drink is available for purchase. The preserve also
offers handicapped beach wheelchair access.
Located 20 feet off Bonita Beach Road on Lely Barefoot Boulevard the access
provides an open, peaceful location for sunbathers. Barefoot Beach
Preserve Park is located just south of this access point.
just north is Bonita Beach Park, which has public rest rooms, showers and concessions.
You will also notice a lot of wildlife and sea life at this location, very near to
the main Barefoot Beach Preserve Park site.
Barefoot Beach Access has 136 parking spaces
occur within a very narrow strip of land with only slight changes in elevation
and moisture. 8,200 feet of beach and sand dunes support the growth of sea oats,
providing nesting sites for sea turtles during the summer months. The park also
maintains a tropical coastal hammock of sabal palm, gumbo-limbo and sea grape
trees among many others. The site is also home to the protected gopher tortoise.
Barefoot Beach Preserve is popular for its gorgeous, plush surroundings and its
opportunities for avid fisherman, who are able to enjoy many species of fish.
The inland side of the island provides tidal creeks and mangrove swamps
which serve as breeding areas and as a nursery for sport and commercial fish and shellfish.
Parks Rangers offer a number of programs at the Barefoot Beach Preserve
Park including lectures and interpretive programs. Park Rangers educate the public
about the importance of the environment and wildlife in Southwest Florida.
Subjects include a guided walk through the preserve, where visitors learn
about the many habitats in the preserve as well as flora and fauna. Rangers also provide
a free recreation guide where they take visitors to look at the natural history of the Loggerhead Sea
Turtle, some of which reside at the preserve.
Barefoot Beach Preserve Park has a 356 parking spaces, one-mile nature trail,
showers, picnic area and a concession are where equipment may be rented and
food and drink is available for purchase. The preserve also
offers handicapped beach wheelchair access.
Located 20 feet off Bonita Beach Road on Lely Barefoot Boulevard the access
provides an open, peaceful location for sunbathers. Barefoot Beach
Preserve Park is located just south of this access point.
just north is Bonita Beach Park, which has public rest rooms, showers and concessions.
You will also notice a lot of wildlife and sea life at this location, very near to
the main Barefoot Beach Preserve Park site.
Barefoot Beach Access has 136 parking spaces