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Southwest Florida is the region along the southwest Gulf coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The area is known for its beaches, subtropical landscape, and winter resort economy. The area is known for its beaches, subtropical landscape, and winter resort economy.
This is a alternate locator map showing Southwest Florida. See also Image:Map of Florida highlighting Southwest Florida.svg. Created by Cary Bass based on maps by David Benbennick. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps.
The peninsular coast of the US state of Florida is formed from contact with three main large bodies of water: the open Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Caribbean Sea to the south, and the Gulf of Mexico to the West (making part of the larger Gulf Coast of the United States).
Beaches are also a primary draw to Southwest Florida. In pre-Ian times, “Beach visitors fill many hotel rooms and Lee County collects over $65 million in lodging taxes, while Collier County ...
Florida may be known as the Sunshine State, but it might as well rebrand itself as the Shoreline State. With 8,436 miles of shoreline—second only to Alaska, which arguably, has less beach-friendly
In 2023, Sombrero Beach in Marathon in the Florida Keys was the only South Florida beach to make the top 25. Five-star luxury: These South Florida hotels, restaurants, spas ranked best in the world
Prior to 1971, Stump Pass Beach State Park was known as Port Charlotte Beach State Recreation Area. On May 10, 1970 the park was transferred to the state of Florida from Charlotte county. The park opened to the public in 1971 with no services. Picnic pavilions, a boardwalk, outdoor showers, and restrooms were added to the park in 2000. [3]
Naples is located in southwest Florida on U.S. Highway 41 between Miami to the east and Fort Myers to the north. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 16.4 square miles (42.5 km 2 ), of which 12.3 square miles (31.9 km 2 ) is land and 4.1 square miles (10.7 km 2 ), or 25.09%, is water.