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Location of Boca Grande, Florida Public beach on Gulf Blvd, looking north. Boca Grande is a small residential community on Gasparilla Island in southwest Florida.Gasparilla Island is a part of both Charlotte and Lee counties, while the actual village of Boca Grande, which is home to many seasonal and some year-round residents, is entirely in the Lee County portion of the island.
Amenities include four parking lots, two picnic areas with covered tables, beaches, and Historic Port Boca Grande Lighthouse on the southern end of the island. The Port Boca Grande Lighthouse contains a museum and gift shop, and is run by the Barrier Island Park Society, a nonprofit that supports the Gasparilla Island State Park.
The name Gasparilla appears on maps dating to well before the time of the buccaneer; anthropologist Andre-Marcel d'Ans suggests it was named for a Spanish missionary named Gaspar or Gasparillo. [3] In 1905, harbor dredging began, and a Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railroad line was constructed, connecting Boca Grande to the outside world. [1]
Boca Grande, Florida The shining, European-inspired star of Boca Grande is the Gasparilla Inn & Club, which is yet another jaw-dropping example of Victorian architecture on this list. VISIT
South of Boca Grande on Gasparilla Island 26°44′29″N 82°15′49″W / 26.741389°N 82.263611°W / 26.741389; -82.263611 ( Boca Grande Lighthouse Boca Grande
The Boca Grande Bike Path is a 6.5 mile multi-use path in Boca Grande, Florida on Gasparilla Island. The northern portion of the path runs on the former right of way of the Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway , which operated on Gasparilla Island from 1907 to 1981. [ 1 ]
Cayo Costa State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Florida, on Cayo Costa (formerly known as La Costa Island or Padilla Rancho), an island directly south of Boca Grande (Gasparilla Island) and just north of North Captiva Island, approximately 12 miles (19 km) west of Cape Coral. The park is accessible only by charter boat (with or ...
Boca Chica Key: Monroe In the lower Florida Keys Boca Chita Key: Miami-Dade In Biscayne National Park Boca Grande: 3 square miles (7.8 km 2) [4] Monroe One of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys Boot Key: Monroe In the middle Florida Keys Brickell Key: 1.19 square miles (3.1 km 2) Miami-Dade Artificial island in Biscayne Bay: Caesar's Rock ...