Beaches of Naples and Marco Island
The gentle waters and powdery white sandy beaches of Naples stretch for about 10 miles. You’ll enjoy wonderful swimming, fun beach experiences and the most incredible sunsets. Listed here are some of the best beaches.
Barefoot Beach County Park is comprised of 342 acres on a barrier island. It was named one of America’s Top Ten Beaches by Dr. Beach. There are restrooms and showers at the park. A concession offers food, drinks and limited beach equipment. There are 256 parking spaces as well as a handicapped beach wheelchair available at this site. Numerous animal species reside in this natural setting and visitors enjoy the park’s pristine surroundings. The park includes a gorgeous natural beach, plus nature trails and canoe tours.
You’ll find a smaller version of Barefoot Beach County Park 20 feet off of Bonita Beach Road on Lely Barefoot Blvd. A 350-car parking lot provides access to this beach park. Picnic shelters are located on the beach and there are restrooms, showers and beach concession nearby.
Clam Pass County Park consists of 35 acres of mangrove forest, coastal dunes and a 3200-ft. beach on the Gulf of Mexico. There are 182 parking spaces and a handicapped beach wheelchair is available. Mini-trams shuttle visitors from the parking area to a white-sand beach. There are restrooms at the beach. Concessions sell food and drinks and rent chairs, cabanas, canoes, kayaks and other water sports equipment where you can enjoy fishing or paddling in the calm waters of Clam Pass.
Conner Park spans two strips of land on either side of 111th Ave. There are 80 parking spaces at this North Naples beach just a short walk away. Conner Park’s 5 acres offer an open play area, walking paths, a three-quarter-mile walking trail and fishing in the Turkey Bay Channel.
Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park is a 166-acre narrow barrier island on Florida’s southwest coast, separated from the mainland by mangrove swamps and tidal creeks, which are an outlet for the Cocohatchee River. There is over a mile of unspoiled beach, and the park is a good place for fishing, sunbathing, shelling and swimming, plus there’s plenty of shade for picnicking, birding and relaxing.
Lowdermilk Park on Naples Beach offers picnic tables, concessions, sand volleyball courts, restrooms and outdoor showers. Sand chairs available for beach-goers who require a wheelchair. Lowdermilk Park has a pavilion and picnic tables with concessions and children’s play area. The park has metered parking.
Vanderbilt Beach County Park visitors enjoy bird watching and shelling at this white-sand beach. There are 152 parking spaces with easy handicap accessibility to the beach, rest rooms and showers. Bicycle racks are located close to the beach. There is also a 340-space parking garage for public use located just west of the Ritz Hotel entrance.
Marco Island Beaches
Tigertail Beach County Park has five boardwalks leading from the mangrove lined 190-car parking area to the white, sandy beach. There is a bath house and restrooms at the beach. A handicapped beach wheelchair is available at this site, and a concession offers beach equipment rentals, food, and drinks. Collecting live shells is not permitted within county parks.
South Marco Beach Access is a 70-space parking lot with restroom access and is a short walk across South Collier Boulevard to a one-acre beach access.
Sugden Regional Park has a playground, picnic areas, amphitheater, pavilions, paved fitness trail, 60-acre lake, plus paddleboats and swimming beach.
Caxambas Park, between two condo complexes, has a playground and picnic area along with a boat ramp, bait, fuel and docking. No beach at this site.
Boat Launch Ramps are located at:
* Bayview Park, Danford Street, Naples
* Caxambas Park, Collier Court, Marco Island
* Cocohatchee River Park, Vanderbilt Drive, Naples
* Collier Boulevard Boating Park
* Golden Gate Boat Launch (to canal)
* Ann Olesky Park (formerly called Lake Trafford)