{"id":21797,"date":"2025-02-18T22:09:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T21:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/nicht-kategorisiert\/cayo-costa-state-park\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T14:03:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T12:03:51","slug":"cayo-costa-state-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/en\/gulf-coast-beaches\/cayo-costa-state-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Cayo Costa State Park Beach | Simply incomparable"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uag-hide-mob uagb-block-ceaae474 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-cool-to-warm-spectrum-gradient-background has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-a1ba4f3463a5828a42daa2bf07fdc690 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:48px;letter-spacing:10px;text-transform:none\"><strong>BEACHES IN FLORIDA<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uag-hide-desktop uag-hide-tab uagb-block-5c09895b alignfull uagb-is-root-container\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-cool-to-warm-spectrum-gradient-background has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-158d613c5542deee02c66d5f3456017c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:18px;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:none\"><strong>BEACHES IN FLORIDA<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-0ab28a0b alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"uagb-position__sticky wp-block-uagb-container uag-hide-mob uagb-block-9ef8e0ed\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-76d4b025 uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-image-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Florido-Sanibel-Captiva.jpg\" alt=\"Florido Sanibel und Captiva Island\" width=\"400\" height=\"405\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><p class=\"uagb-ifb-title\">Your guide to Sanibel  Captiva<\/p><\/div><p class=\"uagb-ifb-desc\">All the highlights, tips and dream beaches around Sanibel &amp; Captiva at a glance!  <\/p><div class=\"uagb-ifb-button-wrapper wp-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/en\/gulf-coast\/captiva-sanibel-island\/\" class=\"uagb-infobox-cta-link wp-block-button__link\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" onclick=\"return true;\"><span class=\"uagb-inline-editing\">DISCOVER THE ISLANDS<\/span><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M504.3 273.6l-112.1 104c-6.992 6.484-17.18 8.218-25.94 4.406c-8.758-3.812-14.42-12.45-14.42-21.1L351.9 288H32C14.33 288 .0002 273.7 .0002 255.1S14.33 224 32 224h319.9l0-72c0-9.547 5.66-18.19 14.42-22c8.754-3.809 18.95-2.075 25.94 4.41l112.1 104C514.6 247.9 514.6 264.1 504.3 273.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-924cd09b alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-941507ad\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cayo Costa State Park &amp; Beach | Simply incomparable<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-cfef1af9\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Florida-Cayo-Costa-Beach-Sonnenschirme.jpg\" alt=\"Florida-Cayo-Costa-Beach\" class=\"wp-image-2220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Florida-Cayo-Costa-Beach-Sonnenschirme.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Florida-Cayo-Costa-Beach-Sonnenschirme-340x200.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Florida-Cayo-Costa-Beach-Sonnenschirme-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Florida-Cayo-Costa-Beach-Sonnenschirme-1024x600.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The beach at Cayo Costa State Park is wild and romantic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.6\">White sandy beaches, turquoise waters and untouched nature &#8211; the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridastateparks.org\/CayoCosta\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.floridastateparks.org\/CayoCosta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cayo Costa State Park<\/a><\/strong> is an insider tip for adventurers and nature lovers. <strong>Only<\/strong> accessible <strong>by boat<\/strong>, this <strong>island <\/strong>on Florida&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/en\/gulf-coast\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1555\">Gulf Coast<\/a> offers a unique experience with wild charm, secluded bays and fascinating wildlife in a shellfish paradise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">I always thought I had found my favorite beach in Florida &#8211; until the day we <strong>took the boat<\/strong> to Cayo Costa. The fine, white 14 km long sandy beach is surrounded by 10 square kilometers of pine forests, oak palms and mangroves. It is particularly idyllic and stands out among Florida&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/en\/category\/gulf-coast-beaches\/\" data-type=\"category\" data-id=\"127\">dream beaches<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps it also plays a role that the park can only be reached <a href=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/en\/boating\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"6032\">by boat<\/a> and is therefore less frequented. The <strong>variety <\/strong>of shells and their splendor is just as impressive as that of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/en\/gulf-coast\/captiva-sanibel-island\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2692\">Sanibel Island<\/a> to the south, which of course has slightly more visitors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-24a07f44\"><style>.kb-gallery-id-21797_282ac7-aa .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-21797_282ac7-aa .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-21797_282ac7-aa .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-21797_282ac7-aa .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-21797_282ac7-aa.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-21797_282ac7-aa.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kt-blocks-carousel{overflow:visible;}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-21797_282ac7-aa alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-slider kb-gallery-id-21797_282ac7-aa kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-carousel splide kt-carousel-container-dotstyle-dark kt-carousel-arrowstyle-whiteondark kt-carousel-dotstyle-dark kb-slider-group-arrow kb-slider-arrow-position-center\" data-slider-anim-speed=\"400\" data-slider-scroll=\"1\" data-slider-arrows=\"true\" data-slider-fade=\"true\" data-slider-dots=\"true\" data-slider-type=\"slider\" data-slider-hover-pause=\"false\" data-slider-auto=\"\" data-slider-speed=\"7000\" data-show-pause-button=\"false\"><div class=\"splide__track\"><ul class=\"kt-blocks-carousel-init kb-blocks-slider splide__list\"><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cayo-Costa-Isle-Backwater-1000x600.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Cayo Costa Isle Backwater\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cayo-Costa-Isle-Backwater.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cayo-Costa-Isle-Backwater.jpg\" data-id=\"9780\" class=\"wp-image-9780 skip-lazy\"\/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Wild beach with romance<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cayo-Costa-Blumen-1000x600.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Cayo Costa Flora\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cayo-Costa-Blumen.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cayo-Costa-Blumen.jpg\" data-id=\"9779\" class=\"wp-image-9779 skip-lazy\"\/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Especially beautiful when the climbing plants are in bloom<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cayo-Costa-Beach-vom-Wasser-1000x600.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Cayo Costa vom Wasser aus\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cayo-Costa-Beach-vom-Wasser.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cayo-Costa-Beach-vom-Wasser.jpg\" data-id=\"9778\" class=\"wp-image-9778 skip-lazy\"\/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Natural dream beach<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cayo-Costa-Beach-Muschel-1000x600.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Giant Atlantik Cockle Dinocardium robustum\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cayo-Costa-Beach-Muschel.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cayo-Costa-Beach-Muschel.jpg\" data-id=\"9777\" class=\"wp-image-9777 skip-lazy\"\/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Giant Atlantic Cockle Dinocardium robustum<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cayo-Costa-Beach-Boot-1000x600.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Cayo Costa by boat\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cayo-Costa-Beach-Boot.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cayo-Costa-Beach-Boot.jpg\" data-id=\"9776\" class=\"wp-image-9776 skip-lazy\"\/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">only accessible by boat<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cayo-Costa-Beach-2-1000x600.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Cayo Costa Pine Island Sound\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cayo-Costa-Beach-2.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cayo-Costa-Beach-2.jpg\" data-id=\"9774\" class=\"wp-image-9774 skip-lazy\"\/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Cayo Costa Pine Island Sound<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cayo-Costa-Beach-1000x600.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Driftwood on the Beach\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cayo-Costa-Beach.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cayo-Costa-Beach.jpg\" data-id=\"9773\" class=\"wp-image-9773 skip-lazy\"\/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Driftwood on the beach<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cayo Costa is located south of Boca Grande, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/en\/gulf-coast-beaches\/gasparilla-island\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4948\">Gasparilla Island<\/a>, 19 km west of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/en\/gulf-coast\/cape-coral\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/golfkueste\/cape-coral\/\">Cape Coral<\/a> and north of North Captiva Island on the Gulf Coast of Florida. The island can only be reached by boat tour, private boat, ferry or helicopter and is also an excursion destination from Punta Gorda and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/en\/gulf-coast\/fort-myers\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/golfkueste\/fort-myers\/\">Fort Myers<\/a>. Cayo Costa Island is one of a series of <strong>barrier islands<\/strong> located off Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we were on Cayo Costa, countless, hand-sized Giant Atlantic Cockle Dinocardium robustum from the Cardiidae family were being washed ashore. The great variety and abundance of <strong>mussels <\/strong>went right under the radar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sea turtles under protection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-9e543f7f\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-grid.kb-gallery-id-21797_25ea7f-a4{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-grid.kb-gallery-id-21797_25ea7f-a4 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-21797_25ea7f-a4 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-21797_25ea7f-a4 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-21797_25ea7f-a4 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-21797_25ea7f-a4 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-21797_25ea7f-a4 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-grid kb-gallery-id-21797_25ea7f-a4 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"1\" data-columns-xl=\"1\" data-columns-md=\"1\" data-columns-sm=\"1\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Florida-Cayo-Costa-Duenen.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" alt=\"D\u00fcnen\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Florida-Cayo-Costa-Duenen.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Florida-Cayo-Costa-Duenen.jpg\" data-id=\"2197\" class=\"wp-image-2197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Florida-Cayo-Costa-Duenen.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Florida-Cayo-Costa-Duenen-340x191.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Florida-Cayo-Costa-Duenen-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Florida-Cayo-Costa-Duenen-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Picture-book dunes in Cayo Costa State Park<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are four species of <strong>sea turtles<\/strong> on the island, whose nests are checked and documented by volunteers along the beach every morning from March to October during the nesting season. There are raccoons, which are a problem during the nesting season because they are keen on the turtles&#8217; eggs. In the water you can see dolphins again and again, and if you&#8217;re lucky, manatees. And in the air, there are pelicans, great egrets and the beautiful, rather chatty ospreys.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the northern end of the island is <strong>Cayo Costa State Park<\/strong>, to which several ferries run, for example from Bokeelia on Pine Island and Captiva. They dock on the backwater side. Small hiking trails lead through the beautiful flora to the sea. There are several picnic areas and sanitary facilities in the park. You can also fish, snorkel, swim, camp and enjoy the sunset. There are simple accommodation options for this. 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Ferries depart regularly from Captiva Island, Pine Island (Bokeelia) or Fort Myers. Alternatively, you can head to the park on your own boat.  <\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-637fae77 \" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions\">\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-question\">Is there accommodation available on Cayo Costa?<\/span><\/div><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><p>Yes, there are simple campsites and rustic cabins in the park. 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