Boca Grande Florida Vacation and Visitors Guide

Welcome to Boca Grande Vacation
and Visitors Guide

Boca Grande is part of the Cape Coral–Fort Myers are and is a small residential community on Gasparilla Island on the southwest Florida Gulf Coast. Boca Grande let's you experience "Old World" Florida as the area has been carefully preserved as part of Florida's. The village of Boca Grande is home to many seasonal and year-round residents as well as a retreat for
tourists and fishermen.

Boca Grande is Spanish for "Big Mouth" and comes from the entrance of Boca Grande Pass located at the southern tip of the island. Due to the small size of the village of Boca Grande many locals use golf carts for transportation. On an average day in Boca Grande you will see both golf carts and automobiles motoring about town. The county has designated all but two streets as golf cart paths.

Boca Grande is located on a seven mile long island that boasts no tall building or traffic lights. Boca Grande also is home to a 104 year old lighthouse, and a street with 80 year old Banyan trees. Beautiful white sand beaches stretch the entire Gulf side of the Island, while protected waterways on the east side are home to a natural mangrove shoreline.

Boca Grande is home to great fishing from the blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico to the backwaters of Charlotte Harbor. You'll find the waters of Boca Grande populated with tarpon, grouper, snapper, mackerel, kingfish, snook and redfish. Boca Grande Vacation Guide lists Boca Grande Places to Stay Page, Boca Grande Things to Do Page, Boca Grande Where to Shop Page and more.

To make your Boca Grande vacation planning a little easier we have also included a Boca Grande Weather Page, Boca Grande Map Page and a Boca Grande General Information Page.

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Need more room than you can get in a motel or hotel? How about a Boca Grande Vacation Rental? There are many homes and condominiums for rent by the day, week or month in the Boca Grande area. Visit the Boca Grande Vacation Rental Page for a complete listing.

If you are planning a Boca Grande Vacation don't forget one the greatest pleasures of being on vacation is being able to eat and drink in new and exciting places. Go to our Boca Grande Restaurant and Bar Page for a complete list of places to enjoy a meal, cold drink or both.

Once you have had a good nights sleep and a great meal it is time to go out and play. Boca Grande offers great deep sea fishing, golf, tennis, boating and more to keep the whole family entertained. Check out the Boca Grande Things to Do Page to find activities that will keep the whole family busy and full of great vacation stories to tell when they get home.

Don't go home without that souvenir shirt or hat. Or maybe some great swim or beachwear. Boca Grande has some great shopping opportunities. Please feel free to use our Boca Grande Shopping Guide. If you want to stock up on sunscreen, beachwear, books and such before you leave be sure to visit the T I Beach Bums Beach Store for some great deals on vacation gear that will be delivered to your door by the good folks at Amazon.com.

Getting married? Boca Grande is the perfect spot for that once in a lifetime moment. If you are considering a Boca Grande Beach Wedding our Boca Grande Beach Wedding Page will be very helpful.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your Boca Grande Vacation and don't forget the sunscreen!

Boca Grande Vacation Rentals

Boca Grande Events

Kids Classic Tournament details fine-tuned … and it will be a day to remember
The Kids Classic this year will be held on May 19, 2012, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. during the outgoing hill tide. Each team will consist of four anglers, and it’s a $1,000 donation per team to enter.
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Fish on! Silver King fever to hit Boca Grande
The “big three” of Boca Grande tarpon tournaments will be held next weekend, May 17 through May 20, and it promises to be a weekend you’ll never forget. This year marks the renewal of the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce’s World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament, the second year of the biggest children’s tarpon tournament, and a date change for the Chamber’s Ladies Day Tarpon Tournament.
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Hammerhead Adventure RunBoca Grande Community Center
Saturday, July 28, 2012 @ 8:00 AM
Boca Grande Hammerhead Adventure Run is aproximately 3.5 miles consisting of obstacles, beach, downtown area, mud, ice, and water! Race waves begin at 8am and continue every 10 minutes after. Cool prizes for division winners and overall winners will be given out. All participants will get the best race T-shirt ever along with other goodies. Post race party to follow at the finish line (Boca Grande Community Center).
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Boca Grande News

Boca Grande - SW Florida Weekend Retreat
Boca Grande Village on Gasparilla Island in Lee and Charlotte counties, on the Gulf coast has been the home to the wealthy for decades. The village was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
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Fixed bridge bids in, millions higher than expected
The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority had anticipated the project to cost around $10 million, according to figures provided by bridge consultants Kisinger, Campo and Associates and DRMP. Instead, the lowest bid came in at $16.2 million.
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State to help fund bridge work
Boca Grande residents and the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority will be paying a lot less for the new bridge project, thanks to some sweat equity from Executive Director Jim Cooper and a Florida “Commercial Paper” program.
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Accommodations

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