Little Gasparilla Island Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
island in Charlotte County, Florida, United States
About Little Gasparilla Island
The most unique attribute of Little Gasparilla is its lack of a bridge...there used to be a bridge to Palm Island but that also fell victim to the hurricane and residents have decided we like it better without a bridge! All access is by private boat or water taxi. There are no roads and no cars, and traffic and tourists are just a mainland memory. (A vehicle ferry does service Palm Island -- the northernmost part of the island -- but the roads do not extend to Little Gasparilla. The island offers 7 miles of beautiful pristine beach unspoiled by either seawalls or high-rises. During the summer, the beach is a nesting spot for endangered sea turtles which lay their eggs in the warm sand near the dunes. The shells on the island are among the most plentiful on the West Coast and the beaches a
Top Attractions in Little Gasparilla Island
Explore the best things to see and do in Little Gasparilla Island:
- ★Don Pedro Island State Park
Little Gasparilla Island Travel Guide Sections
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