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Camping on Cayo Costa
Boca Grande, Florida 33921
(941) 964-0375
Introduction
Cayo Costa, an island state park, holds surprises for campers who come to spend the night in one of its barebones cabins or tent sites just off sifted-fine white sands.
More than 90 percent of the 2,225-acre island is packed into Cayo Costa State Park. This wild, sparsely populated destination is known for its shelling (collection of live shells is prohibited, so please take only empty shells). Campers can also rent bikes, swim and snorkel in the surrounding Gulf waters.
The only way to reach the island is by boat, about a 15 to 30-minute ride from mainland and near-island marinas. Water taxis from Captiva or Pine Island provide transportation to campers.
The island features five nature trails crisscrossing to the park's beach dunes, pine flatwoods, oak and palm hammocks, grassy lands and mangroves.
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