Gasparilla island

With beautiful beaches, pirate legends, and a historic inn, Gasparilla Island, Florida, has lots to offer visitors. Here's how to plan the perfect trip.

Photo Gallery: Exploring Gasparilla Island

Boca Grande, Florida, is on a 7-mile long strip of land known as Gasparilla Island. Known for hospitality and charm, it’s also a natural beauty. Here are the best things to do in Boca Grande -- as well as the best Boca Grande hotels, restaurants, and beaches.

I was in desperate need of a beach trip. Gasparilla Island State Park was the perfect beach to unplug from the world.

All you need to know about this amazing white sand beach in Florida! Photos, Videos, Map, Description and Reviews! Click the pin for more information.

Protecting a string of beaches along the Gulf shore of Boca Grande on Gasparilla Island, this far-flung outpost of Lee County has one of Florida's most delightful lighthouse museums.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, Boca Grande is my happy place. Whenever someone asks me where they should go in Florida, this beach town is always my first response! Located on Gasparilla Island, Boca Grande beach is still hanging on to that old Florida charm – beautiful, quaint, and approachable. We

There are plenty of Florida postcard discoveries, but none feel quite as delightful as Gasparilla Island. Dangling like a slender ribbon from the state’s southwest coast, the seven-mile-long slip of sand, scrub, and shells is barely more than an hour’s drive from high-wattage Sarasota in one direction and Fort Myers in the other, but it feels a lifetime away. Here lies a little island where generations of fishermen share the waters with generations of tarpon-chasers, where families gather…

Discover a less well-known string of islands -- Gasparilla Island, Don Pedro Island and Manasota Key. Each holds a spectacular state park with top beaches.