Bowditch Point Park — Attraction in Fort Myers Beach

Bowditch Point Park is a peaceful county park beach on the north end of Estero Island. Fort Myers Beach is the name of the town on Estero Island. Lynn Hall Park Beach is the more commercial beach at the end of the bridge from Ft Myers. After crossing the bridge turn right on Estero Boulevard and it ends at Bowditch. Turn right at the bathhouse, parking is behind it. Cars line up on the right curb waiting for a space to free up. Arrive by 9-10 am if you prefer not to wait for a parking space. A season parking pass can be purchased beforehand for $60 at the Lee County office on Bass Road, otherwise it is $2 per hour. The park pass is no good at Lynn Hall Beach. Bowditch beach is less commercial and less crowded than Lynn Hall Beach. Bowditch has more of a nature park feel. It is about 100 feet to the beach from the parking lot. There are short hiking trails on this point of the island. If you walk north on the beach it goes around the point and has views of San Carlos Bay and of the intercostal waterway. Walk south on the beach for 20 minutes and you'll be at Lynn Hall Beach with lots of shops and restaurant choices for lunch. We leave our gear on Bowditch beach and walk to Lynn Hall for lunch and have never had gear stolen, but I would not leave valuables with your chairs, umbrella, cooler etc. We swim here and there are shallow sand bars out 30 feet from the shore that are in 2-3 feet deep water. We swam in November last year and certainly March has very nice air and water temps for swimming. I've not noticed dangerous undertows but would stay close to children if they are swimming...

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