Gasparilla Island State Park is a Florida State Park located south of Boca Grande on Gasparilla Island off Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound. Activities include swimming and fishing along with shelling, picnicking, and viewing the Historic Port Boca Grande Lighthouse.

Among the wildlife of the park are West Indian manatee, gopher tortoise, bald eagle, osprey, least tern, royal tern, Sandwich tern, and black skimmer.

Gasparilla Island State Park

Amenities include four parking lots, two picnic areas with covered tables, beaches, and Historic Port Boca Grande Lighthouse on the southern end of the island. The Port Boca Grande Lighthouse contains a museum and gift shop, and is run by the Barrier Island Park Society, a nonprofit that supports the Gasparilla Island State Park.

Gasparilla Island State Park

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References and external links

Gasparilla Island State Park at Florida State Parks

Gasparilla Island State Recreation Area at Absolutely Florida

Gasparilla Island State Recreation Area at Wildernet

Parks in Charlotte County, Florida

Parks in Lee County, Florida

State parks of Florida

Beaches of Florida

Protected areas established in 1983

1983 establishments in Florida

Beaches of Charlotte County, Florida

Gasparilla Island

Gasparilla Island State Park