East Florida Lakes and Recreation

 

 

5 Featured Places

Caloosahatchee National Wildlife Refuge is located in Lee County on the Caloosahatchee River within the city of Fort Myers. Island Bay National Wildlife Refuge is located in the Cape Haze area of Charlotte Harbor, Charlotte County, Florida--southwest of Punta Gorda. J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge is located on the subtropical barrier island of Sanibel in the Gulf of Mexico. Matlacha Pass National Wildlife Refuge is located within the Matlacha Pass Charlotte Harbor estuary, Lee County, Florida, approximately 8 miles northwest of Fort Myers.

 

Also in this area: Pine Island National Wildlife Refuge.

 

 

Communities in the Port Charlotte and Englewood, FL Area

Port Charlotte Englewood Punta Gorda Rotonda Sanibel St. James City Charlotte Harbor Harbour Heights Charlotte Park Grove City Bokeelia Pine Island Center Manasota Key Burnt Store Marina Solana Matlacha Pineland Captiva Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores 

 

 

 

Adjacent Areas

  • Go North to Tampa, FL, Lower Myakka Lake, Lake Myakka, Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge, De Soto National Memorial, etc.
  • Go South
  • Go West
  • Go East to Cape Coral, FL, Little Hickery Bay, Halfway Pond, Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge, etc.