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Cayo Costa State Park is a Florida State Park
Florida State Parks

The Florida State Parks encompass the majority of the lands that fall under the authority of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection....
 on La Costa Island
La Costa Island

La Costa Island is an island in Lee County, Florida in southwest Florida, located just offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. It lies just north of North Captiva Island, separated by a channel called Captiva Pass....
, which is directly south of Boca Grande
Boca Grande, Florida

Boca Grande is a small residential community on Gasparilla Island, southwest Florida. Gasparilla Island is a part of both Charlotte County, Florida and Lee County, Florida Counties, while the actual village of Boca Grande, which is home to many seasonal and year-round residents, is entirely in the Lee County portion of the island....
, Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
, west of Cape Coral
Cape Coral, Florida

Cape Coral is a city in Lee County, Florida, Florida, United States. With over of navigable waterways, Cape Coral has more miles of canals than any other city on earth....
 and just north of Sanibel
Sanibel Island

Sanibel Island is an island located on the Gulf of Mexico coast of Florida, just offshore of Fort Myers, Florida. Located within Lee County, Florida, Sanibel is a barrier island ? a collection of sand on the windward and leeward side of the Gulf Stream from the more solid coral-rock of Pine Island ....
 and Captiva
Captiva Island

Captiva Island is an island in Lee County, Florida in southwest Florida, located just offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, owned by Ryan Campbell. Originally part of neighboring Sanibel Island to the southeast, it was likely severed when a tropical cyclone's storm surge washed away a new channel, called Blind Pass, which has now been filled in wi...
 Islands. The park is accessible only by charter boat (with or without captain), private boat or ferry.

Costa Island is one of a chain of barrier islands that shelter Charlotte Harbor
Charlotte Harbor (estuary)

Charlotte Harbor Estuary is a natural estuary spanning the Gulf Coast of the United States from Venice, Florida to Bonita Springs, Florida on the Gulf of Mexico and is one of the most productive wetlands in Florida....
 and Pine Island Sound
Pine Island Sound

Pine Island Sound is located in Lee County, Florida, lying between Pine Island and the bar of Sanibel Island, Captiva Island, North Captiva Island and Cayo Costa State Park, which separate the Sound from the Gulf of Mexico....
. The park contains nine miles (14 km) of soft white sandy beach
Beach

File:MiamiSouthBeachPanoramaEdit.jpgA beach is a geology landform along the shoreline of a body of water. It usually consists of loose particles which are often composed of Rock , such as sand, gravel, shingle beach, pebbles, or cobble....
es and of pine
Pine

Pines are Pinophyta trees in the genus Pinus, in the family Pinaceae. They make up the monotypic subfamily Pinoideae. There are about 115 species of pine, although different authorities accept between 105 and 125 species....
 forest
Forest

File:Stara planina suma.jpgA forest is an area with a high density of trees. There are many definitions of a forest, based on various criteria....
s, oak-palm hammocks
Hammock (ecology)

Hammocks are dense stands of hardwood trees that grow on natural rises of only a few inches higher than surrounding marshland that is otherwise too wet to support them....
, and mangrove swamps
Mangrove

Mangroves are trees and shrubs that grow in saline water coastal habitats in the tropics and subtropics. The word is used in at least three senses: most broadly to refer to the habitat and entire plant assemblage or mangal, for which the terms mangrove swamp and mangrove forest are also used, to refer to all trees and...
.

g the wildlife
Wildlife

Wildlife includes all non-domesticated plants, animals, and other organisms. Domesticating wild plant and animal species for human benefit has occurred many times all over the planet, and has a major impact on the environment, both positive and negative....
 that can be seen at the park are manatee
Manatee

Manatees are large, fully aquatic marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows. The name manat? comes from the Ta?no, a pre-Columbian people of the Caribbean, meaning "breast"....
s, dolphin
Dolphin

File:Bottlenose_Dolphin_KSC04pd0178.jpgDolphins are marine mammals that are closely related to whales and porpoises. There are almost forty species of dolphin in seventeen genus....
s, and an assortment of bird
Bird

Birds are wing, Bipedalismal, endothermic , vertebrate animals that lay egg . There are around 10,000 living species, making them the most numerous tetrapod vertebrates....
s.

vities include hiking
Hiking

Hiking is an outdoor activity which consists of walking in natural environments, often on trail. It is such a popular activity that there are numerous :Category:Hiking organizations worldwide....
, off-road bicycling, swimming
Swimming

Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through water, usually without artificial assistance. Swimming is an activity that can be both useful and recreational....
 kayaking
Kayaking

Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. Kayaking is generally differentiated from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle....
, snorkeling
Snorkeling

Snorkeling is the practice of swimming on or through a body of water while equipped with a diving mask, a shaped tube called a snorkel, and usually swimfins....
, picnic
Picnic

In contemporary usage, picnic can be defined simply as a pleasure excursion at which a meal is eaten outdoors , ideally taking place in a beautiful landscape such as a park, beside a lake or with an interesting view and possibly at a public event such as before an open air theatre performance, and usually in Summer....
king, fishing
Fishing

Fishing is the activity of catching fish. Fishing techniques include Fish net, Fish trap, Spearfishing, angling and Gathering seafood by hand. The term fishing may be applied to catching other aquatic animals such as different types of shellfish, squid, octopus, turtles, Edible frog and some edible marine invertebrates....
, shelling, wildlife viewing, camping
Camping

Camping is an outdoor recreational activity.The participants, known as campers, get away from urban areas, their home region or civilization and enjoy nature while spending one or more nights, usually at a campsite....
, and sunbathing.

ities include boat slips, beaches, hiking trails, picnic pavilions, 12 primitive camping cabins and bath house/restrooms. The park offers a small nature center/gift shop with nature exhibits as well as items for sale.






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Cayo Costa State Park is a Florida State Park
Florida State Parks

The Florida State Parks encompass the majority of the lands that fall under the authority of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection....
 on La Costa Island
La Costa Island

La Costa Island is an island in Lee County, Florida in southwest Florida, located just offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. It lies just north of North Captiva Island, separated by a channel called Captiva Pass....
, which is directly south of Boca Grande
Boca Grande, Florida

Boca Grande is a small residential community on Gasparilla Island, southwest Florida. Gasparilla Island is a part of both Charlotte County, Florida and Lee County, Florida Counties, while the actual village of Boca Grande, which is home to many seasonal and year-round residents, is entirely in the Lee County portion of the island....
, Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
, west of Cape Coral
Cape Coral, Florida

Cape Coral is a city in Lee County, Florida, Florida, United States. With over of navigable waterways, Cape Coral has more miles of canals than any other city on earth....
 and just north of Sanibel
Sanibel Island

Sanibel Island is an island located on the Gulf of Mexico coast of Florida, just offshore of Fort Myers, Florida. Located within Lee County, Florida, Sanibel is a barrier island ? a collection of sand on the windward and leeward side of the Gulf Stream from the more solid coral-rock of Pine Island ....
 and Captiva
Captiva Island

Captiva Island is an island in Lee County, Florida in southwest Florida, located just offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, owned by Ryan Campbell. Originally part of neighboring Sanibel Island to the southeast, it was likely severed when a tropical cyclone's storm surge washed away a new channel, called Blind Pass, which has now been filled in wi...
 Islands. The park is accessible only by charter boat (with or without captain), private boat or ferry.

Geography

Cayo Costa Island is one of a chain of barrier islands that shelter Charlotte Harbor
Charlotte Harbor (estuary)

Charlotte Harbor Estuary is a natural estuary spanning the Gulf Coast of the United States from Venice, Florida to Bonita Springs, Florida on the Gulf of Mexico and is one of the most productive wetlands in Florida....
 and Pine Island Sound
Pine Island Sound

Pine Island Sound is located in Lee County, Florida, lying between Pine Island and the bar of Sanibel Island, Captiva Island, North Captiva Island and Cayo Costa State Park, which separate the Sound from the Gulf of Mexico....
. The park contains nine miles (14 km) of soft white sandy beach
Beach

File:MiamiSouthBeachPanoramaEdit.jpgA beach is a geology landform along the shoreline of a body of water. It usually consists of loose particles which are often composed of Rock , such as sand, gravel, shingle beach, pebbles, or cobble....
es and of pine
Pine

Pines are Pinophyta trees in the genus Pinus, in the family Pinaceae. They make up the monotypic subfamily Pinoideae. There are about 115 species of pine, although different authorities accept between 105 and 125 species....
 forest
Forest

File:Stara planina suma.jpgA forest is an area with a high density of trees. There are many definitions of a forest, based on various criteria....
s, oak-palm hammocks
Hammock (ecology)

Hammocks are dense stands of hardwood trees that grow on natural rises of only a few inches higher than surrounding marshland that is otherwise too wet to support them....
, and mangrove swamps
Mangrove

Mangroves are trees and shrubs that grow in saline water coastal habitats in the tropics and subtropics. The word is used in at least three senses: most broadly to refer to the habitat and entire plant assemblage or mangal, for which the terms mangrove swamp and mangrove forest are also used, to refer to all trees and...
.

Fauna

Among the wildlife
Wildlife

Wildlife includes all non-domesticated plants, animals, and other organisms. Domesticating wild plant and animal species for human benefit has occurred many times all over the planet, and has a major impact on the environment, both positive and negative....
 that can be seen at the park are manatee
Manatee

Manatees are large, fully aquatic marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows. The name manat? comes from the Ta?no, a pre-Columbian people of the Caribbean, meaning "breast"....
s, dolphin
Dolphin

File:Bottlenose_Dolphin_KSC04pd0178.jpgDolphins are marine mammals that are closely related to whales and porpoises. There are almost forty species of dolphin in seventeen genus....
s, and an assortment of bird
Bird

Birds are wing, Bipedalismal, endothermic , vertebrate animals that lay egg . There are around 10,000 living species, making them the most numerous tetrapod vertebrates....
s.

Recreational Activities

Activities include hiking
Hiking

Hiking is an outdoor activity which consists of walking in natural environments, often on trail. It is such a popular activity that there are numerous :Category:Hiking organizations worldwide....
, off-road bicycling, swimming
Swimming

Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through water, usually without artificial assistance. Swimming is an activity that can be both useful and recreational....
 kayaking
Kayaking

Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. Kayaking is generally differentiated from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle....
, snorkeling
Snorkeling

Snorkeling is the practice of swimming on or through a body of water while equipped with a diving mask, a shaped tube called a snorkel, and usually swimfins....
, picnic
Picnic

In contemporary usage, picnic can be defined simply as a pleasure excursion at which a meal is eaten outdoors , ideally taking place in a beautiful landscape such as a park, beside a lake or with an interesting view and possibly at a public event such as before an open air theatre performance, and usually in Summer....
king, fishing
Fishing

Fishing is the activity of catching fish. Fishing techniques include Fish net, Fish trap, Spearfishing, angling and Gathering seafood by hand. The term fishing may be applied to catching other aquatic animals such as different types of shellfish, squid, octopus, turtles, Edible frog and some edible marine invertebrates....
, shelling, wildlife viewing, camping
Camping

Camping is an outdoor recreational activity.The participants, known as campers, get away from urban areas, their home region or civilization and enjoy nature while spending one or more nights, usually at a campsite....
, and sunbathing.

Amenities

Amenities include boat slips, beaches, hiking trails, picnic pavilions, 12 primitive camping cabins and bath house/restrooms. The park offers a small nature center/gift shop with nature exhibits as well as items for sale. The park has the following available for purchase: ice, sun lotion, bug spray, t-shirts, hats, bird keys, shell keys, and postcards. Cayo Costa has bikes available for half-day and full-day rentals.

Camping

There are 12 primitive cabins and 30 tent sites available for camping each with its own picnic table and fire pit/ground grill assigned to each site. Boat slips are available for those who wish to camp aboard their boats.

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