Guide To Kayaking and Rentals
Guide To Fishing Off Marco Island
Guide To Marco Island Beaches
[su_spoiler title=”Everglades National Park” style=”fancy” icon=”arrow”]
National Park in South Florida that protects 20% of the original Everglades. In the United States, it is the largest tropical wilderness and the largest wilderness of any kind east of the Mississippi.
Telephone: (305) 242-770
Website: www.nps.gov/ever
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[su_spoiler title=”Marco Island Historical Museum” style=”fancy” icon=”arrow”]
Explore Southwest Florida’s Calusa Indians and see their vanished civilization come to life with informative displays and an exciting recreated village scene.
Address: 180 S Heathwood | Marco Island
Telephone: (239) 642-1440
Website: www.colliermuseums.com/
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[su_spoiler title=”Marco Island Princess Tours” style=”fancy” icon=”arrow”]
Air-conditioned luxury yacht that provides sightseeing lunch, sunset, and dinner cruises to the Gulf and rivers of Marco Island.
Address: 951 Bald Eagle Dr | Marco Island
Telephone: (239) 642-5415
Website: www.themarcoislandprincess.com
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[su_spoiler title=”Frank E. Mackle Community Park” style=”fancy” icon=”arrow”]
A community park with equipment for children as well as basketball courts for adults.
Address: 1361 Andalusia Ter | Marco Island
Telephone: (239) 642-0575
Website: www.cityofmarcoisland.com
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[su_spoiler title=”Marco Island Players” style=”fancy” icon=”arrow”]
A community theater with local players offering drama, comedy, and a great evening.
Address: 1089 N Collier Blvd | Marco Island
Telephone: (239) 642-7270
Website: www.themarcoplayers.com
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[su_spoiler title=”Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary” style=”fancy” icon=”arrow”]
Operated by the National Audubon Society, the sanctuary contains a 2-mile boardwalk to overlook the swamp, including the country’s largest remaining stand of 400 to 700-year-old virgin bald cypresses.
Address: 375 Sanctuary Rd W | Naples
Telephone: (239) 348-9151
Website: http://corkscrew.audubon.org/
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[su_spoiler title=”Big Cypress National Preserve” style=”fancy” icon=”arrow”]
Enjoy a recreational paradise for camping, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, and bird-watching. The elusive Florida panther has been spotted here as well as endangered woodstorks.
Address: 33100 Tamiami Trail E | Ochopee
Telephone: (239) 695-2000
Website: www.nps.gov/bicy/
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[su_spoiler title=”Rookery Bay National Estuarine ” style=”fancy” icon=”arrow”]
This research reserve is one of the few undisturbed mangrove estuaries remaining in North America.
Address: 300 Tower Rd | Naples
Telephone: (239) 530-5940
Website: www.rookerybay.org
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[su_spoiler title=”Fakahatchee Strand Preserve” style=”fancy” icon=”arrow”]
A Florida State Park that consists of a thread of forested swamp.
Address: Coastland Dr | Copeland
Telephone: (239) 695-4593
Website: www.floridastateparks.org/
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[su_spoiler title=”Conservancy of Southwest Florida” style=”fancy” icon=”arrow”]
Maintains a 14-acre preserve that includes a nature center, museum of natural history, guided boat tours, wildlife rehabilitation center, and nature trails.
Address: 1450 Merrihue Dr | Naples
Telephone: (239) 262-0304
Website: www.conservancy.org
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[su_spoiler title=”Collier County Museum” style=”fancy” icon=”arrow”]
Houses 10,000 years of SWFL history, form mastadons and saber cats to Calusa and Seminole Indians and the intrepid pioneers who came to tame the wild Everglades frontier.
Address: 3301 Tamiami Trail E | Naples
Telephone: (239) 252-8476
Website: www.colliermuseums.com
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[su_spoiler title=”Fleischmann Park” style=”fancy” icon=”arrow”]
A Florida State Park that consists of a thread of forested swamp.
15 acres with racquetball courts, a skate park, playgrounds, football and soccer fields, horseshoe courts, and much more!
Address: 1600 Fleischmann Blvd | Naples
Telephone: (239) 213-3020
Website: www.naplesgov.com
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[su_spoiler title=”The Aviary of Naples” style=”fancy” icon=”arrow”]
“Zoo” to observe wallabies, porcupines, camels, reptiles, and birds.
Address: 9824 Immokalee Rd | Naples
Telephone: (239) 353-2215
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[su_spoiler title=”Bird Gardens of Naples” style=”fancy” icon=”arrow”]
Wildlife rescue service that allows two hour tours to see and interact with 300+ birds from origins around the world.
Address: 1060 Purple Martin Dr | Naples
Telephone: (813) 841-1911
Website: www.birdgardensofnaples.org
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[su_spoiler title=”Germain Arena” style=”fancy” icon=”arrow”]
Multipurpose arena that is home to the ECHL Florida Everblades, the Florida Firecats Arena Football team, and the Florida Flame.
Address: 11000 Everblades Pkwy | Estero
Telephone: (239) 948-7825
Website: www.germainarena.com
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[su_spoiler title=”Alico Arena” style=”fancy” icon=”arrow”]
Multipurpose arena on the FGCU campus used as an athletic and entertainment venue.
Address: 10401 FGCU Blvd S | Fort Myers
Telephone: (239) 590-7145
Website: www.fgcu.edu
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[su_spoiler title=”YMCA” style=”fancy” icon=”arrow”]
YMCA with a state-of-the-art wellness center, outdoor pool, aerobics room, spinning studio, and gymnasium. Provides complimentary child care and group classes with membership.
Address: 101 Sand Hill St | Marco Island
Telephone: (239) 394-3144
Website: www.marcoymca.org
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[su_spoiler title=”Naples Zoo” style=”fancy” icon=”arrow”]
Take in the delight of your favorite animals (like lions, giraffes, monkeys, pythons, and bears!) while exploring featured exhibits and rarely seen special creatures.
Address: 1590 Goodlette Rd | Naples
Telephone: (239) 262-5409
Website: www.napleszoo.org
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[su_spoiler title=”Veterans Community Park” style=”fancy” icon=”arrow”]
One of the busiest parks in Collier County with a community center, baseball and softball fields, tennis and basketball courts, a football field, playground, multi-purpose rink, and more!
Address: 1895 Veterans Park Dr | Naples
Telephone: (239) 566-2367
Website: www.colliergov.net/
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[su_spoiler title=”Swamp Buggy Races” style=”fancy” icon=”arrow”]
Operated by Swamp Buggy Inc., these races are held at the Florida Sports Park, one of the largest premier entertainment venues in Southwest Florida.
Address: 8520 Rattlesnake Hammock Rd | Naples
Telephone: (239) 774-2701
Website: www.thefloridasportspark.com/
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[su_spoiler title=”Marco Golf and Garden” style=”fancy” icon=”arrow”]
A challenging miniature golf course in an award-winning garden.
Address: 971 Winterberry Dr | Marco Island
Telephone: (239) 970-0561
Website: www.marcogolfandgarden.com
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