Rent a boat from those great guys at Jensens or to Tween Waters and head out along the well marked intercostal to Cabbage Key for lunch and then on to marker 71 to the dock on Cayo Costa. The Park Rangers will take you on a short ride to the beach on the other side.Shelling to the left great swimming... More

Great beach experience between the two islands of Sanibel and Captiva. Easily accessible. More

No better place to spend a day fishing for mangos! Summer time tarpon as well More

Great for boating and fishing, just a really pretty area to relax and enjoy the sun. More

You can not drive to the other side but go to the end and check out the beach. The town is small and they have a few small restaurants in town and usually have live music with outside seating. I like the Keylime Bistro restaurant or R.C Otters restaurant. Fishing at the pass is good. Shelling is good if you... More

We daytripped here from Treasure Island. Of the many trips we took I considered this place to be overrated and not much different that the many local beaches we have in Ohio. There are better places to see and visit in Florida. More

Redfish Pass separates Captiva from North Captiva. Captiva Pass separates north Captiva from Cayo Costa. Fishing is great! Have lunch at Barnacle Phil's More

Initially went to hone up on sailing skill with Offshore Sailing School, Turned out to be a wonderful wildlife adventure, we saw: American white Pelicans, Brown Pelican, Anhinga, Great Blue Herons, Snowy Egrets, White Ibis, loads of Osprey, Turtles, Manatees and best of all we had three dolphins follow the boat jumping and playing, what a wonderful place God has... More

I thought this was a cute touch. As you drive into Captiva I noticed all the house have their own names. At first we just drove by them, then we looked again. The houses behind the signs are very nice . I just had to take pictures of the names and house. I got a big kick out of this... More