Bonita Springs & Bonita Beach.(Fort Myers & Sanibel Island)(City overview)

Once a fertile tomato-growing and fishing community, Bonita Springs is trading in farm land for grand residential communities these days. Tourism does not figure as importantly here as it does in neighboring towns, which keeps it a bit more low-key and natural. Fishing and boating possibilities abound, mainly from Big and Little Hickory islands, home of Bonita Beach. Other small, uninhabited islands attract wildlife and those seeking to spy upon them.

GETTING HERE

Bonita Springs bills itself as "Gateway to the Gulf" because its exit off I-75 (#116) comes closer to the beach than the other exits. Just follow Bonita Beach Rd. to its end, for about eight ...

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