Gasparilla Island State Park

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name = Gasparilla Island State Park
iucn_category = Ib

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locator_x = 227
locator_y = 160
location = Charlotte and Lee counties, Florida, USA
nearest_city = Boca Grande, Florida
lat_degrees = 26
lat_minutes = 43
lat_seconds = 19
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 82
long_minutes = 15
long_seconds = 40
long_direction = W
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governing_body = Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Gasparilla Island State Park is a Florida State Park located south of Boca Grande on Gasparilla Island off Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound. Activities include swimming and fishing along with shelling, picnicking, and viewing the Historic Port Boca Grande Lighthouse. Visitors can also enjoy snorkeling, and nature study.

Among the wildlife of the park are West Indian manatee, gopher tortoise, bald eagle, least tern, royal tern, sandwich tern, and american oystercatcher.

The park admission fee is $2.00 per vehicle, and a donation of $2.00 is requested for the Light House

Amenities include two picnic areas, with covered tables, beaches, trails, and Historic Port Boca Grande Lighthouse on the southern end of the island.. The Port Boca Grande Light House contains a museum and gift shop, and is run by the Barrier Island Park Society; as non profit that supports the Gasparilla Island State Park. The park is open from 8:00 am till sundown year round. The Light House is open from 10:00am - 4:00pm Monday - Saturday, and 12:00pm - 4:00pm on Sundays.

References

* [http://www.floridastateparks.org/gasparillaisland/default.cfm Gasparilla Island State Park] at [http://www.floridastateparks.org Florida State Parks]
* [http://www.abfla.com/parks/GasparillaIsland/gasparilla.html Gasparilla Island State Recreation Area] at [http://www.abfla.com Absolutely Florida]
* [http://areas.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaID=FLSPGS&CU_ID=1 Gasparilla Island State Recreation Area] at [http://www.wildernet.com Wildernet]