Fort Myers Beach

The town of Fort Myers Beach resides on Estero Island, a barrier island on the Gulf of Mexico and neighbor to Sanibel Island.  This beach town is full of high-rise hotels that hover over 7 miles of ivory sand beaches.  At the northern end of the island at San Carlos and Estero boulevards lies Times Square, full of colorful emporiums, family-friendly eateries, pubs and flip-flop-wearing, sunburned and towel-wrapped tourists having a great time.  Parking is minimal, so be sure to wear comfortable shoes.  You can plan to partake in golf, tennis, jet skiing, parasailing or fishing during your stay.  You can  charter a boat for a full-or half-day of fishing for flounder, trout, mullet, pompano, bluefish, snook, grouper or tarpon.  If you're fishing from the pier or bridge, the catch will likely be sheepshead.  In November more than 1,000 tons of sand transforms Fort Myers Beach into a gallery of sculptures created by master sand artists from around the world at the American Sand Sculpting Championship.