Southwest Florida
Southwest Florida is a region in the U.S. state of Florida. It comprises the Gulf Coast counties of Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee, and Collier.Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Everglades National Park and Sarasota.
Everglades National Park
Everglades National Park is a national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southwestern Florida. It is also list on the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance.
Sarasota
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Sarasota is a popular city on the Gulf Coast of Southwest Florida. It is known for its vibrant arts community, excellent restaurants, unique shopping, and beautiful beaches.
Cape Coral
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Cape Coral is a city in Southwest Florida. Visitors are drawn by its beaches, nature trails and sea kayaking opportunities on Black Island in Lovers Key State Park.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Naples and Fort Myers.
Naples
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Naples is a city in Collier County in southwest Florida. Naples calls itself the "Golf Capital of the World" with the second-most golf holes per capita and the most holes of any city in Florida.
Fort Myers
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Fort Myers is a booming town with great weather, entertainment and a casual feel in Southwest Florida. It was the winter home of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, and it remains a popular spot for "snowbirds" from northern states.
Sanibel Island
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Sanibel Island is a city in Florida, entirely encompassing a barrier island west of Fort Myers. Sanibel is known as a quiet, natural travel destination, well-suited for families.
Punta Gorda
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Punta Gorda is a city in Southwest Florida. After being devastated by a hurricane in 2004, the city has rebounded by building a new marina the Harborwalk, Linear Park and various trails throughout the city for bicycle and pedestrian traffic.
Marco Island
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Marco Island is an island city in Southwest Florida at the edge of the Everglades. Popular with vacationers for its beautiful beaches and small-town appeal, Marco Island doesn't offer many attractions, but those looking for relaxation and recreation will find plenty to enjoy.
Venice
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Venice is a city in Sarasota County, in Southwest Florida. It was voted as one of the top ten Happiest Seaside Towns by Coastal Living.
Everglades City
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Everglades City is a city in Collier County, Florida, United States, of which it was once the county seat. It is part of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples Combined Statistical Area.
Port Charlotte
Port Charlotte is a city in Southwest Florida roughly 30 miles north of Fort Myers and 40 miles south of Sarasota on the gulf coast of Florida. Nestled in Charlotte Harbor, visitors can take cruises through the harbor, play a round of mini-golf or swim in the harbor.Englewood
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Englewood is a city with a bustling art community, authentic beach town atmosphere, and an abundance of aquatic activities on the Gulf of Mexico in Southwest Florida. In 2020, it was home to 21,000 people.
Immokalee
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Immokalee is an unincorporated town in Southwest Florida. It is close to the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, a Ramsar site.
Pine Island
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Pine Island is a largely rural island west of Cape Coral in Southwest Florida known for its mango farms and commercial fishing industry in the Intracoastal Waterway.
Big Cypress National Preserve
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Big Cypress National Preserve is a National Preserve in the state of Florida. It is adjacent to Everglades National Park.
Myakka River State Park
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Myakka River State Park is a great place to see wild alligators, forests of trees draped in Spanish moss, and the "real Florida". Located in Sarasota, Florida of the United States of America, Myakka River State Park is one of the oldest and largest state parks in Florida, and is a short drive from the heart of Sarasota.
Captiva Island
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Captiva is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lee County, Florida, United States. It is located on Captiva Island. As of the 2020 census, the population was 318, down from 583 at the 2010 census.
Southwest Florida
- Type: region
- Description: region in Florida
- Location: Florida West Coast, Florida, United States, North America
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Latitude of center
26.75° or 26° 45′ northLongitude of center
-81.78° or 81° 46′ 48″ westWikidata ID
Q2902384
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Southwest Florida” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Florida sud-occidental”
- Chinese: “佛羅里達州西南部”
- Dutch: “Southwest Florida”
- French: “Southwest Florida”
- Hebrew: “דרום מערב פלורידה”
- Hebrew: “דרום-מערב פלורידה”
- Italian: “Florida sudoccidentale”
- Korean: “남서 플로리다”
- Slovenian: “Jugozahodna Florida”
- Vietnamese: “Tây Nam Florida”
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