San Carlos Bay & Bunche Beach Preserve
San Carlos Bay & Bunche Beach Preserve is a great place to view the many species of birds and fauna native to Southwest Florida. The preserve includes over 719-acres of beach and wetland. Activities include bird watching, swimming, photography, walking, wading, paddling, viewing wildlife, fishing and educational activities.
Bunche Beach Preseve is a designated Great Florida Birding Trail site. For more information, maps and guides visit the Great Florida Birding Trail .
The parking lot is open dawn to dusk and costs $2.00 per hour.
Notice: A Saltwater Fishing License is required to saltwater fish from shore. There is no fee for Florida residents.
Get Directions to San Carlos Bay & Bunche Beach Preserve Below:
18201 John Morris Road
Fort Myers, FL 33908
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Visitor Reviews
Tranquility I usually travel alone and I felt completely safe at the Island Inn. The inn is clean and well cared for, everything is in tip-top condition! In addition, the employees were all very kind. The free use of the umbrellas and beach chairs are the icing on the cake! Some other resorts on the island charge you $$ to sit under an umbrella. 
A great place to stay! We just left this wonderful inn. The people were so kind and welcoming, the room (actually more of a condo) was beautiful and had everything we needed. The beach in front of the inn was beautiful and had better shells than most places on the island! The balcony, which was screened in, was beautiful, we ate breakfast there every day! There were chairs and umbrellas on the beach. You can’t beat the sunset as well. This was our first time back to Sanibel since the devastating hurricanes. There were plenty of restaurants open and lots of shops are coming back too. We’ll be back!
Return to Paradise We have stayed at the Island Inn many times. However, this was our first stay since the hurricanes hit Sanibel. The rooms in Matthews Lodge were just as great as ever. The beach had a great many more shells. The chairs and umbrellas made sitting on the beach very peaceful and enjoyable. The staff was as friendly and welcoming as ever. While so much has changed, we were glad to support the Island Inn and all the other familiar businesses on Sanibel. It is important to show your loyalty to such a wonderful place and the people who live and work there. We will be back again in the near future!
