A phenomenal way to experience the true natural beauty of the Southern Florida experience! In an amazing 9 mile round trip to the Bay. We saw a Bald eagle, a six foot alligator, a four foot sand shark, a manette, an amazing assortment of tropical birds, huge crabs, and some of the most beautiful foliage including an array of palm tree groves that you can only find in Florida. More than worth the price of renting two kayaks.

The weather is great and there is a good amount of places to explore. The only drawback I experienced was the water. I visited at the end of July and the water was brown with about 8 inches of visibility. Other than that in the shallow water you could see starfish and other aquatic life just watch out for stingrays

Rain didnt bother the snook and redfish on Estero Bay today had steady action, was a great time

Wow! Love this place! We have done several dolphin cruises and they are always a blast. The captain and naturalist do a great job pointing out birds, trees, and other wildlife we encountered. Most times we had dolphins play in the wake of the boat! My family would highly reccomend this adventure!!

The depth of richness in my own back yard never ceases to inspire and captivate me. When you take the time to learn about the history of the area, combined with the Flora and fauna; a truly magical experience emerges to be discovered.

We always kayak the bay with Paddle Naples as they know where to find manatees and dolphins! Beautiful estuary with loads of wildlife!

Beautiful and Serene. Great kayaking!

The Back Bay area is excellent for Jack Crevalle fishing.

Great place to take your dog. Bring water for your dog to drink, beach chairs and a cooler. Bit of a trek to get to the best beach, but worth it. Dogs can run absolutely free!!

Found lots of nice shells and sand dollars :)

The oldest aquatic preserve in Florida. And this is where i work!

The bay is a great place to pleasure boat and fish during the daylight hours. Youll need to understand how to read the channel day markers, but that is quick to learn.

It was pleasant being on the water but there is not much to see.

Doing my thing grinding. Dmv coming to see you soon. Working hard

Awesome park...Raw Florida at its most Splendid

Great Day on the water again!!

Love this place we always take our puppy here so she can go in the river its so peaceful. But watch out for those horse flies

Beautiful Florida outdoors.theyre getting ready to do some dredging of the passes through here which is super awesome as well. You have to be careful right now because its rather shallow in a lot of areas even in the passes. Theres lots of manatees to so you have to use caution in a boat.

Super fun place to dolphin watch!

We have always enjoyed visiting south Florida. We do so to spend as much time as possible on the water. Estero Bay has and will always be one of our favorite spots for boating as well as fishing. It is amazing the amount of wildlife that can be viewed in their natural habitat, both in the water as well as in the air. The preserve truly serves an important role in the area and is a great location for family adventures.

We took the Sunset Dolphin watching cruise. It was educational n fun. The dolphins were delightful playing in our wake. We learned about the estuary also. Hundreds of birds flying above the estuary! You will enjoy this 90 minute cruise n dont forget your cooler.

What a wonderful experience! My first kayaking and Dexter was a terrific leader. I recommend it for everyone!

Do the kayak guided tour through the mangroves. Unique, a lot of birds to see and the kids love it.

Awesome place to see dolphins and relax on the bay

Great kayak area, trails not marked well but not to hard to follow. Lots of nooks and bays to visit.

Such a nice place we enjoyed it very much. The waitress was so nice and we will come back again!

We had a blast on our kayak tour! We learned alot about the wildlife of Estero Bay but the highlight by far was getting up close and personal with a baby manatee! Im confident that no where else can you get this close to an endangered species without a pane of glass separating you at a zoo.

Beautiful landscape! Calm and relaxing atmosphere. The water is shallow and great for kayaking.

Looks like a burn was administered here. Destroyed a lot of the plant life and thus limits the wildlife. However, the openness is very unique and quite majestic. And to be in the middle of nothing and stumble upon the hidden bay was real nice and unexpected.

I love the beach and back water kayaking.

A nice place! Walking paths, bays. Bayous, animals, birds, fish. A little bit of everything for the outdoor enthusiest. Public restrooms. Handi cap accessable clean and well kept.

Beautiful and a great place to spot a dolphin or two!

Paddled out to EBAP from Koreshan State Historic Site for a lovely trip down the Estero River. Even with a slight breeze, it was a good trip and not overly strenuous. Well marked trail. It was a holiday weekend and there were several larger motorized boats passing... Most were polite, but a few rude ones disobeying the no wake zone signs. Even so, it was a very pleasant paddle. I do wish wed have had more time in the bay itself, but maybe next time. Looks like lots of fun places to explore.

Estero Bay is an important Preserve with lots of Mangrove Islands. Its worth taking a boat tour and looking for dolphins and other wildlife.

Nice walk to the bay thru the mangrove forest. The butterfly garden is very beautiful.

A beautiful little sanctuary in a vibrant, bustling area. Followed dolphins and a manitee for an hour. My kids loved the dolphins jumping and flipping fish in the air. Well worth the time, especially for this Midwestern family.

Beautiful place.

This is a beautiful place to take your family to. The water is calm and depending on the tides, you can find small pools and islands with shells to see or collect.

Saw a lot of dolphins. Fun trip

Anchored our trawler on the south side of coon key for the night. Very quiet. Nice place to be. Easy in and out to the Gulf. Dolphins under the bridge at sunset.

Love paddling in bay. Both high and low tides are nice and offer unique experience. Multiple passes to access Gulf. Multiple rivers open into bay. Dolphin, sting ray, fish, sunsets; gorgous piece of nature.

The Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve became Florida;s first aquatic preserve in 1966!! WOW!!! With that in mind, when out on the Estero Bay, you certainly get a sense for the beauty that local residents fought to protect over 50 years ago. A resident population of Bottlenose Dolphins live here - about 60 in total. 32 Rookeries are found within Estero Bay as well. And for those anthro/archaeo nerds out there, the long-gone Calusa capital at Mound Key, rises 32 feet above the shallow waters. Just an impressive coastal estuary if you ask me!

This aquatic preserve is a very nice, informative drive. A lot of different kinds of wildlife can be seen. It also has great scenic views. Good for everyone to see and visit.

Flies. Lots of biting flies, but Im not giving nature a bad review and dont agree with pesticides where nature resides. This place is clean and is a nice little adventure, not far from everything. You could manage to keep yourself busy. Wear sunblock, theres little to no shade. Also beware of mud.

Great fishing. Fun Boating

The scenery says it all!

Beautiful access to the Gulf and Estero Bay. Nice secluded beach accessed by kayak.

Great place to see manetee s

Nice nature preserve. I here there are goffer turtles here. Clean public restrooms. Very close to the very end of Fort Myers beach. And if you are here at 8:30 am, you can see the key West express take off and watch the dolphins jump in its wake

Beautiful place to relax

This area of maritime wildlife and nature is very important for all the people that work in the tourism oriented busines. They do a good work of trying to preserve and save It for next coming generations. The nature in this area are very important to preserve and protect. Its been a pleasure to be able to come to this areas for recreation. Its only good memories from this visit. The only bad thing is the red tide this vere a not so nice experience when it happened dead fish and really nasty gas from the boat engine Sterling up water and hazard gass from seawater.

Spectacular location to spend a day with nature. Between the birds and dolphins it was a great day!

Great spot to visit!

Fun place to visit

Enjoyed participated in a wading trip through the estuary last Jan. 28. We discovered this gorgeous protected area on that refreshing day journey into the the waters of the bay, wading into mudflats and seagrass beds at low tide to find many of the plants and animals that call this estuary home. Cant wait to come again.*****

A very interesting tour.

Nice breeze water great

Water was perfect, beautiful sunset.

Awesome place! Lots of fun!

Great place to enjoy the wild side of Florida.

Quiet, find a private place and relax.

One of our favorite places in SW Fl

Great place. Easy to get to more private beaches.

Can be hot and buggy mid day so come prepared (water/repellent). Good flat hiking through interesting terrain, Can rent watercraft and electric boats here.

Nice easy river for smaller boats. Quick access to the gulf.

Awesome place!

Wonderful place to go on a date or to take the whole family to!

Lovely sites to see, filled with natural elements

Good place

Short and sweet, nothing to write home about.

I went here twice to turn a Resistance Ingress portal with many links and fields to green for the Enlightened. It was awesome to get all that AP at one portal!

Nice trail. Our dogs loved it.

Very nice place to visit. We saw turtles and butterflies in the park and lots of birds on the boardwalk to the pier.

Look up the trailhead at West Braodway, Estero. Nice walk on well marked trails. Small parking lot with toilet. Marked as Estero Scrub.

Its a great place to escape the crowds and enjoy the serenity of mother nature.

Great private Beach but have to byo food / drinks

Love this place, great services.

Went Kayaking with a tour guide from Adventure Kayaking. Saw dolphins, sting ray, went to Big Hickory Island shelling beach.

Nice beaches with everything you need. Wildlife is coming very close to your car.

Cool place at the beach. Lots of shells recently.

Great day for kayaking. Lots of pelicans roosting in the trees.

Beautiful day! Great biking trails.

What a beautiful area. I love taking the boat out and exploring this area.

A nice break from the concrete. Nature trails with water views, fun kayaking, bike access.

Amazing place professional people

Favorite Kayaking spot....good fishing .

Kayak fishing on Estero Bay

Nice place to kayak

Nice area but the water quality is beginning to suffer.

Great place. Wonderful animals and birds

Beautiful beach! Great fishing!

Watch the tides!

A must see absolutely beautiful...

Beautiful

Beautiful to kayak

Pristine SWFL habitat. Fishing, boating, kayaking, shelling, the world is your oyster!

Great place to see Florida in its natural state.

Great view! Great crew!

Red tide is gone

Always interesting and beautiful