Little Gasparilla Island Beaches
Little Gasparilla Island occupies the southernmost 2.5 miles of
the Palm Island/Don Pedro/Little Gasparilla island chain. It
overlooks Boca Grande to the south. This island is a water-based
community. The only way to get here is by private boat or water
taxi. If you have access to a boat, even a kayak, you can visit the
beaches because they are public. But the rest of the island is
private. There are plenty of vacation rentals on the island, but no
hotels, no stores, and no restaurants. Little Gasparilla is even
more remote than Palm Island or Don Pedro. The beaches are not pure
white because the sand has some minerals mixed in with the quartz
crystals. As with most beaches, there is no shade on the beach.
Many of the owners on Little Gasparilla live in Miami. They buy
here rather than buying on Marco Island because they are looking for
something quieter.
Although Little Gasparilla Island is connected to Don Pedro
Island because the pass that separated the two islands closed in the
1950's, there is no motorized access from one island to the other.
There are no paved roads on Little Gasparilla--only sand trails.
You can walk on the beach from the southern tip of Little
Gasparilla Island to the northern tip of Knight Island (Palm Island)
at Stump Pass. It is a walk of about 7.5 miles.
Be sure to check out
Palm Island and
Don Pedro Island. |
