Cayo Costa State Park
The park entrance is 6.7 miles from Pineland. Day use costs $2 per person (honor box; exact change). Hours: 8 a.m. until sundown, 365 days a year. Cayo Costa State Park is a state park in Lee County, Florida.
Cayo Costa State Park map
Cayo Costa State Park boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Agency fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.
Common questions
- Entry to Cayo Costa State Park costs $2 per person (honor box; exact change). Hours: 8 a.m. until sundown, 365 days a year.
- Cayo Costa State Park is 6.7 miles from Pineland.
- Yes, dogs are allowed at Cayo Costa State Park.
- Yes, Caloosahatchee River is open to swimming at Cayo Costa State Park.
- Yes, Cayo Costa State Park has cabins available.
Before you go
Cayo Costa State Park is 6.7 miles from Pineland.
- Flush restrooms
What to see
- Historic site Visitor center Mentioned in Wikipedia park article
Swimming
- Caloosahatchee River
Public lands next to Cayo Costa State Park
- National wildlife refugeCayo Costa State Park borders Pine Island National Wildlife Refuge.
- National wildlife refugeJ. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge is 0.6 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkGasparilla Island State Park is 0.9 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- National wildlife refugeMatlacha Pass National Wildlife Refuge is 2.7 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- floridastateparks.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
- en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
- floridastateparks.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
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