Lovers Key State Park

Lovers Key State Park
Lovers Key State Park
Lovers Key Carl E. Johnson State Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Location	Lee County, Florida, United States
Nearest city	Bonita Springs, Florida
Coordinates	26°23′38″N 81°52′44″W / 26.39389°N 81.87889°W
Area	712 acres (2.88 km2)
Governing body	Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Lovers Key State Park is a 712-acre (2.88 km²)

Florida State Park located on Lover's Key and three other barrier islands—Black Island, Inner and Long Key. It is at 8700 Estero Blvd., Fort Myers Beach, between Big Carlos Pass and New Pass and 10.5 miles (16.9 km) west of Interstate 75 on exit 116. The park lies within the city limits of Bonita Springs and is just north of Bonita Beach. The park uses a Fort Myers Beach zip code for address purposes.^[1]

Activities include shelling, swimming, picnicking, boating, and sunbathing, as well as canoeing/kayaking, hiking, bicycling and wildlife viewing. Among the wildlife of the park are

warblers

.

Amenities include a two-mile (3 km) long beach on Lovers Key. Black Island has over five miles (8 km) of multiuse trails; bicycle, canoe, and kayak rentals, gazebo, picnic areas, boat ramp, and two playgrounds. The park is open from 8:00 am till sundown year-round.