Englewood

Englewood, Florida is off the beaten path just south of Venice in southwestern Florida on beautiful Lemon Bay. Just off the Gulf of Mexico, Englewood, Florida is eighty-five miles from Tampa Bay, fifty miles north of Fort Myers and easily accessible to US 41 and I-75. The Englewood, Florida area is home to many upscale neighborhoods and recreational areas and features some of the most beautiful beaches and the best fishing in the state. There is plenty of opportunity for entertainment, shopping, sight-seeing and exercise. The Englewood Arts Center offers special events, programs and scheduled showings and Englewood, Florida is home to many artists, painters, writers, photographers, actors, and directors. Within the Englewood area, you will also find several barrier islands - Knight Island, Manasota Key, Don Pedro Island and Palm Island, Little Gasparilla Island and Gasparilla Island – otherwise known as Boca Grande. Englewood, Florida sports four gulf beaches and two state parks, charming tiki bars, tourist shopping, boating, skiing, sailing and more.

Visitors and residents enjoy the balmy breezes and unspoiled beaches where you can sun bathe, add to your sea shell collection, swim, boat, fish and picnic. Englewood beaches border the gorgeous Gulf of Mexico, and Manasota Beach and Blind Pass Beach – on Manasota Key - offer even more choices from which water enthusiasts can choose. Manasota Key has a docking area on the Intercoastal Waterway. Manasota Beach sports fourteen acres of beach and dunes, with barbeque pits, boardwalks, sheltered tables, and a bath house. Blind Pass Beach covers more than sixty acres and now has a nature trail. You can spread your blanket on the beach and soak up the rays, swim, fish, and partake of many other water-based activities. Englewood Beach, in Charlotte County is a broad beachfront with picnic tables, concession stands, paved parking and a boardwalk, and it is close to clubs, restaurants and shops. Stump Pass Beach State Park is a gulf-front, sandy beach, where you can dig your toes in the sand, snorkel, fish and watch the daily light show as the sun paints mauve and scarlet colors on the horizon.

Here in Englewood Florida, you can fish for tarpon, charter a boat to go deep sea fishing, golf on the semi-private, private and public golf courses and pursue every passion. Englewood residents enjoy the local communities – Little Gasparilla and Gasparilla Island, Cape Haze, Palm Island and Don Pedro, Englewood Farms and Englewood East, Rotonda Heights, Rotonda Lakes, and Rotonda Meadows, West, Sands and Villas, the Gardens of Gulf Cove, Gulf Cove and South Gulf Cove, Shamrock Shores, Grove City and New Point Comfort. The people who live in the Englewood, Florida area represent a diverse cross-section of active seniors, young families, and professional singles. They moved to Englewood, Florida to enjoy the beautiful Florida weather, the gulf waters and the tropical beaches. Stick around for a while and you will discover what residents already know. Explore the