Gasparilla Island State Park
{{Short description|State park in Florida, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox protected area
| name = Gasparilla Island State Park
| iucn_category = IV
| map = Florida#USA
| photo = Gasparilla Island SP beach08.jpg
| photo_caption = Beach at the park
| location = Charlotte and Lee counties, Florida, USA
| nearest_city = Boca Grande, Florida
| coordinates = {{coord|26|43|19|N|82|15|40|W|display=inline, title}}
| area =
| established = 1983
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| visitation_year =
| governing_body = Florida Department of Environmental Protection
}}
Gasparilla Island State Park is a Florida State Park located south of Boca Grande on Gasparilla Island off Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound. Activities include swimming and fishing along with shelling, picnicking, and viewing the Historic Port Boca Grande Lighthouse.
Among the wildlife of the park are West Indian manatee, gopher tortoise, bald eagle, osprey, least tern, royal tern, Sandwich tern, and black skimmer.
Amenities include four parking lots, two picnic areas with covered tables, beaches, and Historic Port Boca Grande Lighthouse on the southern end of the island. The Port Boca Grande Lighthouse contains a museum and gift shop, and is run by the Barrier Island Park Society, a nonprofit that supports the Gasparilla Island State Park.
Gallery
File:Gasparilla Island SP bdwk02.jpg|Boardwalk over dunes
File:Gasparilla Island SP beach03.jpg|Birds resting on pier
File:Gasparilla Island SP beach05.jpg|Another view of the beach
File:Gasparilla Island SP beach06.jpg|Coastal vegetation
File:Gasparilla Island SP pavillion01.jpg|Picnic pavilion
File:Boca Grande-4130.jpg|Boardwalk over mangroves
File:Gaspirilla National Park-4840.jpg|Pinelands
File:Beach at Gasparilla Island State Park, FL.jpg|South point
References and external links
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- [https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/gasparilla-island-state-park Gasparilla Island State Park] at [https://www.floridastateparks.org Florida State Parks]
- [http://www.abfla.com/parks/GasparillaIsland/gasparilla.html Gasparilla Island State Recreation Area] at [http://www.abfla.com Absolutely Florida]
- [http://areas.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaID=FLSPGS&CU_ID=1 Gasparilla Island State Recreation Area] at [http://www.wildernet.com Wildernet]
{{Protected areas of Florida}}
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Category:Parks in Charlotte County, Florida
Category:Parks in Lee County, Florida
Category:State parks of Florida
Category:Protected areas established in 1983
Category:1983 establishments in Florida