The Top 5 Reasons to Experience a Boca Grande Vacation Rental

There are many reasons to come experience Boca Grande vacation rentals, whether it's for a rental vacation, a second luxury home, or to buy realty and live here permanently. Here are what we think are the top 5 reasons to come and enjoy the luxury lifestyle in Boca Grande:

The Beach

Seven miles of pristine white sand, uncluttered by high rise buildings and featuring stunning, glorious sunsets. The water is the shade of light blue you can typically only find in the Caribbean. With average temperatures around 75 degrees fahrenheit, most days are perfect at Boca Grande's beaches. Voted "Top five best beaches in the U.S." by Yahoo Travel.

Tarpon Fishing

Boca Grande is well known as the tarpon fishing capitol of the world. Fishermen from all over come to Boca Grande's waters to fish at tournaments that run from May through August. Tarpon love Boca Grande Pass because of the easy meals of crab and baitfish that gather there. Tarpon are a sportsmans dream because of the fight they put up. Boca Grande was voted the "#1 tarpon fishing destination in the world" by Sport Fishing Magazine. (Of course, there are other sorts of fish too - Boca Grande is surrounded by waters teeming with redfish, grouper, snook, mahi mahi, snapper and other sportfish.)

Shelling

Looking for seashells is a popular pastime activity and Boca Grande/Gasparilla Island offer some of the best places to shell in the state of Florida. Storms during the winter months can wash up many shells and other treasures onto area beaches - not only shells but also sea glass and shark teeth. The low tide after a strong cold front typically brings in more shells, so that's a great time to look. Some shells that can be found are Lightning Whelks, Horse Conches, Sharks Eye Snails, Florida Cones, Sand Dollars and Star Fish.

City Of Boca Grande / Historic Downtown Area

Boca Grande is a small, quaint city with a charming downtown area. Home to roughly 1500 year-round residents, the population swells during the winter months. Boca Grande is so small it's a place where everyone really does know your name. Due to city ordinances, fast food restaurants don't exist and neither do high rise buildings. Boca Grande is a place where stop lights aren't needed and golf carts are the main mode of transportation (there are only 2 streets designated as automobile traffic, the rest are golf cart paths). You can rent golf carts from several places and live life at a different pace. Boca Grande was voted, "One of Americas ten best little beach towns" by AOL Travel.

Wildlife Watching/Birdwatching

Boca Grande is a great spot to get in touch with nature and view wildlife. The waters around Gasparilla Island are home to dolphins, hammerhead sharks and an abundance of manatee. Renting a kayak is a great way to see some of the amazing life around the island and there are several places to rent a kayak on Boca Grande. You might also see pelicans, gopher turtles, terns, egrets, osprey, even frigatebirds and eagles.

We love it here in Boca Grande and think you will too! Come and experience the lifestyle for yourself. If you have any questions about the area, don't hesitate to contact us. Of course, we're also experts on luxury realty and vacation rentals in the area and we hope you'll give us the chance to earn your business. 

Why? Because at Parsley-Baldwin realty, the only thing we overlook is the Gulf!