Crescent Beach Family Park

Located in the town of Fort Myers Beach, Crescent Beach Family Park is a beautifully landscaped two-and-a-quarter acre recreational park that has a 400-feet long beach with white sand. A pier named Fort Myers Beach Fishing Pier is also present near this beach. 

Although Crescent Beach Family Park does not have lifeguards, it has many other amenities including a picnic area, two sand volleyball courts, a grassy open space, and two restrooms. Dogs are not allowed in Crescent Beach Family Park. 

Crescent Beach Family Park offers many fun activities including sunbathing, beachcombing, volleyball, picnicking, wildlife watching, fishing, swimming, surfing, kitesurfing, windsurfing, bodyboarding, skimboarding, kayaking, canoeing, jet-skiing, surf-skiing, water-skiing, boating, wakeboarding, and parasailing. If you are planning to enter the water near Crescent Beach Family Park, we recommend being careful as the water here is known to have unpredictable rip currents. Depending on the time of the year, you can view many kinds of animals in the water near Crescent Beach Family Park including dolphins and sea turtles. Sea turtles also use the beach as a seasonal nesting spot. If you are planning to fish in Crescent Beach Family Park, we recommend ensuring compliance with the local fishing regulations.

A pier named Fort Myers Beach Fishing Pier (also known as Fort Myers Beach Pier) is present near Crescent Beach Family Park – this pier offers amazing Instagram-worthy views of the Gulf of Mexico and the Lee County shoreline. You can catch many kinds of fish in the water around the pier including cobia, pompano, and Spanish mackerel.

Getting to Crescent Beach Family Park is easy - the beach is present near 110 Estero Boulevard. You can find metered street parking spots along Estero Boulevard.

There are many attractions near Crescent Beach Family Park. Bowditch Point Park has many kinds of habitats including salt marshes, mangrove swamps, sand dune-fields, and mud-flats - you can explore the park’s vibrant biodiversity and landscape via the hiking trails present here. The park also has many other amenities including an amphitheater, boardwalks, picnic areas, charcoal grills, showers, restrooms, observation areas, and paddle craft launching areas and it also has a popular beach. The Times Square area of Fort Myers Beach has many interesting shops and restaurants. This area also hosts a fun festival named Sunset Celebrations during Friday and Saturday evenings which sees many exciting events being performed in this area including live music performances and performances by street entertainers, along with many great food options. If you are looking for another attraction near Crescent Beach Park, the Mound House is a historical site that has a museum showcasing artifacts and handicrafts of the Native American Calusa people – this site also has a 2,000-year-old shell mound, an observation area, and landscaped gardens. In addition, many fun events are also organized on the site including Native American Calusa tool and weapons demonstrations, educational programs, guided kayak tours of the nearby Estero Bay, and arts and craft demonstrations.

If you get hungry, there are many great restaurants near Crescent Beach Family Park. Roadhouse Cafe is an upscale restaurant which is a 25-minute drive away. This restaurant serves amazing steaks, poultry, seafood, and pastas and also hosts jazz music performances. The Prawnbroker Restaurant & Seafood Market offers amazing seafood, salads, pastas, and steaks - this restaurant is particularly known for serving excellent shrimp. In addition, the restaurant has been praised by the Gulf Shore Life Magazine and Florida Trend magazine. Sunset Beach Tropical Grill Fort Myers Beach is a waterfront restaurant which offers amazing dishes for lunch and dinner including seafood, steaks, poultry dishes, salads, burgers, and sandwiches. The restaurant also offers live entertainment. If you are looking for another good and affordable restaurant near Crescent Beach Family Park, Yo ! Taco is a popular restaurant which has a bright decor. This restaurant also serves amazing Mexican dishes including burritos, nachos, and quesadillas. 

If you are looking for a hotel near Crescent Beach Family Park, there are many great nearby options. The 4-Star Pink Shell Beach Resort & Marina offers many amenities including water sporting equipment rental facilities, a marina, three pools (including a lagoon-style pool with a waterfall), a spa, a fitness center, a children’s camp and a restaurant. A more affordable hotel is the 3.5-Star Edison Beach House - Fort Myers Beach which offers lounge chairs and a pool. The hotel is also located conveniently close to some of the major restaurants and shopping centers around Fort Myers Beach. As another moderately priced option, the 3-Star DiamondHead Beach Resort offers many amenities and activities including a pool, two restaurants (including one with a lounge and live entertainment), a spa, a hot tub, yoga, volleyball, crab races, and rental facilities for beach chairs, paddle bikes, jet-skis, and sailboats. The hotel also offers access to a gym and beach towels for a fee. If you are looking for another good and affordable hotel near Crescent Beach Family Park, the 2-Star Tahitian Inn Motel is located conveniently close to some of the major attractions in Lee County.