Bonita Springs Health, Safety, and Worship

Bonita Springs is safer than 54% of cities in the United States, according to analysis by NeighborhoodScout. With 1.62 violent crimes per thousand residents per year, Bonita Springs has just one third the crime rate of the rest of Florida (4.87). The Bonita Community Health Center (BCHC) is a comprehensive diagnostic, treatment, rehabilitation and surgical…

Bonita Springs Dining & Nightlife

With hundreds of restaurants, bars and night spots to choose from, Bonita Springs offers entertainment options for practically any taste or budget. Three local favorites include A Table Apart (coastal cuisine) andCoconut Jack’s (seafood) and the C Level Bistro & Wine Bar (French, Tapas). The entertainment opportunities expand exponentially within the Cape Coral- Ft Myers Metropolitan area, which means the choices are practically…

Bonita Springs Fairs & Festivals

The Center for the Arts in Bonita Springs hosts three annual Bonita Springs Art Festivals, in the January, February and March tourist months that attract some 20,000 festival goers. Rated as one of the top festivals in the United States, the events regularly showcase 200+ artists from around the world displaying a wide variety of…

Bonita Springs Arts & Entertainment

The Center for the Arts in Bonita Springs hosts local and traveling art exhibitions, arts classes, films, performances and three festivals each year (see below). In fact the center operates two venues, the Center for Visual Arts and the Center for Performing Arts. so there’s something going on just about every day of the year. The Bonita Springs Concert Band plays free…

Bonita Springs Fishing

Estero Bay is an angler’s paradise, featuring 15 square miles of brackish water, inshore grass flats and mangrove islands that offer shelter to snook, redfish and trout, while jack cravelle, grouper, snapper and shark lurk in the watery passes leading in and out of the bay. Year ’round fishing enthusiasts will find an assortment of…

Bonita Springs Wildlife

A seemingly endless variety of fish and aquatic mammal species find their way up and down the South Florida coast, including swordfish, billfish, tunas and sharks, dolphins and manatee. The Bonita Springs area also provides haven to numerous local and migratory birds, including red-shouldered hawks, bald eagles, osprey, reddish egrets, roseate spoonbills, and clapper rails, and many others.…

Bonita Springs Beaches

The Barefoot Beach Preserve offers one of the last undeveloped stretches of beachfront real estate in South Florida. Collect an abundance of shells from the pristine sands, or watch the waves for dolphins, manatees or possibly even a gopher tortoise or a loggerhead turtle. Kayaks, chairs and umbrellas may be rented. The Leaning Center offers an aquatic…

Bonita Springs Golfing

Welcome to Golf Country! Bonita Springs features 22 public and private golf courses, many of which were designed by world-renown golf course architects. The Florida State Golf Association holds its annual Florida Open Championship at the member-owned Bonita Bay Club, which boasts five championship courses. Casual or budget-conscious golfers may tee off at one of Bonita Springs‘ six public courses. The Bonita Fairways course…

Bonita Springs Parks

Established in 1996, Estero Bay Preserve State Park was the first aquatic nature preserve created in Florida. The preserve encompasses 10,000 acres of water, inlets and islands along Estero Bay. Visitors can enjoy fishing, boating, canoeing and cycling along the roughly 10 miles of coastline. The preserve serves as home to a variety of local wildlife, which…

Bonita Springs Recreation

Visitors to Bonita Spring can choose from a number of recreational opportunities, including many organized by the city government. The Bonita Springs Parks and Recreation Department operates the Bonita Springs Recreation Center, which offers a range of weekly activities including line dancing, pickleball, mahjong, table tennis, shape and tone classes and senior pickup basketball. Frisbee…