Fort Myers Beach in Florida has a perfect beach getaway at Lovers Key State Park. It is my favorite beach in this area. We were there in Sept of 2015, Steve and I were still dating and traveling to Fort Myers Beach was our first trip we took together. His Mom lives in North Fort Myers Beach so we traveled to visit her and also to enjoy some beach time.
Location
Lovers Key Beach
This beach is part of Lovers Key State Park. It is part of some small barrier islands between Fort Myers Beach and Bonita Springs. The beach is located furthest out, along the coast. What I loved most about this beach is that we were the only people here! The beach is a beautiful white sand beach with lots of sea shells along the shore. The view is terrific.
In the past, I don’t know how long ago, Lovers Key could only be reached by boat, I have heard that supposedly Lovers went there to be alone and this is where its name came from. Now you can easily get close by car. We parked at the State Park lot and walked through the green area of the park, which was low lying brush and some trees. There were many trails in the area so we just kept walking towards the ocean until we found the beach. The path easy to walk in as it was sandy.
Once at the beach, we enjoyed the scenery, soaked up some sun, and went shelling. As a matter of fact, there was a tree lying on the beach full of shells deposited all over it. Hanging at this beach was a great treat for me as at this time, I hadn’t been to many beaches and I was like a little kid in a sandbox.
Flippers Restaurant
After the beach, we went to a restaurant called Flippers which wasn’t far away. A big plus is Flippers overlooks the intercostal waters with frequent dolphin sightings! Over the years, this has become one of our favorite places to eat in the Fort Myers Beach area when we come to visit his mom. What I particularly love is the Key Lime Pie! It is pretty amazing!
Conclusion
Lovers Key Beach and Lovers Key State Park in Florida are both places I enjoyed and look forward to going back to. You can’t go wrong with a nice beach, plenty of sun and ocean! Of course meeting Steve’s mom and her man Al for the first time was awesome as well! She is an amazing British gal and sweet as can be. Al is a great guy and we love going to their home for a visit! We were planning on heading to Florida at the end of March to celebrate her 91st birthday but Covid-19 put a halt to that. Hopefully we will get there soon!
oh, my! these pictures make me sooooo envious!!!! it looks like a gorgeous place and a lovely spot for first time dating! 🙂 I was hoping to get to some warm, beachy spot in March also but… Thanks for sharing these photos. I always love seeing where you’ve been, but these pictures truly resonate with my beach-loving soul!
It was a perfect first trip!!! Now 5 years later we are an old married couple!! Lol!! We are fortunate to have family living in many great places we enjoy visiting!!
I am trying to talk my husband into a Florida road trip this fall. Oh how I miss the beach! Just beautiful!! 💙
I hear ya! We want to get back down and see his mom but waiting for things to get a bit more normal. So afraid of her getting sick!
Yes, we have to be careful with regards to our older friends and family. It’s kind of heart breaking, our new life 😥 I hope you get to see her soon!
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Looks like out kinda place! The driftwood and shells are favorite shots. Would love to vacay here.
Sanibel Island is close by and it too is a great shelling area!!
I’ve heard about Sanibel. That!s another place I’d love to see. We just may have to get in the car and go!!
Not a bad idea! I plan on next weeks post being about Sanibel. Kind of like this post I don’t have a lot and it was a while back when we went but I do have some pictures!!
Yay!! I’d love to see a post on Sanibel. I think the reason we’ve never been is that it is soooo far from Tennessee. I need to get the map out and look.
It is a ways. We live in Iowa so we always fly. I really think the entire Fort Myers beach area is nice. Beautiful sunsets!!
Not one to lie on a beach, but it would be great to walk along one and dip my toes in the ocean. Perhaps some day. That Key Lime pie looks killer. Thanks for sharing. Allan
We like walking the beach too or swimming in the water! I get that pie every time!!!! Lori
Sandy beaches & key lime pie, oh yes, to be able to travel again, lol! We lived in NW Florida for couple yrs back in the 70s when I was in the Air Force and go to travel as far south as Miami & Disney World (2 young children in tow 😊), and so much wanted to drive on down to the Keys but knew I might not wanna go back (much less e able to, even young as I was). There’s some real distances & long stretches of road down there! Did drive through the Everglades, once, terrified our little Chevette would break down 💕 Lovely post, Lori, thank you! 😊
Great memories Adan! Traveling with kids was always an adventure but I sure do miss those days traveling with my kids! Hopefully you are doing well these days! Stay safe! Lori
Yeah, didn’t even begin to realize back then how precious those times were ❤️ Ya’ll too, Lori, stay safe & we’ll all get to travel safely again 😊
So true!! Enjoy your weekend!!
such a wonderful beach – and all to yourselves! It doesn’t get much better than that. Unless you add in some key lime pie…
Love that pie!!
and I can’t tell if that’s a milkshake or a pina colada – either way, it looks quite tasty…
Well…. it’s not a milk shake! It was actually my very first Pina Colada!
One of my favorite summer drinks!
The driftwood is so cool! Love your pictures!
Thanks! We enjoyed it here!!
Amazing shells! Looks like an awesome place! Great post!
I loved the shells! The beach too!!
Great photos, Lovers Key looks beautiful. What a lovely place to get away from it all and that Key LIme Pie looks absolutely delicious.
We really enjoy this area!!!
My dad is originally from Venice, not too far from Ft. Myers …but we’ve never been to Lover’s Key! Definitely going to make it a point next visit, so beautiful!
We enjoyed it!
good watching
Thanks
Nice pictures
Thank you.
I love the beach, and now I’m craving Key Lime pie.
I agree!!!!
waw! stunning photos!! the driftwood and shells shot is amazinggg!!! thank you for sharing this lovely post with us!!☺️
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Thanks for commenting! We enjoyed it here!!! I’ll check out your site!!!!