Bowman's Beach Park
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Reviews
Visitors praise Bowman's Beach Park as a fantastic dog-friendly beach with beautiful scenery, ample amenities, and a generally enjoyable experience for both dogs and their owners. They note that the beach can get crowded, especially during peak times, and that there is a fee to access the island, but overall, they highly recommend the beach as a great spot for a day with your furry friend.
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- KevinFeb 14, 2024Fantastic dog beach tough to get there, harder to leave!
Sanibel is still recovering from hurricane Ian and traffic is beyond tolerable. Entering the Island from the Causeway starting point to Bowman's Beach took 45 minutes and leaving from Bowman's Beach to the end of the Causeway was 90 minutes. Our dogs LOVED the beach, the humans did not enjoy the expanded time in the car.
- SusaMay 14, 2023Nice beach
Rest rooms, picknick tables and showers. A short walk from the parking to the beach. Dogs on leash welcome. Saw many dogs.
- KatelynJun 19, 2022Our dogs loved it!
We just visited Bowman’s Beach with our three dogs and they loved it. It was beautiful blue water, great temperature. We just adopted a 6 month old puppy, so we wanted a leashed dog beach. We ended up not even seeing any other dogs, which is exactly what we hoped for. It is a bit of a walk to the beach, about .25 miles. We chose to walk even further to get away from as many people as we could. Once you walk over the bridge, you have four different paths to choose from. We went right and used the nature trail. We went down to the third beach opening, which was perfect, because we had no one around us. Most people don’t want to walk that far, but it was great for us! There is a $6 fee to get on Sanibel Island and it is $5 an hour to park, but definitely worth it!
- TinaMay 7, 2022Very nice dog-friendly beach!
Great beach for families and dogs! The water close to the beach was shallow and great for playing fetch with our dog. We had a 30’ floating leash which allowed him to play but still enabled us to keep him tethered to us. It was a great long beach for taking walks and playing in the surf. Nice shower and bathroom facilities.
- MichelleFeb 13, 2022Perfect Beach Day!!
We enjoyed our day here. My two dogs had a blast. We walked a little further down the beach and the area is amazing. There’s a combo of people only and dogs. Nobody was too crowded and all of the dog owners were following the rules with on leash only. Everyone was having a great time. Highly recommend.
- AnnDec 25, 2021Lots of fun on Christmas Day!
Our dog had a great time here! Come early if you happen to come on Christmas Day! Our dog loved swimming here and walking through the mangroves. If you have a dog cart/carrier for your bike, there are nice bike paths on the island that are separated from the streets. Most of the businesses are closed on Christmas day, so you can drive over with your bikes and park in any of the empty lots. Everyone at the beach was having fun. There’s a nice water fountain for the dogs to get a drink and a place for humans to wash the sand off their feet. Bathrooms were well maintained. Only downside was that the drink vending machine took our money and didn’t spit out a drink!
- ElisaMar 31, 2021Florida gem
gorgeous beach with lots of open space. plenty of amenities. (bathrooms, rinsing stations, lots of parking) worth the trip.
- JoanJan 13, 2021Nice Beach
A little walk from the parking opens to a lovely beach
- HelenFeb 19, 2020Great Beach
beautiful beach on sanibel. Great experience with dog. It’s huge so great for a walk along the shore. Go early. Traffic gets v busy. There are toilets and water stations. Take beach umbrella - no shade on beach. 5 min walk to beach. We took lots of water for us and dog as it’s gets hot. Stayed for 4 hours. Will go back
- GenevieveJan 1, 2020Wow great Beach!
Love it!
- LisaMar 14, 2019Very Nice Beach
Lots of amenities- our dog loved the water.
- Aida j.Apr 22, 2018Best dog's beach ever!
One of the best dogs beaches in Florida.
- MelissaJan 23, 2018One of our favorite spots!
This beach and the one just north of it are both great. There is a water fountain for dogs at the Captiva side parking area.
- JillMore than a year agoOur Dogs Loved It
Brought our 2 small shih tzu mixes here over Thanksgiving weekend; we had a great time. We didn't see any other dogs for the few hours we were there. We loved the soft sand and the shells. The beach was clean. Bring water and poop bags. Parking was $5 an hour (you can pay by credit card but there was no app to pay by phone) and we could use Sunpass for the $6 Sanibel Island toll. We will go back.
- KcMore than a year agoPerfect day-Enjoyable experience
We went to Bowman's beach found it to be perfect place for our family and dog to enjoy time together. We enjoyed walking our dog down the white sand and shell lined beach. The water was a beautiful turquoise and our dog enjoyed the waves coming in. The other families at the beach were respectful. There were 3 other dogs there on the beach that were well behaved.
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