With some terrific day trip options available in the surrounding area, having your own car makes good sense. Without one, it’d be much harder to experience everything that Bay Boulevard Beach, 60 miles away, has to offer. Coquina Beach, Bean Point Beach and Cortez Beach alone make the drive out here worthwhile. Locals will also probably point you toward Causeway Islands Beaches, 50 miles away. If you only see one attraction here, let it be Sanibel Island Southern Beach. (But we’d also highly recommend Fishing Pier Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel Island Lighthouse.)