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Lee County Parks & Recreation will offer free pool admission and free parking on Saturday, July 29, and Sunday, July 30, in recognition of National Park and Recreation Month.
Lee County Parks & Recreation sites offering free swimming or free parking include:
• Parks: Lakes Park, Manatee Park, Hickey Creek Mitigation Park, Caloosahatchee Regional Park, Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve
• Beach sites: Bowman's Beach and Turner Beach (north side only of Blind Pass)
• Boat ramps: Alva, Matlacha, Davis, Lavender's Landing and Imperial River
• Pools: Lehigh Community Pool, North Fort Myers Community Pool, Pine Island Community Pool and San Carlos Community Pool
Bonita Beach Accesses No. 1 and No. 10, Bonita Beach Park, Lynn Hall Memorial Park and San Carlos Bay-Bunche Beach Preserve currently offer free parking until further notice. These sites were severely impacted by Hurricane Ian and reopened in March with limited amenities. Residents and visitors are encouraged to always wear beach shoes when visiting beach parks. Debris continues to wash onshore and quickly may be obscured by sand.
Other recreational sites within Lee County that are owned or maintained by other government entities are not included in the free swim/free parking weekend. These include: Barefoot Beach, beach access points managed by the Town of Fort Myers Beach, and City of Sanibel sites, including the south side of Blind Pass.
The free pool/free parking weekend happens annually. Lee County Commissioners on June 20 voted to approve a resolution designating July as National Park and Recreation Month in Lee County. In the resolution, commissioners recognized that Lee County Parks & Recreation touches the lives of individuals, families, groups and the entire community and positively impacts the social, economic and environment quality of the county.
For more information about Lee County Parks & Recreation locations, amenities and special events, visit leeparks.org, call 239-533-7275 or email leeparks@leegov.com.