Port Charlotte

[timmy]

Visiting Port Charlotte for 2 weeks in May. Can you recommend sights and attractions.

[esprit]

Loads of waterways and you can rent boats and jetskis and there are two sailing schools. 21 golf courses in the area. As well as the beaches, there are two wildlifes reserves The Charlotte Harbor Environmental center spans 840 acres, providing nature trails, picnic areas and enrichment programs. The Cecil M Webb Wildlife Management Area is another favorite with locals. The 100-acre game reserve offers hunting, fishing, frogging and camping. Eco-tours through parts of the 90,000-acre Crescent B Ranch in eastern Charlotte county allow visitors to see the old, original Florida. Swamp buggy trips through Telegraph Cypress Swamp provides plenty of adventure with views of wild turkey, alligators and more. Port Charlotte is a quiet area. If you want more of a real attraction, you will have to go as far as Sarasota where there is the Mote Aquarium, Sarasota Jungle Gardens and Ringling Museum and loads of lovely shopping.

[florida]

Englewood is not far from Port Charlotte and there are lots of nice quiet beaches in this area. We visited last year in August saw lots of wild life on the beach including an iguana, my daughter was horrified[:0] Great place for spending hours collecting sharks teeth, didn't find any from the great white though! good way to keep children entertained!

Have a great trip