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Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park
Contact Information
11100 Gulfshore Drive
Naples, 34108
(239) 597-6196
PHOTOS
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Hours of Operation
Florida state parks are open from 8 a.m. until sundown 365 days a year.
Driving Directions
Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park is located six miles west of Exit exit 111, old 17, on I75.
Park Activities
Birding
Resident eagles, ospreys, owls, and other woodland species make room every fall for the migratory shore birds. Bring you binoculars and cameras, there will be plenty of opportunities to use both.
Boat Ramp
The boat ramp empties you into Water Turkey Bay,
which runs via the South Channel into the Cocohatchee
River.
From the Cocohatchee River you can go north via the back bays up into Estero Bay, East up the Cocohatchee River or, as most visitors do, head west into the Gulf of Mexico through Wiggins Pass.
Fishing
Fishing covers a wide area around the park. You can fish from a vessel in the Gulf, Water Turkey Bay and the Cocohatchee River, except with in 300 feet of the park beach along the Gulf of Mexico. This area is buoyed off for swimming. No vessels are permitted to anchor with in 100 feet of the designated fishing area, which encompasses the pass. You may fish from the shoreline along Wiggins Pass or wade fish in Water Turkey Bay. Fishing is prohibited in the swimming areas of the park
Scuba Diving
There is a hard bottom reef, which runs parallel to the beach where scuba diving is permitted. The closest area to the reef is area 2.
Swimming
Swimming is permitted from the southern boundary
up to the middle of Parking Lot Five, a distance
of almost one mile. No swimming is permitted in
Wiggins Pass due to the dangerous currents there.
Kayaking
Experience one of the most productive and threatened
ecosystems on the planet...The Estuary. Access to
the Gulf of Mexico is available for the more adventurous.