Bokeelia, Florida

About Bokeelia

Bokeelia, FL is a small unincorporated community located in southern Florida.

Officially, Bokeelia is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 8.95 square miles.

📰 Bokeelia News Today

• Intense 6-boat fire erupts at Jugg Creek in Bokeelia WINK News · Aug 7
• Caught on cam: Intense fire engulfs multiple boats off Bokeelia in Lee County Gulf Coast News and Weather · May 1
• Sharon Lee Perkins Obituary May 23, 2026 Redmon Funeral Home · Jun 5
• John Leather Obituary - Cape Coral, FL Dignity Memorial · Jun 2
• Bokeelia Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 26

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Bokeelia Unique

• The only place in America named Bokeelia — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern Florida, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Bokeelia

• 3rd Street Bistro
• Loose Caboose Restaurant — ice cream
• South Beach Bar and Grill
• Temptation Restaurant — seafood
• Capt'n Con's Fish House — cake
• Newlins
• Scarpa's Coastal — seafood

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Boca Grande Historical Society · Museum
• Boca Grande Lighthouse · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bokeelia

• Boca Grande Community Park reviews ★
• Carver Preserve reviews ★
• Boca Grande Ballfield reviews ★
• Bocilla Preserve reviews ★
• Gasparilla Island State Park reviews ★
• Island Bay National Wildlife Refuge reviews ★
• Smokehouse Bay Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Bokeelia

• PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• THE ISLAND SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Bokeelia

🏘️ Nearby Communities