Charlotte Harbor offers world-class boating, fishing, and sailing in one of SAIL Magazine’s “10 Greatest Places to Sail.” Our area provides abundant nature explorations, include paddling on hundreds of miles of Blueways trails, exploring five National Wildllife Refuges and discovering prime birding opportunities for spectacular photography excursions. Charlotte Harbor includes one of the world’s largest protected marine estuaries encompassing 270 square miles with 219 miles of natural shoreline. We encourage you to come relax on our uncrowded beaches and enjoy unique shopping and dining experiences and a thriving arts community

For athletes and sports fans, the area is home to 16 golf courses and numerous annual sporting events and recreational facilities.  The Charlotte Stone Crabs are the High-A affilliate of the Tampa Bay Rays who make Port Charlotte their home for Spring Training.  Rays spring schedule and tickets are available at the Rays spring training website. Charlotte County also hosts the ESPN Oh Boy! Fishing Tournament every May.  Cultural pursuits take the forms of visual arts, theater, dance and local music, perfect complements to the area’s spas, dining and nightlife.

The area covers a diverse landscape of cities and towns, and our hotels are a perfect location to enjoy the entire area. Choose from four island escapes: the barrier island community of Boca Grande; Palm Island, with its serene beaches accessible by ferry; secluded Don Pedro Island; and Little Gasparilla Island. For a small city experience, visit historic Punta Gorda, Englewood, or Port Charlotte.  Picturesque and waterfront describe the towns of El Jobean; Manasota Key; Cape Haze; and Placida, a quaint fishing and arts village.