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Wide empty Gulf of Mexico beach with white sand and scattered seashells, distant tree line, no people visible, golden light
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Cayo Costa — Nine Miles of Empty Gulf Beach You Can Only Reach by Boat

There's no bridge. There's no parking lot. There's a ferry from Pine Island or Captiva that drops you on a barrier island with nine miles of Gulf-facing beach, primitive cabins, and the best shelling in the United States. Most people who live in Florida have never been here.
Hundreds of mollusc shells scattered across the sand at Sanibel Island
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Florida Shelling — Sanibel, Honeymoon, Captiva, and the Rules That Will Get Your Bucket Confiscated

Florida's Gulf coast is one of the top three shelling beaches on the planet. Here's where to go, when to go, which species are legal to keep, and the live-shell rule that will cost you up to $500 per shell on Sanibel.
Wide Gulf-facing Marco Island beach at low tide with shallow water in the foreground, pale sand and a thin tree line on the horizon, no crowds
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Tigertail Beach + Sand Dollar Island — Wade Across the Lagoon, Walk the Sandbar, and Find Out Why Marco Hides Its Best Beach

Marco Island is mostly condos and private beach. But on the north end, Tigertail Beach Park sits across a shallow lagoon from Sand Dollar Island — a mile of empty Gulf sandbar with shells, rookeries, and nobody. Time the low tide right and you wade across in 15 minutes. Most condo guests never make it.