Community guides

Popular communities in Bonita Springs

Every guide below covers one Bonita Springs community: what it actually is, what the water is (and is not), and the honest trade-off against its neighbours. For the market as a whole, see Bonita Springs real estate.

The entrance at Barefoot Beach, a gated community in Bonita Springs, Florida, with Gulf access by boat.

Barefoot Beach

Gulf access · No golf · Gated

Barefoot Beach in Bonita Springs: a barrier island address between the Gulf and the bay, and why it keeps getting confused with the county preserve of the same name.

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The entrance at Bonita Bay, a gated golf community in Bonita Springs, Florida, on the bay.

Bonita Bay

Bay · Golf · Gated

Bonita Bay in Bonita Springs: a gated club community on Estero Bay water, with golf, an unusually large sports center, and a membership question worth asking early.

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The entrance at Pelican Landing, a gated golf community in Bonita Springs, Florida, on the bay.

Pelican Landing

Bay · Golf · Gated

Pelican Landing is a gated club community on bay water in Bonita Springs, not Estero, whatever some listings say. What sits inside its gates.

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The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Estero Bay at Saltleaf, the residential towers within the Saltleaf community in Bonita Springs, Florida, seen from above with the pool deck and the palms along the drive.

Saltleaf

Bay · Golf · Gated

Saltleaf on Estero Bay is in Bonita Springs, not Estero, and The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Estero Bay are its towers. Marina, golf, dining and trails.

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The entrance at Shadow Wood Country Club, a gated golf community in Bonita Springs, Florida, built around a lake.

Shadow Wood Country Club

Lake · Golf · Gated

Shadow Wood Country Club in Bonita Springs: 54 holes across two cities, a private beach club reached by car, and a golf waiting list to know about.

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The clubhouse at The Colony Golf & Bay Club in Bonita Springs, Florida, seen across the lake and its fountain from the fairway, with a bunker and the green in the foreground.

The Colony

Bay · Golf · Gated

The Colony is a private gated enclave inside Pelican Landing in Bonita Springs. Two gates, two associations, one address. What that structure means before you buy.

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The entrance at Vanderbilt Lakes, a gated community in Bonita Springs, Florida, built around a lake.

Vanderbilt Lakes

Lake · No golf · Gated

Vanderbilt Lakes in Bonita Springs: a gated community west of US 41 near Barefoot Beach, built around small lakes with no boating and no golf course of its own.

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