- Water
- Gulf access
- Golf
- Yes
- Gated
- Yes
- City
- Naples
What Is Pelican Bay?
A master-planned coastal community west of US 41 in Naples, built around nearly three miles of private beach reached by boardwalk or by tram.
The beach is the point of it, and the scale of that frontage is what separates it from every other beachfront proposition in this market.
I am Kris Asquith, Broker Associate at Premiere Plus Realty, and Naples is one of the nine Southwest Florida markets I work.
How Does the Beach Access Actually Work?
By boardwalk or tram, rather than by walking out of a back gate onto the sand.
That is worth picturing accurately before you tour. The beach is private and it is genuinely extensive, and getting to it is a short organised journey rather than a step off the lanai. For most owners that is a fair trade for three miles of frontage that no single building could offer.
If stepping straight onto sand is the requirement, the beachfront condominium market is the different answer, and it is worth separating the two early rather than discovering the distinction on a Saturday.
Does Living in Pelican Bay Make You a Golf Member?
No. This one catches people, because the club is inside the community and carries its name.
Club Pelican Bay, founded in 1980, sits within Pelican Bay: a member-owned club with 27 Arthur Hills holes in three rotating nines, running to 7,042 yards from the championship tees. The club is separate from community membership, so a Pelican Bay resident is not automatically a golf member.
If golf is the reason you are looking here, establish in writing what membership requires, what it costs and whether there is a waiting list, before you get attached to an address. Compare against the bundled communities in Naples golf communities, where a membership attaches to the property itself.
How Does It Compare With the Rest of Naples?
It occupies its own category. The Gulf-access communities, Port Royal, Aqualane Shores and Royal Harbor, are about the boat and the dock. Pelican Bay is about the beach, and it has no canal network behind the houses.
The inland club communities such as Grey Oaks and Imperial Golf Estates are about golf, and their water is lakes. Pelican Bay has more beach than any of them and a golf club you have to join separately.
So the question that sorts it is simple: are you here for the sand or for the boat. For the wider view see Naples real estate and waterfront homes in Naples.
How I Would Approach It With You
By pricing the two memberships separately, because they are two different things wearing one name.
What I would establish with you: what the community association covers and what it charges, what Club Pelican Bay requires to join and to hold annually and whether a waiting list applies, how the tram and boardwalk access works from the specific address you are considering, and how far it actually is on foot, which varies a great deal across a community of this size.
The step-by-step buying process shows where those checks fall, and buying a home in Naples covers the rest. Get in touch or call (239) 300-1427.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Pelican Bay have private beach access?
Yes, nearly three miles of private beach, reached by boardwalk or by tram rather than by stepping directly onto the sand from the property.
Does buying in Pelican Bay include golf membership?
No. Club Pelican Bay is member-owned and separate from community membership, so a resident is not automatically a golf member. Confirm what joining requires, what it costs and whether a waiting list applies before committing to an address.
What is the golf course at Club Pelican Bay?
Twenty-seven Arthur Hills holes in three rotating nines, running to 7,042 yards from the championship tees. The club was founded in 1980 and is member-owned.
Is Pelican Bay a boating community?
No. It is a coastal community built around private beach frontage rather than around canals and dockage. For boating in Naples the relevant communities are Port Royal, Aqualane Shores and Royal Harbor, all on deep-water canals with no fixed bridges.
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