Editing Bonita Springs, Florida (section)

== Points of interest ==
[[File:BarefootBeachFL.jpg|thumb|Barefoot Beach, a former recipient of a top beach award, is located within the community.]][[File:Bonita Beachfront.JPG|thumb|Bonita Beach, as seen from the Gulf of Mexico]]
* Barefoot Beach Preserve Park, a {{convert|342|acre|km2|adj=on}} park on the border of [[Collier County, Florida|Collier]] and Lee Counties. In 2013, ''[[Forbes]]'' ranked the park's beach the sixth-best in the country.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bender |first=Andrew |title=America's Top 10 Beaches of 2013 |work=Forbes |date=May 24, 2013 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewbender/2013/05/24/americas-top-10-beaches-of-2013/}}</ref>
* Bonita Beach Park, a {{convert|2.5|acre|m2|adj=on}} beachfront park with a boardwalk and swimming area
* Center for the Arts of Bonita Springs, an arts organization that hosts local, regional, and national traveling art exhibitions. The organization has two campuses, the 10-acre Center for Visual Arts with galleries, studios, classrooms, art library, and offices; and 1.8 miles south, the four-acre Center for Performing Arts, which has two auditoriums, a black box theater, a film center, music rooms, and studios for study of performing arts. The organization's Bonita Springs Art Festivals are held January, February, and March in downtown Bonita Springs.
* [[Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary]], a [[bald cypress]] reserve under management of the [[National Audubon Society]]
* Bonita Spring's Wonder Gardens features a large collection of Florida wildlife, including exotic birds, alligators, and flamingos. It opened in 1936 as both a wildlife exhibition and a refuge for injured animals and has a [[botanical garden]] and a natural history museum.
* Little Hickory Island Beach Park
* [[Lovers Key / Carl E. Johnson State Park|Lover's Key State Park]], a {{convert|1616|acre|km2|adj=on}} park made up of four barrier islands, is within the city, just north of Bonita Beach. It has nature trails for hiking and bicycling, a canoe launch, kayak and canoe rentals, acres of unspoiled [[mangroves]] and miles of pristine beaches. A haven for wildlife, the islands and their waters are home to [[West Indian manatee]]s, [[bottlenose dolphin]]s, [[roseate spoonbill]]s, marsh rabbits and [[bald eagle]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dep.state.fl.us/parks/planning/parkplans/LoversKeyStatePark.pdf |title=DEP confirmation that Lover's Key lies in city limits|publisher=Dep. state.fl.us|access-date=November 3, 2015}}</ref>
* There are also 10 beach accesses with public parking up and down Bonita Beach.
* Everglades Wonder Gardens, established in 1936, is a historic botanical garden and wildlife sanctuary. Originally created as a roadside attraction, it features a variety of exotic and native plants, as well as wildlife exhibits. The gardens have become an integral part of Bonita Springs' history and culture, providing educational and recreational opportunities for visitors.<ref>{{cite web |title=Everglades Wonder Gardens |url=https://www.evergladeswondergardens.com/ |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=Everglades Wonder Gardens}}</ref>