Worth the ride near Cape Coral, FL
We list 9 places worth riding to around Cape Coral, FL, across views, food, and coffee.
Views
Lighthouse Beach Park
Coastal View
Ride the Sanibel Causeway with water on both sides to reach the historic lighthouse at the island's eastern tip.
Matlacha Community Park
Viewpoint
Open water views over Matlacha Pass by the drawbridge, after a ride through the village's galleries and stilt houses.
Food
Miceli's Waterfront Restaurant
Food
A deck over the pass in Matlacha and a big parking lot make it an easy group stop, and it reopened early after Ian.
Tarpon Lodge Restaurant
Food
A 1926 Old Florida lodge at the quiet Pineland end of the island, down narrow backroads under mango groves and palms.
Blue Dog Bar & Grill
Food
Go on a weekend for company, when riders' bikes line up beside Pine Island Road in Matlacha.
Coffee
Penny's Coffee Bar
Coffee
Street and lot parking right outside on 47th Terrace, a staging point before a Matlacha or causeway run.
The Perfect Cup
Coffee
Tiny island coffee shop that kept pouring through the hurricane rebuild, with easy roadside parking before the bridge gets busy.
Cafe YOU
Coffee
Scratch made breakfast near the Midpoint bridge approach on SE 10th Street, a fuel up before crossing to the river district.
More worth the ride
Four Mile Cove Ecological Preserve
Destination
A 365 acre mangrove preserve with a boardwalk to the Caloosahatchee, easy to add to a loop over the Cape Coral and Midpoint bridges.