NaplesCollier County, FL

Visibility is an estimate — wind, rain, tide & water alerts.

Getting in

Shore access, walk in off the sand

Parking

Collier County residents and property owners get a free annual beach parking permit. Everyone else pays the meters or pay stations, $5 an hour with a $2.50 minimum, and metered beach spaces are no-parking from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. During the pier rebuild only the western third of the pier lot stays open.

On site

rinse showers, parking lot

Watch for

The National Weather Service warns that the worst rip currents form near piers and inlets, and this access is the Naples Pier's own, Red tide blooms form offshore most often in late summer and early fall, can drift onto the beach, and sometimes linger for months, irritating eyes and breathing, Vibrio vulnificus lives naturally in the warm salt water here; infections are rare and come mostly through open cuts or raw oysters

Checked 2026-08-24. Sources: City of Naples: beach parking information, City of Naples: beach parking permits, City of Naples: Naples Pier rebuild project, City of Naples: beach water quality, National Weather Service Miami: rip current safety.