Some parts of Florida still feel completely untouched, and Cayo Costa State Park might be the best example of all. Hidden off ...

Leaving highways behind and cruising to Cayo Costa Island is a treat not to be missed. Capt. Elliot Sudal with Captiva Cruises recently ferried photojournalist Ricardo Rolon and me to this beautiful ...

Hurricane Ian made landfall Wednesday afternoon at Cayo Costa. Where is that? And what is the island known for? Cayo Costa is in Lee County, in Southwest Florida, and best known as home to a state ...

Cayo Costa, a tiny Gulf Coast barrier island near Sanibel, Fla., is one of the least visited of Florida’s state parks. Which is exactly why tourists are drawn to this sanctuary of white-sand beaches ...

Located just south of Gasparilla Island, one of the 10 top-rated islands in Florida to visit on vacation, lies Cayo Costa State Park -- a serene escape where sugar-white sands stretch on for nine ...

If you want to get a taste of the beautiful but remote and bridgeless Cayo Costa Island, this could be your best bet: "Celebrate Cayo Costa" will be held 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6.

On a foggy evening, beachgoers enjoy the waterfront near the island’s cabins at Cayo Costa State Park. Cayo Costa’s beaches give visitors the chance to fish, hunt for seashells, snorkel and just ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Hurricane Ian, which struck Florida as a powerful Category 4 storm, was downgraded to a Category 2 at 9 p.m. Wednesday with winds down to 100 mph. Ian officially made landfall ...