5 Best Retirement Communities in Florida Near the Beach

4. Pelican Landing – Bonita Beach

Insider Monkey Score: 4.45

Average Monthly Cost: $6,500

This active lifestyle community in Bonita Springs is 20 minutes from the Pelican Landing Beach Park and Bonita Beach. The crown jewel of this community is the 34-acre beach park in the Gulf of Mexico that residents can enjoy. A shuttle boat takes the residents across Estero Bay within 15 minutes, with dolphins often frolicking around the boats. Plenty of amenities inside the community ensure that residents can remain active and busy all day, every day. These facilities include an eventful community center with a fitness center, meetings and activity rooms, bocce courts, and a resort-style pool. Group paddling sessions, canoe and kayak rentals, sailing lessons, and other water-based activities also exist.