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Barefoot Beach Homes for Sale in Bonita Springs, FL

A gated Collier County community on Little Hickory Island: beach-lane homes, bay-side Southport and Bayfront Gardens, the Barefoot Beach Club condominiums, recorded sales, flood zones and costs. Updated October 2026.

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Barefoot Beach in Bonita Springs, Florida is the gated Lely Barefoot Beach community on the south end of Little Hickory Island, from the Bonita Beach Road guardhouse south along Barefoot Beach Boulevard to Barefoot Beach Preserve and Wiggins Pass: the Collier County side of Bonita Springs, unincorporated, ZIP 34134. The Collier County roll holds 681 parcels inside the gate: 413 in condominium classes (348 Barefoot Beach Club condominiums, 50 Villas at Barefoot Beach and 15 Cottages), 212 single-family homes, 29 vacant lots and 27 parcels in other classes. In the 12 months to October 2, 2026, Collier County recorded 13 single-family sales at a $3,875,000 median and 16 condo sales at $1,300,000. On October 21, 2026, the Southwest Florida MLS showed 38 active listings. For the whole city, start with Bonita Springs homes for sale; for the Lee County strip to the north, see Bonita Beach homes for sale. Data updated: October 2026.

Barefoot Beach at a glance

Measure	Barefoot Beach	Layer and window
Where	Barefoot Beach Boulevard, about 1.8 miles from Bonita Beach Road to the Preserve entrance	Master Association bylaws, OR 4675 PG 2424
County and jurisdiction	Unincorporated Collier County, no municipal levy; mailing address Bonita Springs 34134 (the roll ZIP field shows 34110 on 117 parcels)	Collier County parcel layer, October 27, 2026
Gate	24-hour guardhouse staffing is a recorded covenant	Turnover Agreement, 2009, OR 4519 PG 1839
Parcels inside the gate	681: 413 condominium classes, 212 single-family, 29 vacant, 27 other	Collier County roll, October 27, 2026
Housing by decade built	Condominiums: 390 built in the 1990s. Single-family: 62 in the 2000s, 59 in the 2010s, 45 in the 2020s	Collier County roll, decade of year built
Recorded sales, 12 months	Condo: 16 sales at a $1,300,000 median. Single-family: 13 sales at $3,875,000	Collier County recorded qualified sales to October 2, 2026
MLS closings, 12 months	Condo: 18 at $1,200,000. Single-family or villa: 19 at $3,850,000	Southwest Florida MLS, pulled October 21, 2026
On the market	38 active and 2 pending or contingent	Southwest Florida MLS, October 21, 2026
FEMA flood zones	668 addressed parcels: 597 in AE, 71 in VE, none in X	FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, October 27, 2026
Flood insurance discount	Collier unincorporated, CRS Class 5, a 25 percent NFIP discount	Collier County flood protection newsletter
Property tax rate, 2025 final	9.5058 mills (Collier millage areas 3, 143, 167), against 12.7970 on the City side of the island	Florida DOR and Lee County Property Appraiser, 2025
Evacuation zone	Zone A, all 668 addressed parcels	Collier County GIS, October 27, 2026
Preserve	342 acres, open 8 a.m. to sunset, $10 a day without a Collier resident permit	Collier Parks, fetched October 27, 2026

USDA NAIP aerial of the north end of Barefoot Beach, flown February 13, 2023: Bonita Beach Road across the top, Barefoot Beach Boulevard and the Gulf-side homes at left, the Southport on the Bay coves at center and Little Hickory Bay at right (public domain).

By Jesse McGreevy and Marc Comisar, Domain Realty Group. Recorded sales, MLS closings, flood maps, fees and rules checked against county, state and federal records in October 2026. Data updated: October 2026. Call Domain Realty Group at 239-441-2816.

Domain Realty Group, the #1 team in Southwest Florida since 2012, shows homes in Barefoot Beach, and the tables below are the checks we run before a first tour: what sold, what the building or lot sits on, what the flood map says and what the paperwork costs.

Key takeaways for Barefoot Beach home buyers

Two price layers, never mixed. Collier County recorded 13 single-family sales at a $3,875,000 median and 16 condo sales at $1,300,000 in the 12 months to October 2, 2026 (Collier recorded qualified sales).
The market moved in two directions. The county condo median fell from $1,937,500 to $1,300,000 against the prior 12 months, while the single-family median rose from $3,450,000 to $3,875,000. The records give no cause.
Supply on October 21, 2026: 38 active listings from $1,200,000 to $14,900,000, with a $2,547,500 median ask (Southwest Florida MLS). Asking prices are not sale prices.
Every addressed parcel we tested is in a mapped flood zone: 597 in AE and 71 in VE, none in X, among 668 addressed parcels (FEMA, October 27, 2026).
The tax rate sits below the City side of the island. Collier's 2025 final total for the Barefoot Beach millage areas was 9.5058 mills, against 12.7970 for the City of Bonita Springs district, a gap of $3,291.20 a year per $1,000,000 of taxable value.
The gate is a recorded covenant. The 2009 Turnover Agreement says the Master Association must staff the guardhouse 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Lease minimums differ by neighborhood, from 30 to 90 days in the recorded documents we read, so the declaration for a specific home controls any rental plan.
All 668 addressed parcels sit in Hurricane Evacuation Zone A, and Collier's monthly permit reports show at least 18 new single-family building permits issued from 2020 to September 2026.

Where is Barefoot Beach, and is it in Bonita Springs or Naples?

Barefoot Beach is in unincorporated Collier County with a Bonita Springs mailing address, ZIP 34134. Collier's park pages write "Naples" on the Preserve address, 505 Barefoot Beach Boulevard, but the City of Bonita Springs line stops at the county line, so Barefoot Beach pays no city levy. Data updated: October 2026.

Place	County and jurisdiction	What it is	Inside the gate?
Barefoot Beach (Lely Barefoot Beach PUD)	Unincorporated Collier County	The gated community covered on this page: 681 parcels	Yes
Barefoot Beach Preserve County Park	Collier County Parks	A 342-acre county preserve at the south end of Barefoot Beach Boulevard	Reached through the gate; the park itself is public
Bonita Beach	Lee County, City of Bonita Springs	The barrier-island strip to the north; see Bonita Beach homes for sale	No
Barefoot Bay	Unincorporated Collier County	Nine homes on Barefoot Bay Ct	No, outside the Master Association gate
Barefoot Boat Club	Unincorporated Collier County	90 dry storage units and 18 wet slip units, not dwellings	No, outside the gate
Barefoot Pelican	Collier County, Vanderbilt Beach	A condominium that shares the word Barefoot and is not Barefoot Beach	No
Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park	Florida State Parks	A state park south of Wiggins Pass, reached by a different road	No

For the other places in the city, see Bonita Springs communities.

Is Barefoot Beach in Collier County or Lee County?

Barefoot Beach is in Collier County. All 681 parcels inside the gate sit in the Collier County parcel layer, with a municipal millage of zero, and the Lee County line runs at Bonita Beach Road. Bonita Beach to the north is in Lee County and inside the City of Bonita Springs.

Is Barefoot Beach a gated community?

Yes. Barefoot Beach has a guardhouse at the Bonita Beach Road end of Barefoot Beach Boulevard. The recorded 2009 Turnover Agreement (OR 4519 PG 1839) says the Master Association must "staff the Guardhouse twenty four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week." That is a recorded covenant, stated here as a fact of the documents and not as a claim about anything else.

The public reaches Barefoot Beach Preserve through the gate under a recorded State easement (OR 1376 PG 279). This page does not describe gate procedure or hours, because no first-party source we read states them. For other gated communities in the city, see Bonita Springs gated communities.

What is the road called?

The road is Barefoot Beach Boulevard on addresses and signs, and the recorded plats show it as Lely Beach Boulevard, Tract R. The Turnover Agreement legal description uses both names with "a.k.a." between them, and Collier's Access page writes Lely Barefoot Boulevard. The Master bylaws describe the roadway as approximately 1.8 miles to the Preserve entrance.

Is Barefoot Beach Preserve part of Barefoot Beach?

No. The Preserve is a Collier County park at the south end, reached only through the community road. The Turnover Agreement (section 11(d)) bars the Master Association from permitting public parking on or next to that road, so public parking sits only at the county lots at the two ends. The beach section below has the 2026 fees and hours.

What Barefoot Beach homes are for sale right now?

On October 21, 2026, the Southwest Florida MLS showed 38 active and 2 pending or contingent Barefoot Beach listings, with asks from $1,200,000 to $14,900,000 and a $2,547,500 median ask. Barefoot Beach Club condominiums were 17 of the 38. Asking prices are not sale prices. Data updated: October 2026.

The grouping below follows the county street grouping, not the MLS subdivision field. Two homes at 220 and 232 Barefoot Beach Blvd are Bayside homes of the Bayfront Gardens plat even though the MLS files them under "Barefoot Beach", so they sit in the Bayfront Gardens row. Source: Southwest Florida MLS (Matrix), pulled October 21, 2026, grouped by street against the Collier parcel layer.

Active Barefoot Beach listings by neighborhood, October 21, 2026

Neighborhood	Active listings	Ask range	Median ask	Median ask per sq ft
Barefoot Beach Club	17	$1,200,000 to $3,995,000	$1,645,000	$982
Southport on the Bay	9	$1,995,000 to $4,350,000	$3,250,000	$953
Bayfront Gardens plat (4 on Bayfront Dr, 220 and 232 Barefoot Beach Blvd)	6	$3,895,000 to $6,495,000	$4,795,000	$1,132
Villas at Barefoot Beach	4	$1,495,000 to $5,795,000	$2,847,450	$1,092
Beach lanes (99 Saint Lucia Ln, 101 Jumento Cay Ln)	2	$11,575,000 to $14,900,000	$13,237,500	$2,209
All Barefoot Beach	38	$1,200,000 to $14,900,000	$2,547,500	not computed

The five rows add to 38. Medians of two listings are the midpoint of the two asks. The top of the Villas range is 137 Barefoot Cir #4-8 at $5,795,000, listed that week with no days on market. The highest ask on the list is 99 Saint Lucia Ln at $14,900,000. The sale data is in the next section.

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The Barefoot Beach condominiums get a building-by-building page of their own, Barefoot Beach condos for sale, the Southport on the Bay homes have theirs, Southport on the Bay homes for sale, the 50 villas on Barefoot Cir have theirs, Villas at Barefoot Beach for sale, the bay-side homes on Bayfront Dr and Barefoot Beach Blvd have theirs, Bayfront Gardens homes for sale, and the single-family homes on the beach lanes and in Barefoot Estates have theirs, Lely Barefoot Beach homes for sale.

What do Barefoot Beach homes sell for?

Barefoot Beach homes sell in two price layers. Collier County recorded 13 single-family sales at a $3,875,000 median and 16 condo sales at $1,300,000 in the 12 months to October 2, 2026; the MLS counted 19 single-family or villa closings at $3,850,000 and 18 condo closings at $1,200,000. Data updated: October 2026.

The county layer is Collier County recorded qualified (arm's-length) sales, newest October 2, 2026. The MLS layer is Southwest Florida MLS closings pulled October 21, 2026. We tracked every Collier recorded qualified sale inside the gate for the last 60 months for this page. The two layers do not match sale for sale, so each has its own table and this page never compares dollars per square foot across them. The county condo median fell from $1,937,500 in the prior 12 months to $1,300,000, and the MLS condo median fell from $1,875,000 to $1,200,000. The county single-family median rose from $3,450,000 to $3,875,000, and the MLS figure rose from $3,026,000 to $3,850,000. The records give no cause for either move.

Table 1. Collier County recorded qualified sales, inside the gate, window ending October 2, 2026

Window	Class	Sales	Median	Low	High
Last 12 months	Condominium	16	$1,300,000	$750,000	$5,500,000
Last 12 months	Single-family	13	$3,875,000	$2,600,000	$15,500,000
Last 12 months	All	29	$2,600,000	$750,000	$15,500,000
Prior 12 months	Condominium	12	$1,937,500	$1,300,000	$2,950,000
Prior 12 months	Single-family	11	$3,450,000	$2,175,000	$7,000,000
Prior 12 months	All	23	$2,600,000	$1,300,000	$7,000,000
Last 24 months	Condominium	28	$1,487,500	$750,000	$5,500,000
Last 24 months	Single-family	24	$3,862,500	$2,175,000	$15,500,000
Last 60 months	Condominium	39	$1,850,000	$750,000	$5,500,000
Last 60 months	Single-family	48	$4,275,000	$2,175,000	$15,500,000
Last 60 months	All	87	$2,950,000	$750,000	$15,500,000

This page prints rolling windows only. The county's calendar-year counts are unreliable for this community (the qualified file shows no condo sales in 2022 and none in 2024, while the MLS shows closings), so no county year-by-year trend is printed.

Table 1b. Southwest Florida MLS closings, pulled October 21, 2026

Window and class	Closings	Median price	Median $ per sq ft	Median days on market	Median sold-to-list	Range
Last 12 months, condominium	18	$1,200,000	$695	181	91.0%	$750,000 to $5,500,000
Last 12 months, single-family or villa	19	$3,850,000	$924	167	92.5%	$1,500,000 to $8,850,000
Last 12 months, all	37	$2,600,000	$754	170	91.8%	$750,000 to $8,850,000
Prior 12 months, condominium	13	$1,875,000	$1,086	172	90.2%	$1,100,000 to $2,950,000
Prior 12 months, single-family or villa	13	$3,026,000	$813	107	84.9%	$1,750,000 to $7,000,000
Prior 12 months, all	26	$2,500,000	$896	126	88.9%	$1,100,000 to $7,000,000
Last 60 months, condominium	51	$2,200,000	$1,223	116	90.4%	$750,000 to $5,500,000
Last 60 months, single-family or villa	71	$3,850,000	$997	73	92.0%	$1,500,000 to $16,100,000

The MLS 60-month high of $16,100,000 is a Barefoot Estates sale (the neighborhood roster below lists it as a December 2022 recorded transfer). The latest MLS closing on a lane home is 205 Barefoot Beach Blvd at $8,850,000 on September 29, 2026, which does not appear in the county qualified list as of the October 2, 2026 pull.

Table 2. Collier County recorded qualified sales by neighborhood

Neighborhood	Sales, 24 months	Median, 24 months	Low	High	Sales, 60 months	Median, 60 months
Barefoot Beach Club II	10	$1,218,750	$750,000	$3,000,000	12	$1,350,000
Barefoot Beach Club III	7	$1,850,000	$1,150,000	$2,600,000	9	$2,000,000
Barefoot Beach Club I	5	$2,500,000	$1,400,000	$2,950,000	8	$2,490,000
Barefoot Beach Club IV	3	not printed	$1,150,000	$1,300,000	5	$1,300,000
Southport on the Bay	17	$3,700,000	$2,175,000	$7,000,000	32	$3,725,000
Beach lanes (Lely Barefoot Beach Units 1 to 5)	3	not printed	$6,000,000	$15,500,000	9	$8,500,000
Bayfront Gardens	3	not printed	$3,026,000	$5,815,000	6	$5,000,000
Villas at Barefoot Beach	2	not printed	$1,500,000	$2,000,000	4	not printed
The Cottages at Barefoot Beach	1	not printed	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	1	not printed
Barefoot Estates	1	not printed	$7,800,000	$7,800,000	1	not printed
Barefoot Bay (outside the gate)	1	not printed	$3,475,000	$3,475,000	3	not printed

Medians print where the county file prints one (five or more sales in the window); smaller groups show the actual range.

Table 3. Southwest Florida MLS closings by subdivision field

MLS subdivision field	Closings, 24 months	Median, 24 months	Closings, 60 months	Median, 60 months	Low, 60 months	High, 60 months
Barefoot Beach Club	30	$1,350,000	50	$2,180,000	$750,000	$4,600,000
Southport on the Bay	19	$3,635,000	35	$3,450,000	$2,175,000	$7,000,000
Barefoot Beach	5	$7,250,000	18	$8,650,000	$1,850,000	$16,100,000
Villas at Barefoot Beach	4	not printed	9	$2,000,000	$1,500,000	$5,500,000
Bayfront Gardens	3	not printed	7	$5,815,000	$2,300,000	$6,650,000
Barefoot Bay	1	not printed	2	not printed	$3,100,000	$3,475,000
Cottages at Barefoot	1	not printed	1	not printed	$5,500,000	$5,500,000

The MLS subdivision field "Barefoot Beach" mixes lane homes with some Bayside and Club rows. For example, 267 Barefoot Beach Blvd #506, a Club III condominium, closed at $1,850,000 on April 30, 2026 under that field, so use the county table above for neighborhood comparisons.

Table 4. The 12 highest recorded qualified sales of the last 60 months (Collier County)

Date	Price	Address	Neighborhood	Roll year built	Roll heated sq ft
2026-07-07	$15,500,000	109 Curacao Ln	Beach lanes	2019	2,236
2021-12-09	$15,350,000	110 Kaula Ln	Beach lanes	2013	1,752
2022-08-02	$12,700,000	110 Dominica Ln	Beach lanes	2022	1,784
2021-12-29	$8,800,000	225 Barefoot Beach Blvd	Beach lanes	2015	3,321
2022-05-31	$8,500,000	104 Felipe Ln	Beach lanes	2007	1,841
2021-11-04	$8,000,000	205 Barefoot Beach Blvd	Beach lanes	2004	2,934
2021-10-29	$7,850,000	103 Jumento Cay Ln	Beach lanes	1988	1,764
2026-04-22	$7,800,000	105 Felipe Ln	Barefoot Estates	2008	2,744
2025-10-23	$7,250,000	104 Bonaire Ln	Beach lanes	2014	2,413
2024-11-14	$7,000,000	226 Malibu Cv	Southport on the Bay	2022	2,906
2024-01-05	$6,650,000	195 Bayfront Dr	Bayfront Gardens	2020	2,826
2024-08-07	$6,500,000	96 Southport Cv	Southport on the Bay	2024	2,395

The roll heated area can differ from the MLS living area for the same address. The MLS lists 205 Barefoot Beach Blvd at 5,637 square feet of living area against 2,934 on the county roll, so ask for the permit set or an appraisal when you compare homes by size.

Gulf-front, interior lane and bay-side homes: why the label changes the price

Barefoot Beach has Gulf-side, interior and bay-side homes, and the label separates their prices. Barefoot Beach Club I and III sit entirely on the Gulf side of the boulevard, Club II is half Gulf side and half east side, and Club IV is on the east side only. Southport on the Bay, Bayfront Gardens and Barefoot Bay are bay side.

For the beach lanes and Barefoot Estates, the plat geometry measured for the Lely Barefoot Beach page counts 20 Gulf-front homes that touch the platted beach tract, 48 interior lane homes that reach the beach through their block's Beach Garden and 17 on the boulevard. In the Collier 24-month data, Southport on the Bay had 17 sales at a $3,700,000 median, and Barefoot Beach Club II had 10 at $1,218,750. Ask which side of the boulevard a listing is on before you compare two prices.

What do vacant lots in Barefoot Beach sell for?

Collier's roll shows 29 vacant parcels inside the gate: 12 on the beach lanes, 11 in Southport on the Bay and 6 in Bayfront Gardens. The latest recorded vacant-lot sale is 108 Hispaniola Ln at $5,500,000 on June 29, 2026, recorded as land, and Collier issued a demolition permit for that address on July 16, 2026.

Earlier lane lots recorded $4,500,000 (May 30, 2023) and $6,630,000 (104 Guadeloupe Ln, August 5, 2021). Southport lots recorded $1,825,000 (185 Topanga Dr, October 2022) and $2,450,000 (183 Topanga Dr, May 2022), and a Bayfront Gardens lot at 213 Bayfront Dr recorded $3,175,000 in June 2023. Check the flood zone, the coastal construction control line and the permit history before you price a lot; the storm section below covers each. For land elsewhere in the city, see Bonita Springs land for sale.

Which neighborhoods are inside the Barefoot Beach gate?

Eight member entities sit under the Barefoot Beach Master Association: the Barefoot Beach Club condominiums, the Villas, the Cottages, Bayfront Gardens, Bayside, Southport on the Bay, the property owners association for the beach lanes and Barefoot Estates, and The Club at Barefoot Beach. Barefoot Bay and the Boat Club sit outside the gate. Data updated: October 2026.

Barefoot Beach roster, Collier County roll and county sales, October 2026

Neighborhood	Form of ownership	Homes (roll)	Median year built (roll)	Median heated sq ft (roll)	Gulf or bay	County sales, 24 months (median if printed)	MLS actives
Barefoot Beach Club I to IV	Condominium, 12 buildings	348	1991 to 1994 by condominium	1,726 (I to III), 1,864 (IV)	Gulf side and east side, by building	25 (II: 10 at $1,218,750; III: 7 at $1,850,000; I: 5 at $2,500,000; IV: 3)	17
Villas at Barefoot Beach	Fee-simple villas under their own HOA per the recorded 2002 declaration; the roll codes the parcels as condominium use	50	1991	2,136	North end, Gulf side of the boulevard; the association's land reaches the beach	2	4
The Cottages at Barefoot	15 detached homes held as a condominium	15	Roll dates most to 2023; ask for the certificate of occupancy	2,962	Not stated in the county records	1	0
Bayfront Gardens and Bayside	One plat, two HOAs	27	2013	2,773	Bay side	3	6
Southport on the Bay	Single-family, own property owners association	100	2014	2,797	Bay side	17 ($3,700,000)	9
Barefoot Estates	Single-family enclave	6	2000	2,600	Not stated	1	0
Beach lanes (Lely Barefoot Beach Units 1 to 5)	Single-family, property owners association	79	2008	2,352	Gulf-end, interior and boulevard homes	3	2
Barefoot Bay (outside the gate)	Single-family	9	2003	1,521	Bay side	1	0

The 681 parcels inside the gate break down as 348 Club condominiums, 50 Villas, 15 Cottages, 212 single-family homes (27 in Bayfront Gardens and Bayside, 100 in Southport, 6 in Barefoot Estates and 79 on the lanes), 29 vacant lots and 27 parcels in other classes, mostly common tracts. For more communities in the city, see Bonita Springs communities. Flood notes below come from FEMA's national flood hazard layer, queried at parcel centroids on October 27, 2026, so they describe a sample or a site, not every building. Recorded transfers are deeds over $100,000 that are not necessarily qualified sales, so they are price bands and never a market median. Lease minimums are as recorded in association documents we read, and the current declaration controls.

Barefoot Beach Club I, II, III and IV

The Barefoot Beach Club is 12 buildings and 348 condominiums on Barefoot Beach Boulevard: Club I is 253, 255 and 257; Club II is 260, 261, 262 and 263; Club III is 265, 267 and 269; Club IV is 264 and 266. State elevator records show seven levels, and the club's own site lists two pools and a clubhouse. Sunbiz lists separate associations: Club I N35957, Club II N40239, Club III N41452, Club IV N48856 and the umbrella owners association N35955.

Clubs I and III are entirely Gulf side, Club II is half Gulf side and half east side, and Club IV is east side only. At the county's building points FEMA shows the Club buildings in AE with base flood elevations of 10 or 11 feet, and VE 12 touches or lies within about 13 meters of seven Gulf-side buildings; the elevation certificate for each unit settles it. Recorded transfers since October 27, 2021: Club I 14 (median $2,625,000), Club II 20 ($1,366,250, from $750,000 to $4,000,000), Club III 18 ($2,180,000, with one $191,400 outlier) and Club IV 8 ($1,840,000). The recorded Club lease terms we read allow three leases a year at a 30-day minimum. On October 21, 2026, 17 Club units were listed.

Milestone inspections and structural integrity reserve studies (SIRS) follow the statutes. Section 553.899 sets the first inspection by December 31 of the year a building of three or more habitable stories turns 30, and section 718.112(2)(g) required a SIRS by December 31, 2025, with an outer limit of December 31, 2026 when it is done with a milestone inspection due by then. Collier County's public milestone map (last edited October 20, 2026) lists six Club buildings as Milestone Completed and six as Milestone Delinquent, a county label it does not define on the map, so a buyer asks for the milestone summary and the SIRS before the rescission period ends. The seven-day review of the documents is covered in the buying section. For other condominiums in the city, see Bonita Springs condos for sale; the Barefoot Beach Club condo page carries the building-by-building detail.

The Villas at Barefoot Beach

The Villas are 50 party-wall villas on Barefoot Cir at the north end of the community, on the Gulf side of the boulevard, where the association's common land reaches the beach. The county roll codes the parcels as condominium use, while the recorded 2002 Amended and Restated Declaration (OR 2970 PG 2281) makes them fee-simple parcels under The Villas at Barefoot Beach Homeowners' Association, Inc. The full detail, from Board approval of sales to the recorded lease limits, is on Villas at Barefoot Beach for sale. The roll dates them from 1989 to 2002, with a median of 1991 and a median heated area of 2,136 square feet.

FEMA shows Zone AE on all 51 Barefoot Cir parcels, with base flood elevations of 10 to 12 feet. Recorded transfers since October 27, 2021: 9, median $2,000,000, from $1,500,000 to $5,500,000. The recorded lease terms we read give a 30-day minimum, and four were listed on October 21, 2026, from $1,495,000 to $5,795,000.

The Cottages at Barefoot

The Cottages at Barefoot is a condominium of 15 detached homes on Shell Dr, on Tract 5 of Lely Barefoot Beach Unit 4. The county roll dates most of the units to 2023, a date that conflicts with the late-1990s construction other records describe, so ask for the certificate of occupancy. The median heated area on the roll is 2,962 square feet.

At the site centroid FEMA shows AE with a base flood elevation of 10 feet; a footprint-level reading may differ. One recorded transfer since October 27, 2021: $5,500,000 for 165 Shell Dr in June 2026, which the MLS also shows closing on June 26, 2026 after 3 days on market. No Cottages listing was active on October 21, 2026. The Club at Barefoot Beach is a separate member-owned club next door at 105 Shell Dr, and we found no recorded lease minimum for the Cottages.

Bayfront Gardens and Bayside at Barefoot Beach

Bayfront Gardens and Bayside share one plat, recorded as Plat Book 14, Pages 114 to 117 on March 1, 1988 (a lead the roll's plat name supports), with two homeowners associations. Bayfront Gardens covers Bayfront Dr, and Bayside covers lots 1 to 10 at 220 to 242 Barefoot Beach Blvd. The roll holds 35 parcels: 27 single-family homes, 6 vacant lots and 2 others, with a median lot of 0.27 acre and a median year built of 2013. Listings, every recorded sale, both declarations and the dock permits are on Bayfront Gardens homes for sale.

FEMA shows AE at 10 feet for all 27 homes. Recorded transfers since October 27, 2021: 8, median $5,025,000, from $2,300,000 to $6,650,000. The recorded Bayside terms give a 30-day minimum, and six homes were listed on October 21, 2026, from $3,895,000 to $6,495,000. Ask for any dock permit and the lot's seawall history.

Southport on the Bay

Southport on the Bay has 100 single-family homes among 112 parcels on the 2026 roll, on Southport Cv, Topanga Dr, San Mateo Dr and Malibu Cv; the rest are three private vacant lots, one lot under construction and association common parcels. Southport Cove is a street of the community, not a separate one. The roll shows four plats: Unit One, Unit 2, Unit 2A and Unit 2B. The median lot is 0.30 acre, the median year built 2014 and the median heated area 2,797 square feet.

Southport is bay side, with a property owners association (Sunbiz N28018, 1988) and a separate dock owners association (N94000006293, 1994). FEMA shows AE at 10 feet on 28 of 30 sampled parcels and at 11 feet on 2. Recorded transfers since October 27, 2021: 38, median $3,650,000, from $1,825,000 to $7,000,000. The recorded leasing terms (OR 5640 PG 3564, 2019 rules) give a 60-day minimum and no more than three leases a year. Nine homes were listed on October 21, 2026; the Southport on the Bay page has the street-by-street detail.

Barefoot Estates

Barefoot Estates is a seven-homesite replat of Lely Barefoot Beach Unit One, Block E (Plat Book 25, Pages 1 to 2, recorded April 10, 1995), with covenants at OR 2120 PG 1745. The roll shows six homes on Felipe Ln (4 parcels), Saint Eustacius Ln (2) and one Barefoot Beach Blvd address, with a median year built of 2000 and a median heated area of 2,600 square feet.

A lead says the enclave has no stand-alone association, because its Beach Garden E association merged into the beach lanes property owners association on March 27, 2000. FEMA shows AE at 10 to 12 feet and one lot in VE at 13 feet. Recorded transfers since October 27, 2021: 2, at $7,800,000 and $16,100,000. Covenant leads pair a one-month minimum with the association's 90-day rule, so ask which governs. No Barefoot Estates listing was active on October 21, 2026.

The beach lanes (Lely Barefoot Beach Units 1 to 5)

The beach lanes are 79 single-family homes, 12 vacant lots and 22 other parcels on Barefoot Beach Blvd and the island-named lanes: Anguilla, Bonaire, Curacao, Dominica, Felipe, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Inagua, Jumento Cay, Kaula, Saint Eustacius and Saint Lucia. Unit One is Plat Book 12, Pages 34 to 37 (filed August 7, 1978) and Unit Two is Plat Book 15, Pages 71 to 72. The roll shows a median year built of 2008, a median heated area of 2,352 square feet and a median lot of 0.20 acre.

FEMA sampled 27 of the 79 homes: AE at 10 feet on 8, at 11 feet on 11, at 12 feet on 4, VE at 12 feet on 1 and VE at 13 feet on 3. Many lane lots appear to lie seaward of Collier's 1989 control line on the state's screening map, so check each lot before planning new building or a pool, which may need a state permit. Recorded transfers since October 27, 2021: 20, median $7,925,000, from $1,065,000 to $15,500,000; since October 27, 2023: 6, median $8,375,000. The beach lanes property owners association has 136 platted shares and a 2009 amended declaration (OR 4430 PG 3692). Recorded leads give a 90-day minimum, one lease a year and board approval of each sale within 30 days. Two lane homes were listed on October 21, 2026. Every recorded sale, the 2009 Declaration's sale-approval and leasing rules, the state coastal line and the flood zones by position are on Lely Barefoot Beach homes for sale.

Outside the gate: Barefoot Bay and Barefoot Boat Club

Barefoot Bay is 13 parcels on Barefoot Bay Ct, nine of them homes, outside the Master Association gate, with a median lot of 0.12 acre. FEMA shows AE at 10 feet on 8 of the 9 homes and at 11 feet on 1. Recorded transfers since October 27, 2021: 2, at $3,100,000 and $3,475,000, and the recorded terms we read give a 30-day minimum. It is not the Barefoot Bay in Brevard County.

Barefoot Boat Club is a condominium of 108 boat units, 90 dry storage units and 18 wet slip units under a 1996 declaration (OR 2197 PG 88), with a 2.14-acre site outside the gate. They are storage units, not dwellings, and Barefoot Pelican, a Vanderbilt Beach condominium, is a different place.

How do the Barefoot Beach associations, gate and club work?

The Barefoot Beach Master Association, Inc. owns the boulevard and carries the guardhouse duty, and membership is mandatory for its eight member entities. It assesses those entities quarterly by door count, so an owner pays the Master share through their own association. There is no single Barefoot Beach HOA. Data updated: October 2026.

The recorded Amended and Restated Bylaws (adopted December 15, 2004, recorded at OR 4675 PG 2424 on April 27, 2011) say members cannot resign, set 12 delegates, 17 weighted votes and 716 doors for assessment purposes, and let the Master levy regular quarterly assessments and special assessments against each member entity. Default interest is 18 percent, and amending the bylaws takes 66 and 2/3 percent of all weighted votes. No dollar figure is published in the recorded bylaws.

Member entities of the Master Association (bylaws Exhibit A, as recorded)

Member entity	Doors	Weighted votes
Barefoot Beach Club Condominium Owners Association (Clubs I to IV)	348 (I: 82, II: 126, III: 92, IV: 48)	8 (2, 2, 2 and 1, plus 1 at large)
Barefoot Beach Property Owners Association (lanes and Barefoot Estates)	136	2
Southport on the Bay Property Owners Association	104	2
Villas at Barefoot Beach Homeowner's Association	50	1
The Club at Barefoot Beach (formerly Miramar Beach and Tennis Club)	30	1
Bayfront Gardens Homeowner's Association	23	not captured
The Cottages at Barefoot Beach Condominium Association	15	not captured
Bayside at Barefoot Beach Homeowner's Association	10	not captured
Total	716	17

The Barefoot Beach Property Owners Association (136 shares) runs the single-family lanes and Barefoot Estates; its articles date to November 15, 1978 (OR 783 PG 1283) and were amended and restated on February 9, 2009 (OR 4430 PG 3736). The Master's assets include the boulevard portions of Tract R and Lot 5 and three Tract 2 parcels deeded in by the Club, Cottages and Miramar entities.

What are Barefoot Beach HOA fees?

No Barefoot Beach association publishes a dollar assessment in its recorded documents, and fees differ by neighborhood. The estoppel certificate for a specific home states them, along with any unpaid amounts, special assessments and transfer charges. This page prints no association dollar figure for that reason.

Condominiums: section 718.116(8) requires the estoppel within 10 business days, with a statutory base fee of $250 plus $100 if delivered within 3 business days, adjusted for inflation by the state, and the payer is set by the contract.
Homeowners associations: section 720.30851 governs the estoppel for the Villas, Southport, Bayfront Gardens, Bayside and the beach lanes.
Capital contribution: none is published for any Barefoot Beach association; the estoppel settles it.
Transfer and resale charges: leads from recorded documents say the Club master declaration (OR 4612 PG 3203) allows a transfer fee up to the statutory maximum and gives the board 10 business days to act, and a 2010 amendment lets the lanes association set a resale assessment. Read the current documents.
Listing-entered fee fields are agent-entered and queued for a later MLS pull, so they are not association facts.

Is The Club at Barefoot Beach included with a home?

The Club at Barefoot Beach is separate from the condominiums called Barefoot Beach Club. It is a private, member-owned club at 105 Shell Drive, one of the eight member entities with 30 doors in the Master bylaws, and the bylaws list its predecessor name, Miramar Beach and Tennis Club. The club's site gives a membership capacity of 425 and says it is temporarily not accepting waitlist applications as of June 1, 2026.

The club's membership and About pages do not tie membership to owning a Barefoot Beach home or a deed, and they name no initiation fee or dues, so whether membership comes with a purchase is a question for the club. A 2025 county interpretation records the applicant's statement that 50 percent of the club's members live outside the PUD; that is the applicant's statement, not a county finding.

What are the lease minimums?

Lease minimums differ by neighborhood, and the recorded documents we read range from 30 to 90 days.

Neighborhood	Minimum stay	Leases a year	Instrument
Barefoot Beach Club	30 days	Three	Recorded document lead
Villas at Barefoot Beach	30 days	Four	Recorded document lead
Bayside at Barefoot Beach	30 days	Not captured	Recorded document lead
Barefoot Bay (outside the gate)	30 days	Not captured	Recorded document lead
Southport on the Bay	60 days	Three	2019 rules, OR 5640 PG 3564
Beach lanes	90 days	One	Recorded document lead, with board approval of each sale within 30 days

These minimums are as recorded in the association documents; confirm the current declaration and rules before an offer. State law bars a county from setting rental minimums for vacation rentals, but a private covenant is a different layer, which the rentals section explains.

How does boating work from Barefoot Beach?

Boats from Barefoot Beach reach the Gulf through Little Hickory Bay and Wiggins Pass, and on the charted route no fixed bridge sits between the docks and the pass, so check the NOAA chart. Manatee zones cover the bay and pass, and Florida State Parks lists a Wiggins Pass maintenance dredge effective September 25, 2026. Data updated: October 2026.

NOAA's Coast Pilot calls Wiggins Pass "subject to frequent changes," and this page prints no depth because none of the first-party records we read gives a current one. Collier's September 10, 2026 Coastal Advisory Committee agenda lists a Wiggins Pass dredging line of $1,600,000 in the fiscal 2027 budget, and Collier opened bids on the Wiggins and Doctors Pass maintenance dredging project on May 22, 2026. Use the state park's page for the current status.

Manatee speed zones, Florida Administrative Code 68C-22.023 (Collier County zones), summarized

Zone	Speed	Water
(c)(1)	Slow speed, year round	Little Hickory Bay and Bonita Shores area, from the Lee County line south
(c)(2)	Slow speed	Wiggins Pass and Vanderbilt Lagoon area: Wiggins Pass, Wiggins Bay, Water Turkey Bay, Vanderbilt Lagoon
(d)(1)	20 mph	Little Hickory Bay south of the Bonita Shores line and north of the narrow section above Wiggins Pass, except the marked channel
(d)(2)	20 mph	Cocohatchee River area
(e)(1)	30 mph	Marked channel, Little Hickory Bay and Wiggins Pass, south of the Lee and Collier line

FWC states that its maps are visual aids and the rule text prevails, so copy exact coordinates from the rule or the FWC map before you run a route. The Coast Pilot also lists a fixed highway bridge between Big Hickory Island and Little Hickory Island with 10 feet of vertical and 40 feet of horizontal clearance; it serves the northern Big Hickory Pass route, not the Wiggins Pass route.

Docks, marine permits and storage

Southport on the Bay and Bayfront Gardens are bay side. Whether a given lot has a dock, lift or seawall is a lot-level fact, so check the permit history and the dock association's documents.
A county official interpretation dated July 8, 2025 (INTP-PL20250005504) states that docks are permitted in the community recreation tract, Tract 3 of Barefoot Beach Unit 4, under PUD Section 12.2, and that sections 12.9 and 20.3.6 protect wetlands. It is a land-use interpretation, not a lawsuit.
Collier's monthly permit files show marine permits at Barefoot Beach addresses: 2 in 2021, 12 in 2022, 10 in 2023, 6 in 2024, 3 in 2025 and 2 through September 2026. The counts are floors, because the 2021-06 and 2023-12 files are missing.
Barefoot Boat Club holds 90 dry storage units in one enclosed building and 18 wet slip units over Little Hickory Bay (OR 2197 PG 88, recorded June 20, 1996). The declaration also lists a clubhouse of about 2,000 square feet, a pool, a boat ramp and six wet slips for temporary mooring, and the land tenure is sovereignty submerged land leases. Class A members are all unit owners. Current fees and availability were not collected.

Public ramps near Barefoot Beach (fees as published, check the date)

Ramp	Facts
Cocohatchee River Park, 397 Dockside Dr	Four launch lanes, Gulf access via Wiggins Pass, open 6 a.m. to sunset
Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park	Ramp into Water Turkey Bay, $6 per vehicle, 8 a.m. to sunset, lot closes periodically when full
Collier boat ramp permits	$100 resident and $250 non-resident for motorized use; $10 for a daily motorized launch, as published

What should Barefoot Beach buyers know about flood zones and storms?

Barefoot Beach has no addressed parcel outside a FEMA flood hazard area. Of 668 addressed parcels tested on October 27, 2026, 597 are in zone AE and 71 in zone VE, and none is in X. The Collier map panels took effect February 8, 2024, and an elevation certificate settles any single building. Data updated: October 2026.

FEMA zone and base flood elevation, 668 addressed parcels at parcel centroids (National Flood Hazard Layer, October 27, 2026)

Zone and base flood elevation (ft NAVD88)	Parcels
AE 10	322
AE 11	254
AE 12	21
VE 12	63
VE 13	8
X or none	0

The effective Collier panels are 12021C0178J, 12021C0179J and 12021C0187J, all effective February 8, 2024. VE concentrates at one large Club site, where 58 unit parcels share one polygon, and on single lots of the Gulf-end lanes (Felipe, Guadeloupe, Inagua, Jumento Cay, Kaula, Curacao and Saint Lucia). Barefoot Beach Blvd holds 213 AE and 59 VE parcels, and Bonita Beach Rd, Barefoot Cir, Southport Cv, Topanga Dr, Bayfront Dr, San Mateo Dr, Shell Dr and Barefoot Bay Ct are all AE. Base flood elevation steps from 10 to as much as 16 feet within a few hundred feet on a coarse grid, so a flat statement about the whole community is wrong. The count is parcels, not buildings, because condominium unit parcels share a polygon, a centroid test can misplace a building on a long lot, and FEMA can revise its maps. The lender's flood determination for a specific building controls.

What Hurricane Ian and later storms did here. The National Hurricane Center reports maximum inundation of "8 to 12 ft AGL" in Estero, Bonita Beach, Bonita Springs and North Naples during Hurricane Ian on September 28, 2022, and a water level sensor at Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park read roughly 10 feet. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection graded Barefoot Beach's shoreline (monuments R1 to R16) erosion Condition IV after Ian in its August 2023 report, and again after Helene and Milton in its March 2025 report, which also records countywide beach width losses of 20 to 30 feet and 2 to 6 feet of sand pushed onto the dune crest zone. The Preserve reopened on November 24, 2023, as reported by local news.

Beach work. The state's August 2025 critically eroded beaches report lists Collier segment R1 to R9 (1.6 miles) as critical. A March 2025 recovery plan recommended dune nourishment of about 36,948 cubic yards at R-1 to R-9, and whether it was built is unconfirmed. Collier's October 2026 renourishment of more than 208,000 tons of sand is for Naples Beach, not Barefoot Beach, and the September 10, 2026 Coastal Advisory Committee agenda lists no Barefoot Beach beach-fill project.

How does the Collier County 50 percent rule work?

Collier Ordinance 2019-01 treats a repair, addition or other improvement costing 50 percent or more of a building's market value before the work starts as substantial improvement, and if a building suffered substantial damage, any repairs count as substantial improvement. Collier's floodplain FAQ says there is "no waiting period" once a permit closes with a certificate of occupancy, and all planned work within the permit scope counts. That makes the test per permitted project, not a running ledger.

The City of Bonita Springs, on the Lee County side of the island, counts cumulatively over a five-year window that opens at the first permitted improvement after November 18, 1992. A building that must meet the rule has to meet current flood construction standards. Ask the county floodplain office for the permit history before you plan a renovation.

Do you need flood insurance in Barefoot Beach?

Every addressed parcel we tested is in a special flood hazard area, so a federally regulated lender requires it. Separately, Florida law requires Citizens Property Insurance to condition coverage of personal lines residential policies on flood coverage (Florida Statutes 627.351(6)(aa)). Condominium unit-owner (HO-6) policies and policies without wind are exempt.

Population	Flood coverage must be in place
New Citizens personal lines residential policies in the special flood hazard area	At issuance on or after April 1, 2023
Renewals in the special flood hazard area	By renewal on or after July 1, 2023
Other dwellings, replacement cost $600,000 or more	Policies effective on or after January 1, 2024
$500,000 or more	January 1, 2025
$400,000 or more	January 1, 2026
All other personal lines residential	January 1, 2027

Collier's unincorporated area has participated in the Community Rating System since October 1992 at Class 5, which FEMA's table maps to a 25 percent discount on National Flood Insurance Program premiums, and Barefoot Beach gets the county class because it is unincorporated. No public source publishes a Barefoot Beach premium, so this page prints none. Get quotes inside the inspection period.

What is the elevation standard for rebuilding?

Collier requires the lowest horizontal member of residential construction at or above base flood elevation plus 12 inches, and the county's floodproofing page says dry floodproofing is not permitted in V zones. Seaward of the state's coastal construction control line, a Florida Department of Environmental Protection permit also applies. Collier's line was recorded June 29, 1989 (Construction Setback Line book 1, pages 26 to 36), and Gulf-side lots usually sit seaward of it, which adds a state permit to new building and major work. The recorded map or a survey settles each lot. The line is a jurisdictional line, not a ban.

The state's permit layer shows these single-family dwelling permits on the Gulf lanes and Shell Dr since 2019, nine in all.

Issued	Permit	Address
2019-09-12	CO001096 GP	217 Barefoot Beach Blvd
2021-12-20	CO001143	112 Bonaire Ln
2022-08-05	CO001173 GP	106 Inagua Ln
2023-05-17	CO001206 GP	99 Saint Lucia Ln
2023-07-24	CO001215 GP	108 Bonaire Ln
2023-08-22	CO001225 GP	105 Saint Eustacius Ln
2023-10-02	CO001154 M1 (a modification)	105 Shell Dr
2024-01-23	CO001241 GP	104 Guadeloupe Ln
2024-06-12	CO001244	110 Hispaniola Ln

What is the hurricane evacuation zone?

All 668 addressed parcels returned Zone A in Collier County's evacuation layer on October 27, 2026. Florida's Know Your Zone page describes Zone A as the zone most likely to be evacuated first. Check your address on the Collier County emergency assistance page, which links the address lookup and current orders. This page lists no shelters and no travel times.

How much rebuilding has happened since 2020?

Collier's monthly issued-permit reports show at least 18 new single-family building permits at Barefoot Beach addresses from 2020 to September 2026: 6 in 2020, 3 in 2021, 4 in 2022, none recorded in 2023, 4 in 2024, 1 in 2025 and none in 2026. These counts are floors, because the 2019, June 2021 and December 2023 files are missing from the county's posted set. The same files show at least 23 demolitions of one- and two-family homes: 6 in 2020, 4 in 2021, 5 in 2022, 4 in 2023, 1 in 2024 and 3 in 2026. Separately, the county roll shows 30 single-family parcels with a year built of 2023 or later.

Issued	Address	Declared value
2020-03-04	207 Bayfront Dr	$1,600,000
2020-03-20	217 Barefoot Beach Blvd	$2,500,000
2020-04-21	226 Malibu Cv	$3,000,000
2020-06-27	110 Dominica Ln	$2,751,000
2020-10-30	208 Topanga Dr	$1,800,000
2020-11-24	211 San Mateo Dr	$1,200,000
2021-01-26	210 Topanga Dr	$1,200,000
2021-04-19	177 Topanga Dr	$3,300,000
2021-12-07	219 Malibu Cv	$4,800,000
2022-03-02	99 Saint Lucia Ln	$2,500,000
2022-06-07	207 Topanga Dr	$950,000
2022-09-20	52 Southport Cv	$3,800,000
2022-10-20	112 Bonaire Ln	$10,000,000
2024-02-09	104 Guadeloupe Ln	$8,000,000
2024-10-16	112 Anguilla Ln	$8,200,000
2024-10-29	215 Bayfront Dr	$5,100,000
2024-12-11	110 Hispaniola Ln	$10,400,000
2025-10-17	183 Topanga Dr	$1,000,000

The declared value is the applicant's figure, not a sale price or an appraisal. Five addresses with 2022 or 2023 demolitions (108 Bonaire, 105 Saint Eustacius, 105 Hispaniola, 108 Guadeloupe and 205 Bayfront) show no principal building permit in the posted files, and the cause is not established; the county's permit portal by address settles it. This page names no owners.

What does it cost to own a home in Barefoot Beach?

Owning in Barefoot Beach starts with Collier's 2025 final millage of 9.5058 mills for the millage areas used inside the gate, or $950.58 a year per $100,000 of taxable value before exemptions and non-ad valorem lines. The worked examples below use the county medians. Data updated: October 2026.

Millage, Collier unincorporated areas 3, 143 and 167 (all three carry the same stack), 2025 final

Taxing authority	Mills
Collier General Fund	3.0107
Water Management Fund (South Florida Water Management District)	0.0948
Big Cypress Basin	0.0978
School Board, state law	2.0010
School Board, local board	2.2480
Collier Mosquito Control	0.1349
North Collier Fire Control	1.0000
Unincorporated General MSTD	0.6844
County Water Pollution Control	0.0246
Conservation Collier	0.2096
Total	9.5058

No beach or beautification MSTU applies to these three areas, and the county has no municipal levy here. For 2026, the Collier parcel layer shows 9.4020 mills, labeled PRELIMINARY, and the Lee County 2026 adopted rate for the City district is 12.7942 mills, so always read the year printed beside a rate. The comparison below uses 2025 with 2025.

Barefoot Beach against the City side of the island, 2025 final millage

Item	Barefoot Beach (Collier)	Bonita Beach (Lee district 017, City of Bonita Springs and Bonita Springs Fire)
Total mills	9.5058	12.7970
City levy	none	0.8470
School, state law	2.0010	3.0710
Fire	1.0000 (North Collier)	1.9466 (Bonita Springs Fire)
Difference		3.2912 mills, or $3,291.20 a year per $1,000,000 of taxable value

Collier's unincorporated MSTD (0.6844) and Conservation Collier (0.2096) partly offset the gap. Neither figure includes non-ad valorem assessments, association dues or insurance, and taxable value depends on exemptions and the Save Our Homes cap, so this is not a tax bill.

Worked examples. Both assume taxable value equals the price and no exemptions, which makes the tax an upper bound, and an 80 percent loan. They use the Collier recorded medians.

Line	Condo at $1,300,000	Single-family at $3,875,000	Basis
Property tax, per year	$12,357.54 ($1,029.80 a month)	$36,834.98 ($3,069.58 a month)	Price x 9.5058 / 1,000
Same price at the Lee 2025 rate (12.7970)	$16,636.10	$49,588.38	Price x 12.7970 / 1,000
Deed documentary stamps	$9,100	$27,125	$0.70 per $100; Collier custom is the seller, and the contract controls
Loan at 80 percent	$1,040,000	$3,100,000	Assumption
Mortgage documentary stamps	$3,640	$10,850	$0.35 per $100 of the loan; buyer
Intangible tax	$2,080	$6,200	0.2 percent of the loan; buyer
Owner's title premium	$5,825	$12,262.50	Florida promulgated rate; in Collier the buyer customarily pays and chooses the closing agent, and the contract controls
Lender's title premium (simultaneous issue)	$25	$25	Rule 69O-186.003 minimum; buyer
Down payment (20 percent)	$260,000	$775,000	Assumption
Cash at closing before variable lines, on that custom	$271,570	$804,337.50	Down payment + mortgage stamps + intangible tax + lender's policy + owner's policy

The owner's premium is $575 on the first $100,000, plus $5.00 per $1,000 on the next $900,000 ($4,500), plus $2.50 per $1,000 above $1,000,000. At $1,300,000 that is $575 + $4,500 + $750 = $5,825, and at $3,875,000 it is $575 + $4,500 + $7,187.50 = $12,262.50. Both loans exceed the 2026 conforming limit of $832,750 for one unit (the same in Lee and Collier): the condo loan by $207,250 and the single-family loan by $2,267,250. A cash purchase skips the mortgage stamps, intangible tax and lender's policy. Recording, title search and examination, closing fee, appraisal, lender fees, prepaid items, association dues and insurance are variable lines this page does not estimate, with each fee dated to the rule and the contract that sets it.

Does homestead apply in Barefoot Beach?

Homestead applies only if the buyer makes the home a permanent Florida residence and applies by March 1; a seller's exemption does not carry over. The first $25,000 of assessed value is exempt from all property taxes except special assessments, and Save Our Homes (Florida Statutes 193.155) limits the annual rise in assessed value to 3 percent or the change in the consumer price index if lower, starting the year after homestead is granted.

A change of ownership resets the assessment to just value on January 1 of the following year, so the seller's lower assessed value does not follow the home. A Florida homeowner can port up to $500,000 of the Save Our Homes difference to a new Florida homestead if it is established within three years. Renting the home long term ends the exemption. A statewide homestead measure, Amendment 3, is on the November 3, 2026 ballot and needs 60 percent; check the result before you rely on any exemption figure. Apply through the Collier County Property Appraiser, and read the state rules at the Florida Department of Revenue.

Who supplies water and sewer?

The recorded planned-unit-development ordinance places the land in the Collier County Water-Sewer District service area and says customers connecting to the water and sewer facilities will be customers of the County. Current sewer status by neighborhood (utility sewer or septic) was not confirmed, so check a recent utility bill or the county service-area map. Bonita Springs Utilities serves the Lee County side of the island and the City, not Collier.

What rules apply to rentals, the beach and building in Barefoot Beach?

Barefoot Beach rentals follow four layers: Florida's vacation rental preemption, Collier County registration under Ordinance 2021-45, state and county taxes, and each association's own lease minimum. The recorded association minimums are the controlling limit for most buyers. Sea turtle lighting and coastal construction rules apply to the buildings. Data updated: October 2026.

What does Florida law say, and what does Collier require for short-term rentals?

Florida Statutes 509.032(7)(b) says a local law may not "regulate the duration or frequency of rental of vacation rentals," with an exception for local laws adopted on or before June 1, 2011. In practice, Collier County cannot ban vacation rentals or set minimum stays, but it can require registration and enforce occupancy, building and fire codes. The text is the same in the 2025 and 2026 statute books.

Collier Ordinance 2021-45, effective January 3, 2022, requires registration of a short-term vacation rental rented in increments under 30 consecutive days more than 3 times in a calendar year. Registration is not required for stays of 30 days or more or for three consecutive months to the same renter. The registration number must appear in all advertising, and fines run up to $500 per violation per day for ongoing repeating violations. The City of Naples, Marco Island and Everglades City are exempt, and Barefoot Beach is unincorporated, so the ordinance applies. Guest houses may not be leased or rented (Land Development Code 5.03.03).

Stays of six months or less carry the 5 percent Collier tourist development tax collected by the owner plus the 6 percent state sales tax, and the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation requires a license where Chapter 509 applies. A private covenant minimum is not preempted the way a county rule is, so read the lease minimums table above and the current declaration.

What are the sea turtle lighting rules?

Sea turtle season runs May 1 to October 31, and exterior lights must be off or compliant by 9 p.m. under Collier's Sea Turtle Protection Regulations, with a visibility "shadow test" and inspections twice a month. The Collier Parks lighting compliance sheet states the rule. Collier's rules sit in the Land Development Code (Ordinance 2004-41, as amended), and this page prints no section number.

What else applies to Gulf-side lots and visitors?

Dogs are not permitted at Barefoot Beach Preserve. Gulf-side lots usually sit seaward of the state's coastal construction control line, which adds a state permit (see the elevation standard above). Height, density and setbacks are set by the Lely Barefoot Beach PUD ordinance and its amendments (Collier ordinances 77-48, 81-76, 85-21, 85-83, 87-53, 88-63, 94-28, 01-35, 06-22, 11-04, 18-41 and 19-44 in the county's list), so request the current PUD document from Collier Zoning before you plan a build.

How do residents and visitors reach the beach at Barefoot Beach in 2026?

The Barefoot Beach Preserve is open year-round from 8 a.m. to sunset. Without a Collier County Resident Beach Parking Permit, parking costs $10 a day, paid by phone or QR code under the county's September 16, 2026 sheet. The Preserve is the public beach at Barefoot Beach, reached by the community's boulevard. Data updated: October 2026.

Payment: the county page says "$10 Pay to Park fee without Collier County Resident Beach Parking Permit," payable by credit card, and the county's sheet calls it a flat rate per day.
Resident permit: free with proof of Collier residency. Full-time residents need the original Collier vehicle registration and a driver license with the same name and a Collier address. Part-time owners need a valid license, a registration or rental agreement and a current Collier tax bill or a warranty deed dated within 3 months of closing, all in the owner's name.
Docents: in Lot 1 during the 2026 season, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday and Wednesday through Friday.
Rentals and food: the county lists beach rentals and sundries daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with kayak and paddleboard rentals and food and beverage shown as "coming soon."
Barefoot Beach Access: 20 feet off Bonita Beach Road, with the same $10 pay to park, just north of the Preserve.
Homes: the lane homes reach the beach through common Beach Garden tracts, and the Club buildings sit on the Gulf side of the boulevard.
Across the pass: Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park lies south of Wiggins Pass and is reached by a different road.
North: Lee County's Bonita Beach Park and Access #10 closed to parking from September 8, 2026 for about 11 months, and the Access #1 lot closes starting November 1, 2026. Lee's Accesses #2 to #9 stay free, and beaches and pedestrian access stay open. See Bonita Beach homes for sale for that strip.

The county lists the Preserve at 342 acres on one page and 345 on another, and this page uses 342. Fees change, so check the county page on the day you visit.

How do you buy a home in Barefoot Beach?

Buying in Barefoot Beach follows Collier County custom with several community-specific checks: the association documents and their review window, the flood and permit records for the building, insurance quotes inside the inspection period, and a contract that says who pays the owner's title policy. Data updated: October 2026.

Step	What to check	Source and date
1. Financing	The 2026 conforming limit for one unit is $832,750 in Collier and Lee. An 80 percent loan on either county median above exceeds it. Conventional guidelines commonly cap second-home loans at 90 percent loan-to-value and investment loans at 85 percent; lenders may set tighter terms	FHFA 2026 limits; Fannie Mae selling guide, read October 27, 2026
2. Documents	A resale condominium buyer has 7 days (excluding weekends and holidays) to cancel after receiving the documents, which include the milestone inspection summary and the most recent SIRS or a statement that none exists. The estoppel is due within 10 business days. Homeowners associations: governing documents and the estoppel under 720.30851. Association approval of a sale: the declaration sets a review period	Florida Statutes 718.503, 718.116, 720.30851
3. Property records	Elevation certificate, survey, coastal construction control line position for Gulf-side lots, permit history at Collier, seawall and dock condition for bay lots, wind mitigation form and four-point inspection	Collier and FDEP records; OIR form OIR-B1-1802
4. Insurance	Get wind, flood and, for condominiums, unit-owner quotes before the inspection period ends	Citizens and OIR
5. Closing	Collier custom: the buyer chooses the closing agent and pays the owner's policy; deed stamps are customarily the seller's. The contract controls	Jesse McGreevy ruling, September 29, 2026
6. Foreign buyers	FIRPTA on a foreign seller's resale and Florida SB 264 (chapter 2023-33), stated as law below	IRS; Florida Statutes 692.201 to 692.205

What financing questions come up on Barefoot Beach condos?

Lenders review a condominium project before lending on a unit, and a project can fail on its reserves, litigation, owner-occupancy mix or critical repairs. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will not buy loans on units in projects in need of critical repairs, and Fannie Mae shows such projects as unavailable. For buildings from 1991 to 1995, ask the lender to check the project status before the inspection period ends. Cash and portfolio lenders are the fallback.

What should you read in the association documents?

Read the declaration for the lease minimum and pet rules, the budget and reserve schedule, the latest milestone inspection summary and structural integrity reserve study for Club buildings, any pending special assessment, the insurance certificate and the estoppel. The Club's own site offers an estoppel and resale-document request. Ask the association, not the seller, for current figures.

Section 720.401 covers disclosure to prospective purchasers in a homeowners association community, so read it with the contract for the Villas, Southport, Bayfront Gardens and the lanes. Several declarations require board review of a sale, and the review period differs by neighborhood.

Who pays for title insurance and closing costs?

In Collier County the buyer customarily pays the owner's title policy and chooses the closing agent, and the deed documentary stamps are customarily the seller's. The contract controls, and Lee County custom differs across the county line. The lender's policy is a buyer cost, and a simultaneous issue carries a $25 minimum premium. Florida sets the title premium by rule (69O-186.003), so the rate does not vary by agent.

What does Senate Bill 264 mean for a buyer?

Senate Bill 264 is a 2023 law (chapter 2023-33, Florida Statutes 692.201 to 692.205) that limits purchases of Florida land by certain foreign principals from named countries of concern. It applies to certain buyers, not to US citizens. A federal challenge is on the docket at the Eleventh Circuit (No. 23-12737). A buyer who might be affected should read the statute and have the title company review the affidavit requirement before signing.

What does FIRPTA mean for a foreign seller's buyer?

The federal withholding rule (FIRPTA) makes the buyer withhold 15 percent of the amount realized when the seller is a foreign person. The rate is 10 percent when the amount realized is over $300,000 up to $1,000,000 and the buyer will use the property as a residence, and 0 percent at $300,000 or less for a residence. This describes what the rule says; it is not tax advice.

Barefoot Beach or Bonita Beach: how do the two compare for buyers?

Barefoot Beach and Bonita Beach sit on neighboring parts of the same barrier island but in different counties: Barefoot Beach is in Collier County and Bonita Beach is in Lee County. They differ on tax rate, flood-map date, rental rules, title custom and beach parking. Compare them on property facts. Data updated: October 2026.

Item	Barefoot Beach (Collier County)	Bonita Beach (Lee County)
County and city	Unincorporated Collier, no municipal levy	Lee, inside the City of Bonita Springs
Gated	Yes, community guardhouse (recorded covenant)	No community gate; some condominium buildings are gated
Parcels	681 inside the gate: 413 condominium classes, 212 single-family	1,999: 1,436 condominium units, 351 single-family
County 12-month medians	Condo: 16 at $1,300,000. Single-family: 13 at $3,875,000 (window to October 2, 2026)	Condo: 77 at $510,000. Single-family: 21 at $2,600,000 (window to September 25, 2026)
MLS actives, October 21, 2026	38	86
2025 millage compared with 2025	9.5058	12.7970
FEMA panels and effective dates	Collier 12021C0178J, 0179J, 0187J, February 8, 2024	Lee County panels, effective November 17, 2022
Freeboard	Base flood elevation plus 12 inches	Base flood elevation plus 1 foot
50 percent rule look-back	Per permitted project; no waiting period after the permit closes	Cumulative over 5 years
Short-term rentals	Collier registration under Ordinance 2021-45; association minimums of 30, 60 and 90 days	City rental permit, $100 per unit for 3 years, exempt over six units under Chapter 718; condominium minimums of 30 days or one month where published
Title custom	Buyer pays the owner's policy and chooses the closing agent; the contract controls	Seller customarily pays the owner's policy; the contract controls
Beach parking	Preserve and Access $10 a day without a Collier resident permit	Accesses #2 to #9 free; Bonita Beach Park and Access #10 closed to parking since September 8, 2026

The millage row uses 2025 for both counties so the two are compared on the same year. Schools are not compared on this page; assignment is by address, and the Collier County Public Schools zone locator shows the zones for a specific Barefoot Beach address.

Which search fits which list? Start with Barefoot Beach for a gated Collier community beside a preserve, Collier's rules and a 2025 tax rate of 9.5058 mills. Start with Bonita Beach for Lee County's tax and permit rules and its free Accesses #2 to #9, using the Bonita Beach homes for sale page. The median figures in the county row show the price levels each search will meet. Both searches are about the property and its costs.

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Frequently asked questions about Barefoot Beach homes for sale

Short answers drawn from the sections above, current to October 2026.

Is Barefoot Beach in Bonita Springs or Naples?

Barefoot Beach has a Bonita Springs mailing address, ZIP 34134, and sits in unincorporated Collier County on the Collier County side of Bonita Springs. Collier's park pages write "Naples" on the Preserve address, but the City of Bonita Springs levy does not reach it.

What county is Barefoot Beach in?

Collier County. All 681 parcels inside the gate are in the Collier parcel layer. Bonita Beach to the north is in Lee County.

Is Barefoot Beach gated?

Yes. The recorded 2009 Turnover Agreement requires the Master Association to staff the guardhouse 24 hours a day, seven days a week. That is a recorded covenant, and this page does not describe gate procedure.

Is Barefoot Beach public, or open to the public?

Barefoot Beach Preserve is a Collier County park, open to the public from 8 a.m. to sunset, reached through the community road under a recorded State easement. The community's homes and streets are inside the gate.

Is Barefoot Beach open?

Barefoot Beach Preserve is listed by Collier Parks as open year-round, 8 a.m. to sunset, as of October 27, 2026. Check the county page on the day you visit.

Do you have to pay to park at Barefoot Beach?

Without a Collier County Resident Beach Parking Permit, parking at the Preserve and at Barefoot Beach Access costs $10 a day, paid by phone or QR code. The resident permit is free with proof of Collier residency.

Does Barefoot Beach have free parking?

Not at the county lots for visitors without a Collier resident permit, which charge $10 a day. The Master Association's covenant bars public parking on or next to the boulevard. Lee County's Accesses #2 to #9 to the north are free.

Are dogs allowed at Barefoot Beach?

Dogs are not permitted at Barefoot Beach Preserve, according to Collier Parks.

How many homes are in Barefoot Beach?

The Collier roll holds 681 parcels inside the gate: 348 Barefoot Beach Club condominiums, 50 Villas, 15 Cottages, 212 single-family homes, 29 vacant lots and 27 parcels in other classes.

How many homes are for sale in Barefoot Beach?

On October 21, 2026, the Southwest Florida MLS showed 38 active and 2 pending or contingent listings, with asks from $1,200,000 to $14,900,000.

What do Barefoot Beach homes cost?

Collier County recorded 13 single-family sales at a $3,875,000 median in the 12 months to October 2, 2026, from $2,600,000 to $15,500,000. The MLS counted 19 single-family or villa closings at $3,850,000.

What do Barefoot Beach condos cost?

Collier County recorded 16 condo sales at a $1,300,000 median in the same 12 months, from $750,000 to $5,500,000. The MLS counted 18 condo closings at $1,200,000.

What was the highest recorded sale in Barefoot Beach?

The highest of the last 60 months in Collier's qualified list is 109 Curacao Ln at $15,500,000 on July 7, 2026. The MLS 60-month high is $16,100,000, a Barefoot Estates sale.

Are there Gulf-front homes in Barefoot Beach?

Yes, by building or lane. Barefoot Beach Club I and III are entirely Gulf side, Club II is half, and some beach-lane homes are at the Gulf end. Southport, Bayfront Gardens and Barefoot Bay are bay side.

What is the least expensive way to own in Barefoot Beach?

On the county data, Barefoot Beach Club II had a 24-month median of $1,218,750 across 10 sales, and the lowest county sale in the window was $750,000. Prices vary by building, floor and condition.

What are the neighborhoods in Barefoot Beach?

The Barefoot Beach Club condominiums, the Villas, the Cottages, Bayfront Gardens and Bayside, Southport on the Bay, Barefoot Estates and the beach lanes, plus Barefoot Bay and the Boat Club outside the gate.

What are Barefoot Beach HOA fees?

No Barefoot Beach association publishes a dollar assessment in its recorded documents, and fees differ by neighborhood. The estoppel certificate for a specific home states them.

Is The Club at Barefoot Beach membership included with a home?

The Club at Barefoot Beach is a separate private, member-owned club. Its pages do not tie membership to owning a home, so ask the club.

How much does it cost to join The Club at Barefoot Beach?

The club's public pages name no initiation fee or dues. It gives a membership capacity of 425 and says it is not accepting waitlist applications as of June 1, 2026.

Can I rent out a Barefoot Beach home?

Subject to the association's lease minimum, which ranges from 30 to 90 days in the recorded documents we read, and Collier's registration rule for stays under 30 days more than three times a year. The declaration controls.

How do boats reach the Gulf from Barefoot Beach?

Through Little Hickory Bay and Wiggins Pass on the charted route, which has no fixed bridge between the bay docks and the pass. Collier manatee zones apply, and the pass has a maintenance dredge effective September 25, 2026.

What flood zone is Barefoot Beach in?

Of 668 addressed parcels FEMA's layer returned on October 27, 2026, 597 are in AE and 71 in VE, with none in X. The elevation certificate settles a specific building.

How high was the Hurricane Ian surge at Barefoot Beach?

The National Hurricane Center reports maximum inundation of 8 to 12 feet above ground in Estero, Bonita Beach, Bonita Springs and North Naples, and a sensor at Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park read roughly 10 feet.

Is Barefoot Beach in a hurricane evacuation zone?

Yes. All 668 addressed parcels returned Zone A in Collier's evacuation layer on October 27, 2026.

What is the Collier County 50 percent rule?

Collier treats a repair or improvement costing 50 percent or more of a building's market value as substantial improvement, and a project is tested on its own once a permit closes with a certificate of occupancy.

What are property taxes in Barefoot Beach?

Collier's 2025 final total for the Barefoot Beach millage areas was 9.5058 mills, or $950.58 a year per $100,000 of taxable value before exemptions. The City side of the island was 12.7970 mills in 2025.

Who supplies water and sewer in Barefoot Beach?

The recorded PUD ordinance places the land in the Collier County Water-Sewer District service area. Current status by neighborhood is not confirmed, so check a recent utility bill.

What schools serve Barefoot Beach?

Assignment is by address. Use the Collier County Public Schools zone locator with the home's address.

What is Lely Barefoot Beach?

Lely Barefoot Beach is the official name of the planned unit development and of the recorded plats, including Lely Barefoot Beach Units 1 to 5 for the beach lanes.

Is Barefoot Bay part of Barefoot Beach?

No. Barefoot Bay is nine homes on Barefoot Bay Ct outside the Master Association gate. It is not the Barefoot Bay in Brevard County.

Is Barefoot Pelican in Barefoot Beach?

No. Barefoot Pelican is a Vanderbilt Beach condominium that shares the word Barefoot and sits elsewhere in Collier County.

How far is Barefoot Beach from Bonita Beach?

They are adjacent. The county line at Bonita Beach Road separates Barefoot Beach in Collier County from Bonita Beach in Lee County, so no mileage is needed.

Can I build a new home on a Barefoot Beach lot?

It depends on the lot. Check the flood zone, base flood elevation plus 12 inches, the state coastal construction control line for Gulf-side lots, the PUD ordinance and the county permit history. Collier's files show at least 18 new single-family building permits from 2020 to September 2026.

How long do Barefoot Beach homes take to sell?

In the MLS data for the last 12 months, the median was 167 days on market for single-family or villa closings and 181 days for condominium closings.

Who pays for title insurance in Barefoot Beach?

In Collier County the buyer customarily pays the owner's policy and chooses the closing agent, and the contract controls.

How do I tour homes in Barefoot Beach?

Contact Domain Realty Group or call 239-441-2816, and a Bonita Springs agent will line up showings with the flood zone, association documents and lease rules for each address.

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Sources

Dates and figures on this page come from the public records below, checked in October 2026. Market data from the Southwest Florida MLS and from Collier County recorded sales has no public link and is listed as plain text at the end.

County, state and federal

Florida statutes, rules and codes

Associations and clubs

Market data with no public link

Southwest Florida MLS closings and active listings for Barefoot Beach, pulled October 21, 2026, available to licensed members only.
Collier County recorded qualified sales and recorded transfers, Barefoot Beach parcels inside the gate, through October 2, 2026, from the Collier County Clerk and Property Appraiser public records.
Collier County parcel, millage, flood zone and evacuation zone layers, queried October 27, 2026, from the county's public map services.

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