Punta Gorda is a city in Southwest Florida.

Get in

By plane

• 1 Punta Gorda Airport (Florida) (PGD  ^IATA Charlotte County Airport). Served by Direct Air and Allegiant Air.  

Sarasota-Bradenton Airport (SRQ ^IATA) is served by six airlines with service to 11 destinations. Air Canada serves Toronto from Sarasota.

Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW ^IATA), in Fort Myers, is the nearest full-service airport.

By car

Punta Gorda is located at the intersection of Interstate 75 and US Route 17, about 58 miles south of Sarasota, 33 miles north of Fort Myers, and 92 miles south of Winter Haven.

See

There are lots of historic sites.

• 1 Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park. 8AM to sunset. Composed of islands and land that surrounds Charlotte Harbor. The park can be accessed from Punta Gorda, Cape Coral, Cape Haze, El Jobean, Rotonda and Little Pine Island. The main offices are approximately 3 miles south of US 41/Tamiami Trail, in Punta Gorda. The park provides vast areas of unspoiled scenery and vital habitat for many varieties of wildlife. The upland areas of the park are accessible at pedestrian walk-throughs available in each section of the park. The park also manages more than 80 miles of Charlotte Harbor shoreline. Most of it is shallow water fringed by mangroves. These areas provide amazing opportunities to view wading birds, manatees, dolphins and other wildlife. It is best accessed by kayak or canoe.  

Eat

Harborwalk Scoops & Bites. Delicious, homemade ice cream. They serve scoops, milkshakes, shave ice, and coffee. I enjoyed a milkshake with coffee substituted for milk. Located at Laishley Park Marina, with a nice view of boats and the bay. Open 11am-9pm daily. 150 Laishley Ct, Unit 1111, Punta Gorda, FL 33950. https://www.scoopsandbites.com

Drink

• The Ice House Pub, 408 Tamiami Trail N, ☏ +1 941-575-0866, IceHousePub@comcast.net. M-Sa 11AM-2AM, Su 12PM-11PM. English-style pub with many beers on tap and even more in bottles. (updated Mar 2016)

Sleep

• Best Western Waterfront, 300 W Retta Esplanade, ☏ +1 941 639-1165, fax: +1 941 639-8116. 
• Motel 6, 9300 Knights Drive, ☏ +1 941 639-9585, fax: +1 941 639-6820. 

Go next

Routes through Punta Gorda

Tampa ← Port Charlotte ←	N  S	→ Fort Myers → Miami
Orlando ← Arcadia ←	N  S	→ END
Tampa ← Port Charlotte ←	N  S	→ Fort Myers → Miami