Cape Coral, FL - Canals, Bridges and Boating Explained

In 1979 Dad and I built a house on SE 12th St, off Del Prado. It was my parents primary home. My wife and I lived in Nevada. Mom passed 4 years ago @ 91 Dad 3 years ago @ 92. I sold it last Nov. We had many good years in Cape Coral and a lot of very good times. I miss my good friends still there after all these years. I worry about them.

Thank you for the video!! So much value!

great job guys! very detailed and informative

What an interesting and informative presentation, well done! 👍

Nice Job Guys ! Well explained ! 👍

Great info!

Great video!! Can you also make a video of the fresh water canal lakes of chains wildlife, fishing and boat ramps. Thanks

Canals were dug for land fill. Flew over that area when I was about 12 years old while on vacation at Ft Myers Beach. They were trying to sell property to my parents. There wasn't hardly a tree in sighting as the developers cleared everything. Moved to the area at 15 and watched what the Cape has become. Although my sister has lived in the Cape for over 20 years I never cared to live there. Just moved out of Lee County 2 years ago.

The BEST explanation of the Canal System of Cape Coral on YouTube! Looks like the SE area of the Cape is ideal for boating access. Is the Jaycee Park area properties (house or condo) popular? Price appreciation? Proximity to everything Cape? Thanks!

Well done video. You people are pros. Thanks for your wisdom in this video.

I live on Buccaneer Bay. No canals, no bridges, 2 minutes to the river, 2 miles to the Gulf.

One thing I was wondering was the water depth at Matlacha Pass going around the hook. We used to live in the northwest but had a very small boat. We’re considering moving back to Cape Coral and plan on getting a bigger boat. I understand the pass is very shallow. What boat sizes can people get away with to get through there?

Hello, I'm moving from Miami to Fort Miles. Do you reckon it's doable to sail up the river from the Gulf with a sailboat that draws 6,5 feet?

Well I live in the cape and could never figure out why they named all the streets in the crazy way they did.

FYI - The miserable mile is much further West than you pointed out. It’s over by Picnic Island. Also, what is your source that the Chiquita Lock was approved to come out before Covid?

does fresh water canals connect to ocean access?

Do the freshwater canals allow boats?

we will be there in November..................might have $900 k to spend or finance a nice home!

What baseball team in the picture?

My wife and I vacationed for two weeks in Cape Coral, Florida during the months of September, December, March, and June. I'm sorry to say we weren't impressed with the area. Though we found some gorgeous homes what turned us off was the flatness of the land and thought how easily it would flood. No trees in the new and developing communities that didn't look good to us. The high-end communities with homes were gorgeous and treed but we thought about those canals, and they would swell during a major hurricane and the streets would become flooded that it scared my wife. The shopping centers don't offer much and to drive for over one hour to reach one was a small turn-off. Properties in new communities around Tropicana Blvd didn't look nice and the building lots were small. The same area had a pungent odor either from the water, fish, or vegetation that was a real turnoff. In addition, home and auto and flood insurance would be necessary and those were "costs" that we didn't want to deal with! Investigated how a major hurricane would wreck havoc on the properties in Cape Coral, Florida that we decided against purchasing a home in a lovely community.