Riding a bike or walking/running gives you access to Sanibel beaches that are difficult or impossible to reach by car.
Parking around some access points is limited to cars with special permit tags -- indicated by
"restricted car parking" in the list below -- but cyclists can find bike racks at all of these access points.
Even at the general public beach parking lots, cars will pay an hourly rate
(
listed here),
while cyclists park their bikes for free.