Saturday, November 14, 2026
Newly finished eight-foot sidewalk being enjoyed by early walkers on the Otter Mound side.
Otter Mound Preserve sits on a Calusa Shell Mound surrounded by a tropical hammock habitat.
Eight-foot-wide concrete sidewalk being constructed along Inlet Drive to Addison Court.
Dog walker on Inlet Drive heading towards South Barfield at the bottom of the hill.
This project was totally funded by an FDOT grant to replace a four-foot concrete sidewalk in poor condition and some areas with no sidewalk. The proposed location was along the easterly right of way boundary of Inlet Drive to the south side of Addison Court.
The newly finished eight-foot-wide concrete sidewalk runs along Inlet Drive from Travida Terrace southerly to Addison Court and continues east to the Otter Mound Historical Park (approximately 0.7 miles).
Several years earlier, an eight-foot-wide sidewalk was constructed from San Marco Road to South Barfield going south to Inlet Drive and ended at Travida Court. This section of Inlet in the Estates area of Marco Island is home to a very high population of gopher tortoises.
It is a very scenic, hilly and environmentally sensitive area which is now safely accessible with an eight-foot shared pathway. For runners and walkers this pathway provides a safe and convenient running/walking path.
At the end of this scenic pathway is the Otter Mound Preserve. Otter Mound Preserve was acquired through the Conservation Collier Program on July 30, 2004 (1.77 acres) with an additional .68 acres acquired in June 2007. The total cost of acquiring the preserve was $2,234,000.
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