Pelican Landing

Pelican Landing is a gated, established, 2,365-acre master-planned community in Bonita Springs, Lee County, developed beginning in 1985. One secondary aggregator source labels Pelican Landing a "55-plus community," but this conflicts meaningfully with the bulk of evidence reviewed for this research, including the community’s Sailing Center offering youth sailing lessons, a kayak and canoe park, and no cited deed restriction anywhere else in the sources consulted; the 55-plus label appears likely inaccurate and should be independently confirmed against Pelican Landing Community Association’s own governing documents before being treated as settled fact. This profile treats Pelican Landing as an all-ages community, consistent with the weight of the evidence. Within Pelican Landing’s gates sits The Colony Golf & Bay Club, an approximately 809-acre exclusive sub-community also developed by WCI, carrying its own separate golf and country club membership structure distinct from Pelican Landing’s general HOA. The two communities share the same developer lineage and jointly use a private barrier-island beach park, functioning as genuinely related but not identical developments; a homebuyer’s cost and membership experience differs substantially between the two, so buyers should take care to understand which specific community, and which specific fee schedule, applies to a given property. Pelican Landing consists of roughly 3,068 to 3,300-plus residences, spanning single-family homes, coach homes, villas, garden condos, and Gulf-view high-rise condominiums. Within Pelican Landing, The Colony Golf & Bay Club offers its own mix of high-rise, mid-rise, and low-rise condos alongside single-family homes; its Tuscany Isle enclave, for example, comprises 39 custom residences, illustrative of the many individually named sub-neighborhoods within The Colony. A total Colony-wide home count was not confirmed in this research. Golf at the broader Pelican Landing level is anchored by Pelican’s Nest Golf Club, featuring two Tom Fazio-designed 18-hole courses totaling 36 holes, with a 45,000-square-foot clubhouse and the Thirsty Pelican Grill Room; this golf membership is optional and privately arranged, not automatically bundled with Pelican Landing HOA membership. The community’s standout shared amenity is a private 34-acre barrier-island Beach Park, accessible only via boat shuttle, offering nearly 1 mile of Gulf beach along with a beach house, showers, an outdoor patio, two bocce courts, two picnic pavilions, and a nature library; this beach park is shared jointly by both Pelican Landing and The Colony. Additional amenities include a Tennis Center, a community center and fitness center, a Sailing Center at Coconut Point Marina offering a fleet of Sunfish, Hobie Wave, and American 18 boats with free lessons, pickleball, a kayak and canoe park on Spring Creek, and a marina on Estero Bay. Pelican Landing Community Association 2025 fees run a $3,298 annual assessment plus a $906.75 special assessment, with a $5,000 resale capital assessment or transfer fee applicable to 2025 closings. Within The Colony specifically, golf club membership runs $150,000 as a non-refundable joining fee plus $16,800 in annual dues and $3,300 in capital dues; a lower-cost Sports Membership runs $40,000 in joining fee plus $5,850 in annual dues and $1,700 in capital dues. Two Community Development Districts serve the broader Pelican Landing area: the Bayside Improvement CDD and the Bay Creek CDD; CDD coverage specific to The Colony was not independently confirmed in this research but likely falls under these same two districts. For healthcare access, Lee Health Coconut Point is reported within about a mile of the Bonita Community Health Center, likely a few miles from Pelican Landing itself, though this specific distance was not precisely sourced. For air travel, Southwest Florida International Airport is estimated at roughly 25 to 28 miles, or roughly 30 to 45 minutes, based on nearby reference points, though this figure was not precisely sourced for Pelican Landing specifically. Pelican Landing’s genuinely unique private barrier-island beach access, combined with its substantial sailing and boating infrastructure and the option to pursue The Colony’s more exclusive golf membership within the same gated community, gives it a distinctive dual identity as both a broad, all-ages master-planned community and a gateway to one of Bonita Springs’ most exclusive golf enclaves.

Age Restriction

Pelican Landing is a gated, established (1985), 2,365-acre master-planned community in Bonita Springs, Lee County. One secondary aggregator source labels it a "55-plus community," but this conflicts with the bulk of evidence, including a Sailing Center offering youth sailing lessons, a kayak and canoe park, and no cited deed restriction; the 55-plus label appears likely inaccurate and should be independently confirmed against Pelican Landing Community Association’s own governing documents before being treated as fact. This profile treats Pelican Landing as an all-ages community. Within Pelican Landing’s gates sits The Colony Golf & Bay Club, an approximately 809-acre exclusive sub-community developed by WCI with its own separate golf and country club membership structure distinct from Pelican Landing’s general HOA; the two share the same developer lineage and jointly use a private barrier-island beach park, but function as related, not identical, communities.

Housing Types

• Single-family homes
• Coach homes
• Villas
• Garden condos
• High-rise condominiums

Pricing

Pelican Landing consists of roughly 3,068 to 3,300-plus residences, spanning single-family homes, coach homes, villas, garden condos, and Gulf-view high-rise condominiums. Within Pelican Landing, The Colony Golf & Bay Club offers a mix of high-rise, mid-rise, and low-rise condos alongside single-family homes; its Tuscany Isle enclave, for example, comprises 39 custom residences, illustrative of the many named sub-neighborhoods within The Colony. A total Colony-wide home count was not confirmed in this research.

Fees & Assessments

HOA Dues: Pelican Landing Community Association 2025 fees: a $3,298 annual assessment plus a $906.75 special assessment, with a $5,000 resale capital assessment/transfer fee applicable to 2025 closings. Within The Colony, golf club membership runs $150,000 in a non-refundable joining fee plus $16,800 in annual dues and $3,300 in capital dues; Sports Membership runs $40,000 in joining fee plus $5,850 in annual dues and $1,700 in capital dues.

CDD Assessment: Two Community Development Districts serve Pelican Landing: the Bayside Improvement CDD and the Bay Creek CDD. CDD coverage specific to The Colony was not independently confirmed in this research but likely falls under the same two districts serving Pelican Landing broadly.

Amenities

• Pelican's Nest Golf Club, two Tom Fazio-designed 18-hole courses (36 holes total), with a 45,000-square-foot clubhouse and the Thirsty Pelican Grill Room (optional, private membership, not bundled with Pelican Landing HOA)
• A private 34-acre barrier-island Beach Park, accessed via boat shuttle, with nearly 1 mile of Gulf beach, a beach house, showers, an outdoor patio, 2 bocce courts, 2 picnic pavilions, and a nature library; shared jointly by Pelican Landing and The Colony
• A Tennis Center
• A community center and fitness center
• A Sailing Center at Coconut Point Marina, with a fleet of Sunfish, Hobie Wave, and American 18 boats and free lessons
• Pickleball
• A kayak and canoe park on Spring Creek
• A marina on Estero Bay

Getting Around

Healthcare: Lee Health Coconut Point, at 23450 Via Coconut Point in Estero, is reported within about a mile of the Bonita Community Health Center; likely a few miles from Pelican Landing itself, though this was not precisely sourced.

Airport: Southwest Florida International Airport is estimated at roughly 25 to 28 miles, or roughly 30 to 45 minutes, based on nearby reference points; this figure was not precisely sourced for Pelican Landing specifically.