The Ten Thousand Islands are protected sanctuaries teeming with wildlife.
Access is easy to the Gulf of Mexico, bays, rivers, canals and backwaters.
Whether you want to fish, sail, jet-ski, windsurf or just cruise, Marco's the place. The waters are some of the most peaceful in the world. Boat rentals, sales, service and storage are all close on the island. For the adventurous, there's parasailing, waverunning and scuba diving. Another volunteer group, the Civil Air Patrol, conducts nightly Sundown Patrols to locate boaters in difficulty.