No shoreside access or facilities, but great cover if you can get in. We include it here because it is the only fully protected area in this stretch of Charlotte Harbor, and dredging is planned for late 1994. You can dinghy from here to the east side of the point for shore access. The third anchorage is just past marker 4 near Gilchrest Park in Punta Gorda. This location will give you shelter from breezes out of the south and a bit from southeast, but not much else.
Facilities are closer, however.
Dinghy ashore to a small beach near the park gazebo, or pass under the bridge and use the sandy beach at the corner of the municipal auditorium. Best to leave your dinghy attended. From either place it is a short walk to grocery stores and other services. About a mile west is a full service marina with pump-out, fuel and water, and plenty of boutiques and restaurants immediately at hand. Any vessel anchoring for longer than one 24 hour period is required to locate in an approved live-aboard marina.