Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park, Beach state park in Naples, United States
Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park is a barrier island park on Florida's southwest coast with white sand beaches, tidal creeks, and mangrove forests covering the full shoreline. The landscape includes multiple natural zones that visitors can explore throughout the day.
The park's name comes from Dellora Norris and Joe Wiggins, a trader who did business with the Seminole people in this area during the late 1800s. The combined name honors their connection to this coastal landscape.
The name Delnor combines the first three letters of Dellora and of Norris, the benefactors who helped Collier County buy the land in 1964. Joe Wiggins, the park's other namesake, ran a trading post here in the late 1800s, trading goods with settlers and Seminole people. Visitors can fish, kayak, snorkel and picnic, and weddings are held in the park.
The park is open daily from early morning until sundown, with a small fee per vehicle at the entrance. Beach wheelchairs are available for visitors who need help getting around the sand.
The pass that gives the park its name silts up and is dredged out nearly every other year to keep the channel open. Joe Wiggins ran a trading post here in the late 1800s, trading goods with settlers and Seminole people. The park name joins the first three letters of Dellora and of Norris, the benefactors who helped Collier County buy the land in 1964.
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