How Do You Find Sea Shells On Sanibel Island In Florida?
If you’re looking for sea shells, there are few places better than Sanibel Island in Florida to find a wide variety of some of the best shells. From Florida fighting conchs to cockles to cones to scallops and spirals, you won’t find a better selection at your feet anywhere. Get to Sanibel. Whether you fly into the Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) or just drive across the causeway from Fort Myers, you need to get there one way or another. Go at low tide. Full and new moons bring the lowest tides. Get a tide schedule in the local paper or at the Sanibel Chamber of Commerce (2nd driveway after you come across the causeway). Go early in the morning. The waves don’t quit bringing shells in at night but most people aren’t shelling in the wee hours, so you never know what the day’s first light will find on the beach. Go in the off-season. Less people picking over the shells on the beach means more for you. But don’t worry, there are plenty to go around regardless of when you visi
