What is Palm Island?
Palm Island is not a name you will find on any maps or nautical charts. Because of the name of the resort on the north end of the island, the island is commonly called Palm Island. On nautical charts it is labeled as Little Gasperilla Island and is the barrier island south of Manasota Key and north of Boca Grande. At one point time it was three islands, Knight Island on the north, Don Pedro Island in the middle and Little Gasperilla to the south. Many years ago a hurricane joined the 3 island into one. The north of the island is occupied by Palm Island resort, and to the south of the resort is a section that is accessible from the ferry. There is no commercial development, only single family homes and duplexes. Most homes are on the water, either the Gulf of Mexico or on the bay . As you walk south on the beach you will reach Don Pedro State Park, a FL park that is accessible only by boat or by walking the beach. South of the park is the community of Little Gasperilla, a town of homes
