For Owners, Buyers, and Anyone Watching the South Side of Bonita Beach Road
Barefoot Beach occupies the southern tip of Little Hickory Island in unincorporated Collier County. The 460-acre gated community carries a Bonita Springs mailing address, though most owners think of it as North Naples geography. It sits between public Bonita Beach on the north and the 342-acre Barefoot Beach Preserve on the south. 6 distinct neighborhoods sit behind the master gate, each with its own product type and its own price range. Below is every sale that closed across all of them in the past 90 days, plus a clear-eyed look at the active inventory.
Key Takeaways
- 11 properties closed inside Barefoot Beach in the 90 days ending April 27, 2026, with sale prices from $1,050,000 to $7,800,000 and a median of $1,500,000
- Median time on market was 155 days, with individual closings ranging from 27 days to 605
- 60 listings are currently active inside the gates with a combined list price of $269 million, against 6 pending contracts
- More than half of active condo listings are re-listings of properties that previously expired or withdrew, with true marketing time on some units going back to 2023
- The Club at Barefoot Beach has a 2-year wait list, but buyers can bypass it by purchasing from a seller who holds a transferable membership
The Most Recent Barefoot Beach Closed Sales: 90 Days
The 11 closings span every product type the community offers. The low end was a bay-side condo at Barefoot Beach Club. The high end was a Gulf-front estate home on Felipe Lane. The wide range in time on market is the most telling number. One condo went under contract in 27 days. Another required 605 days and walked back almost half its original ask before it found a buyer.
The MLS feed below pulls live data and updates continuously, so the specific units and counts shown may differ from the analysis above. Occasional long-term leases may appear alongside the closed sales due to how the subdivision filter is structured.
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Six neighborhoods sit inside the master gate
Each has its own product type and its own price range. Some have their own additional gated entry behind the main guardhouse on Lely Barefoot Boulevard.
Barefoot Beach Club is the largest by unit count. 348 condominiums sit in 12 mid-rise buildings on the west side of Barefoot Beach Boulevard, almost all built between 1991 and 1995. Residents share two pools, a beachfront clubhouse, and a fitness center. It carries the deepest active inventory and the widest price range in the community.
Bayfront Gardens holds 23 single-family homes along Hickory Bay with private docks and direct Gulf access via Wiggins Pass.
Beach Gardens is the Gulf-front estate enclave with individually named lanes, private pools, and a shared clubhouse with tennis courts and boat slips.
The Cottages at Barefoot is the most exclusive product. 15 Gulf-front single-family homes sit at the south end, structured as land condominiums. Inventory rarely turns.
Southport on the Bay holds 106 single-family homes inside its own gate. Lots front the bay, an interior lake, or the preserve. Many homes include Gulf-access docks, with additional slips available at the Southport Yacht Club.
The Villas at Barefoot Beach is the attached-home neighborhood. 50 residences include two-car garages, and the community shares two pools, two spas, and a private boardwalk to the beach.
For pricing context across the 90-day window: 6 of the 11 sales were Barefoot Beach Club condos in the $1.0M to $2.5M range. 3 were Southport on the Bay single-family homes between $3.6M and $4.0M. 1 was an attached home at the Villas at $1.5M. 1 was a Gulf-front estate at $7.8M.
Mispriced listings sit. Often for years.
When sellers price correctly, units close fast. A 3-bedroom, 2-bath bay-side condo at 260 Barefoot Beach Boulevard Unit 202 listed in mid-January 2026 at $1,299,000 and went under contract within 27 days. It closed in March 2026 at $1,200,000, just over 92% of asking.
When sellers price aggressively, the data tells a different story. A 3-bedroom condo in the same building, 260 Unit 305, originally listed in June 2024 at $2,100,000. After multiple price decreases, two pending contracts that fell apart, and 605 days on market, it closed in April 2026 at $1,137,500. That is 54% of the original ask. Same building, same product type, same view orientation, opposite outcomes.
The pattern holds across the community. A condo at 257 Barefoot Beach Boulevard Unit 202 listed in April 2025 at $2,221,000 and closed in February 2026 at $1,200,000, also 54% of original. A condo at 262 Barefoot Beach Boulevard Unit 301 originally asked $1,500,000 in March 2025 and closed at $1,050,000 ten months later, 70% of original.
The thread is consistent in every Southwest Florida beachfront market we cover. Buyers and their agents see every comparable that closed, every comparable that is pending, and every comparable that has been sitting. They pass on prices that do not match the data. The listing then walks down toward what the market will support, often through multiple price reductions and sometimes through multiple expirations.
Reported days on market often understate true marketing time
Pull a single MLS listing today and you might see “28 days on market.” Pull the full listing-history report on the same property and the picture often changes. The unit may have been listed three previous times going back to 2023, each ending in an expiration or a withdrawal.
More than half of the currently active Barefoot Beach Club condo listings show this pattern. One currently active Barefoot Beach Club unit reports 28 days on market today. Its true continuous marketing history begins in March 2023, with three prior failed listings.
Another currently active Barefoot Beach Club unit reports 333 days. Its true continuous marketing history begins in May 2023, with multiple prior failed listings.
In both cases, the reported DOM understates the actual marketing history by years.
For buyers, the practical implication is direct. Pulling the full listing-history report on any Barefoot Beach Club unit you are considering is basic due diligence. Continuous days on market, not the current listing’s reported number, tells you whether you are looking at a fresh listing or a property that has been on and off the market for years.
For sellers, the data carries a different lesson. Re-listing at the same price that failed once tends to produce another expiration. The market here is too tight and too well-watched for an ambitious starting price to age well. Pricing to current comparables on the first listing produces faster closings and fewer concessions.
If you own at Barefoot Beach and are considering a sale, the form below is the place to start. Susana Davis and Brian Rodgers at Worthington Realty will prepare a current valuation grounded in actual neighborhood closings, including a full listing-history pull on every comparable unit in your building. You decide what to do with the number from there.
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The Club anchors the community. Transferable memberships shape resale.
The Club at Barefoot Beach sits at 105 Shell Drive on the south end of the community. It is member-owned and entirely separate from any required HOA structure. Membership capacity is capped at 425, and the Club is currently maintaining a waitlist for new members.
For Barefoot Beach sellers, this detail matters more than it might seem. Some Barefoot Beach homes carry transferable Club memberships, and a buyer who purchases such a home can step into full membership status without joining the waitlist. Transferable membership status is a marketable asset and is worth highlighting in listing remarks. Several active listings already do.
Membership costs, waitlist timing, and transfer rules change over time. Anyone weighing the Club as part of a purchase decision should verify current terms directly with the Club’s Membership Director.
The Club itself is a three-story facility with two restaurants and two clay tennis courts that host weekly events. The saltwater pool and bathhouse completed a renovation in spring 2025. Beach service runs to cabanas, umbrellas, lounge chairs, paddleboards, and food and beverage delivery to the sand.
For most buyers at Barefoot Beach, this is about a chapter of life they have been working toward. Family visits, holidays on the lanai, retirement that finally feels like it. The data on this page tells you what those decisions cost. The community itself tells you why people make them.
Barefoot Beach Preserve guarantees the southern boundary
The 342-acre Barefoot Beach Preserve is one of the last undeveloped barrier islands on Florida’s southwest coast. The county park sits immediately south of the gated community. The beach itself has earned multiple Top 10 rankings on national best-beaches lists over the years, including a #2 ranking from Dr. Beach. For owners, the Preserve is more than an amenity. It effectively prevents any further development from encroaching on the southern flank of the island.
Visitors enter the park at 505 Barefoot Beach Boulevard. Parking is $10 for non-Collier County residents. Park rangers and Friends of Barefoot Beach volunteers staff parking lot 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday and Wednesday through Friday during the season. Gopher tortoises, nesting sea turtles, and shorebirds populate the protected habitat. The park is open year-round from 8 a.m. to sunset.
Just beyond the Preserve sits Wiggins Pass, the inlet that separates Little Hickory Island from Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park and the Vanderbilt Beach corridor on the far side.
Currently For Sale at Barefoot Beach
If you are looking to buy, the active inventory is deep. 60 listings are currently active across the master community with a combined list price of $269 million. 6 contracts are pending against those 60 listings, which signals patient buyers in a well-supplied market.
Inventory spans every product type. Barefoot Beach Club condos run from the high $700,000s into the low $5M range. Villas sit primarily between $1.4M and $2.0M. Southport on the Bay homes range from the low $2M into the mid-$5M. Bayfront Gardens, Beach Gardens, and the Gulf-front estates start near $4.5M and reach above $16M.
Susana Davis and Brian Rodgers at Worthington Realty can walk you through what is for sale and what each neighborhood is like. They can also help you figure out which units fit what you want, which buildings best match your priorities, and which active listings carry transferable Club memberships. Call or text Susana at 239.770.0997, Brian at 239.745.5266, or contact us to get started.
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The data on this page comes from FGCMLS as of April 2026. If you own at Barefoot Beach and want to know what your home is worth today, request a current valuation using the form above. If you are looking to buy, reach out to Susana or Brian to walk the community with someone who has done the underlying analysis.
