Lehigh Acres, situated just 12 miles east of Fort Myers and two-thirds of the way down the Florida peninsula, is an ever changing and diverse community of approximately 75,000 residents who have exchanged their more structured lifestyles in other states, other areas in Florida and around the globe for the enviable quality of live here.
The Gulf of Mexico is just 25 miles west, which means only a 30 to 45 minutes drive to some of Florida’s finest sand beaches.
In Lehigh itself you can enjoy golfing at four championship courses, biking, tennis, walking and numerous other activities. Lehigh Acres offers ponds, lakes and canals, where you can go freshwater fishing all year-round. And on the Caloosahatchee River, which stretches north and east to Lake Okeechobee, you can go by boat on a direct channel west to the Gulf of Mexico, east to the Atlantic Ocean and north to mid-state Florida.
Travel to and from Lehigh Acres is easily accomplished on Lee Boulevard and Gunnery Road. To reach Fort Myers Airport it takes only 20 minutes. And Lehigh Acres is just the right starting point for you to explore the Florida peninsula by daytrips in all directions, north-west to St. Petersburg and Tampa, north to Orlando, south-east to Fort Lauderdale and Miami, south to the Florida Keys or south-west to Naples.
Lehigh Acres also offers expanding shopping facilities, top supermarkets, specialty shops, banking institutions and a state-of-the art 88 bed, fully accredited hospital.
But a semitropical climate may be Lehigh Acres greatest asset. Sunny days are the rule, and temperature extremes rarely last long. The average annual temperature is 74 degrees Fahrenheit, with summer highs in the 90’s and winter lows in the high 40’s. In winter sunshine warms the days. In summer occasional afternoon rain showers cool the air, keep the landscape a lush green, and nourish an amazing variety of blooming plants and shrubs.
Lehigh Acres is just the right location for your wonderful relaxing vacation!
And who knows, maybe you will belong to the many vacationers who explore Lehigh Acres and eventually return to settle here.

