About Pelican Preserve
Pelican Preserve is a gated community of 1,526 single-family homes in Fort Myers, built around 27 holes of championship golf. Day to day, the nearest golf course, The Club at Pelican Preserve, is about 0.3 miles straight-line from the community's center; the nearest library, East County Regional Library, is about 4 miles away; the nearest hospital, Select Specialty Hospital, about 3 miles.
Amenities include 27 holes of championship golf, the Town Center with theater, pools, fitness studios and dining, an adult lap pool, 8 Har-Tru tennis courts, 12 pickleball courts, the Destinations restaurant and Flip-Flops poolside grill, an amphitheater, a fishing pier and dog parks, a 38-acre nature preserve with boardwalk.
On paper, the community sits in evacuation zone D, and about half of its mapped flood features (50%) fall in zone X, outside the high-risk flood area. The average assessed just value across its 1,716 residential parcels was $430,055 in the county's 2026 roll.
Pelican Preserve sits in the Gateway area of Fort Myers, inside City of Fort Myers jurisdiction, and the single fact that shapes its recurring costs more than any amenity is the community development district. Unlike communities that carry no CDD, a sampled 2025 tax bill here shows a Gateway Services CDD assessment of $1,185.98 — the largest line in a $1,681.09 non-ad-valorem total that also covers City of Fort Myers fire rescue ($218.00), residential solid waste ($240.55), and the Lee County solid waste assessment ($36.56). Those public charges sit on top of ad valorem property tax, and because the CDD figure varies by lot and home type, treat the sampled number as an illustration, never a quote.
This is a gated community whose homes date, by Lee County records, to a 2004–2019 build window — WCI Communities began the project in 2001 and Lennar completed the build-out. One thing that can confuse a listing search: the Lee County GIS subdivision boundary counts 1,526 single-family homes, while the association's own history describes a 2,498-home build-out, so confirm which section a given address actually falls in. Golf anchors the amenity package — 27 holes of championship golf alongside a Town Center with theater and pools, an adult lap pool, 8 Har-Tru tennis courts, 12 pickleball courts, an amphitheater, a fishing pier, dog parks, and a 38-acre nature preserve with boardwalk — though these records don't spell out whether club membership is bundled with the home or bought separately, which is worth pinning down first.
A few practical checks: the community falls in evacuation Zone D, and FIRM panels split it roughly half Zone X and half Zone AE, so flood-insurance expectations vary by parcel. Fiber is available through Hotwire Communications (up to 1,000/500 Mbps), with Verizon fixed wireless and satellite as alternatives. Recorded rules also restrict fences and outdoor RV, boat, and work-truck parking. This page is an independent, records-based starting point — not affiliated with the Pelican Preserve Community Association, the club, or the developer — so confirm current dues, assessments, and rules directly with the association before relying on anything here.
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