Even the folks who live on this island to the east of Marco Island call it tiny, but the wise ape will look beyond geographic size and look at what it offers. Only 35 minutes from Naples, this fishing community is in the heart of Collier-Seminole State Park with all the natural beauty that holds. You will be bringing your rod and reel, because this is where apes go to fish! And if all you want to do is boat around Gullivan Bay and maybe a little more on the Gulf proper, you can always buy a fish from one of the locals, take a picture and do what every good fishing ape does. Lie about the one that got away!

But if you are the wise ape we first mentioned, you won’t let the opportunity to live with the other 400 sea apes who call this tiny bit of seclusion home pass you by. You can reach Goodland via State Road 92.