Big Pine Island

  • Pair of red-shouldered hawks perched together on an oak branch at Big Pine Island, Florida
    Red-shouldered hawks — a common sight, an uncommon pair.
  • Vintage aerial photograph of Big Pine Island surrounded by wetlands and open water
    Big Pine Island from above — a private enclave ringed by wild Florida water.
  • Towering pines draped in Spanish moss rise through morning fog on Big Pine Island
    The island at dawn — a cathedral made of pine and moss.
  • Sunlit dirt road canopied by Spanish moss-draped trees leading into Big Pine Island
    The road in. Leave the noise behind.
  • Pink and purple sunset sky filtered through a Spanish moss-draped oak on Big Pine Island
    Evening settles over the island.
  • Rainbow arcs over a Spanish moss-draped tree and lush grassland at Big Pine Island, Florida
    After the storm.

Wild Florida, Private Living

About fifteen families call this island home. Everything else here is wetland, wildlife, and weather. Alligators sun on the lawns. Hawks nest in the oaks. Fog rolls off the dirt roads most mornings. Sunsets happen for free.

This site exists to show that off.

If You’re Visiting the Site but Not of the Island

We hope it satisfies your curiosity. That said — we’d prefer it if strangers didn’t come onto the island all willy-nilly. Not that you aren’t delightful — we’re sure you are — but some of you are very entitled and take liberties the locals do not appreciate. The sometimes-working gate at the end of the causeway should deter the respectful (even when it’s open). The residents and homeowner’s association will deter the rest.

About the HA

We mentioned an HA, and for many property buyers that’s become a deal-breaker. Homeowner’s associations are considered meddlesome and power-hungry when left to run amok. We here on the island (almost) unanimously agree.

We’re required to keep one because of the surrounding wetlands it “manages.” Other than that, ours has been defanged. We’ve done what we can to strip it of any power over residents’ property.

If you’d like to buy here, we’d appreciate it if you’re similarly minded. Your business and preferences end at your property line.

This site was built collaboratively by a few of us. More photos and resident blogs will be added over time. If you’re of the island and want to contribute, email Dave.