Location:  The Shell Island Preserve is located within the urban boundary of Collier County in the southwest corner of Section 15, Township 51S, Range 26E, west of State Road (SR) 951, east of and surrounded on the north, west and south sides by Rookery Bay. Shell Island Road transects the southeast corner of the property.

Preserve Manager: Mitch Barazowski
Email:  Mitchell.Barazowski@colliercountyfl.gov
Phone: 239-252-2982

Preserve Size: 112 acres

Date Acquired:  6/10/05 and 9/9/19

Total Cost of Acquisition: $5,610,000

Public Access Status:  There is currently no public access at this preserve.  This preserve is considered a resource protection/restoration preserve. One mile west of the preserve on Shell Island Road is the Rookery Bay Briggs Boardwalk which is a ½-mile long boardwalk through similar habitat which is open for public use.