La Costa Island is an island in Lee County in southwest Florida, located just offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. It lies just north of North Captiva Island, separated by a channel called Captiva Pass. Like North Captiva, Captiva and Sanibel Islands, La Costa is a barrier island to Pine Island (to the east of Captiva and north of Sanibel).
It is home to Cayo Costa State Park and Pine Island National Wildlife Refuge.
Coordinates: 26°40′19″N 82°14′49″W / 26.67194°N 82.24694°W / 26.67194; -82.24694
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