El Rio Golf Club in Fort Myers is a public course with an unusual rate sheet. It does not change the price by time of day. This post covers what the club’s rates page said when we retrieved it on Oct. 1, 2026. Our El Rio course page has the address and map.
The page lists a schedule effective 4/27/2026 through 11/1/2026, with three time columns: open to 12:00 PM, after 12:00 PM and after 3:00 PM. Every column shows the same number.
The page says all prices are tax inclusive. Because the schedule runs through Nov. 1, a new schedule should replace it within a month. Check the page again in early November.
There is no twilight discount to chase here. A morning tee time and a 3 PM tee time cost the same on the posted sheet. That makes the choice about heat and daylight, not price. In October the late-afternoon window is the comfortable one.
The $11 difference between walking and riding is the real decision. If you can walk, you keep the extra money. If you ride, you pay for the cart in the price.
The rate section did not give a cart policy, junior rates, a replay price, a booking window, a dress code or driving range details. The course does not publish a twilight rate or a junior rate on that page. That does not prove none exists. It means you should ask when you book.
El Rio has one of the simplest rate cards in Lee County: $25 to walk or $36 to ride, any time of day, through Nov. 1, 2026, tax included (course website, retrieved Oct. 1, 2026). For everything else, you have to ask the pro shop.