Lee County says vehicles with a disabled veteran license plate (DAV), “specific mechanical modifications for disability accommodation,” and those with a Florida Toll Exemption pass “do not need to pay for parking at these locations” (Lee County, retrieved Oct. 6, 2026). The sentence appears under three headings on the county parking page: boat ramps, parks and preserves, and beaches.
The boat ramp list on the parking page names Alva, Davis, Imperial River, Lavender’s Landing, Matlacha, Pine Island Commercial Marina and Punta Rassa. The parks and preserves list includes Caloosahatchee Regional Park, Hickey Creek Mitigation Park, Lakes Park, Manatee Park and Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve. The beach list includes Bonita Beach Access #1, Bonita Beach Park, Little Hickory Island Beach Park, Bowditch Point Park, San Carlos Bay/Bunche Beach Preserve and Lynn Hall Memorial Park. Several of those beach lots are shown as closed for construction in fall 2026. Our Lee County ramp and parking fees page lists the standard rates.
For county downtown lots the page says: “Vehicles with accessible parking permits or license plates are required to pay standard parking rates” and “Parking is free for Disabled Veterans with vehicles that have a Disabled Veteran license plate.”
The parking page does not explain how to get a Florida Toll Exemption pass, does not list documents to carry and does not say how the exemption is applied at the Premium Parking kiosks or app. It does say a camera captures the license plate on entering and exiting a lot. For any question about eligibility, call the number listed on that facility’s county page.
Parking and fishing licenses are separate programs. Our disabled veteran and military fishing license post covers the license side, and our license guide covers the rest.