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Burnt Store Isles in Punta Gorda

Burnt Store Isles is a canal neighborhood in the south part of the city of Punta Gorda, platted as Punta Gorda Isles Sections 15 and 18, with its own city-maintained canal system that includes a boat lock.

At a glance

Burnt Store Isles at a glance

A canal neighborhood in the south part of Punta Gorda with its own city-maintained canal system and boat lock, 4 minutes from Publix and 9 minutes from downtown Punta Gorda.

Airport
Punta Gorda (PGD), 11 min; RSW, 48 min
Lifestyle
Waterfront

The area

Living in Burnt Store Isles

Overview of Burnt Store Isles

Location
South part of the city of Punta Gorda
Platted as
Punta Gorda Isles Sections 15 and 18
Canals
City-maintained saltwater canal system with a boat lock
Home types
Single-family homes and villas
School district
Charlotte County: Sallie Jones, Punta Gorda Middle, Charlotte High
I-75
10 min to Exit 158 (Tuckers Grade)
Beach
Englewood Beach, 50 min

About Burnt Store Isles

  • Its own city-maintained canal system, which includes a boat lock.
  • Publix on US 41 is 4 minutes away, and the zoned schools are 7 to 11 minutes away.
  • Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park, 7 minutes down Burnt Store Road, has hiking trails and paddling.
  • Downtown Punta Gorda's waterfront restaurants and the Military Heritage Museum are about 9 minutes away.
  • Punta Gorda Airport (PGD), 11 minutes away, has nonstop flights to more than 50 destinations.

Burnt Store Isles is in the southern part of the city of Punta Gorda, southeast of the main Punta Gorda Isles canals. Like Punta Gorda Isles, it was laid out in the boom that began in the late 1950s with canals connected to Charlotte Harbor, and its land was platted as Punta Gorda Isles Sections 15 and 18. The neighborhood is inside the city limits.

The land is flat and threaded with seawalled saltwater canals. The city's Burnt Store Isles canal district maintains 18 miles of seawall and dredges 9 miles of canals, and the system includes a boat lock and the Burnt Store Inlet. The neighborhood has about 1,850 single-family homes, many of them on a canal, along with villa condominiums such as Villas of Burnt Store Isles, Villa Grande at Burnt Store Isles and Vizcaya at Burnt Store Isles. Most homes date from the 1980s onward.

Canal lots are in the Burnt Store Isles Canal Maintenance Assessment District, which pays for seawall repair, dredging and mangrove trimming. Punta Gorda Airport is about 11 minutes away by car, downtown Punta Gorda about 12 minutes and Southwest Florida International Airport about 47 minutes south.

Schools near Burnt Store Isles

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Getting around near Burnt Store Isles

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What to know before you buy in Burnt Store Isles

  • What the HOA and any CDD fees are, what they cover, and whether a transfer fee applies at closing
  • The flood zone and elevation of the home, and a flood insurance quote before your inspection period ends
  • Rental and lease rules, if you may rent the home out
  • Drive times at the hours you would really travel, to work, to SRQ, and to the beaches

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Burnt Store Isles FAQ

Is Burnt Store Isles part of Punta Gorda Isles?

It was platted as Punta Gorda Isles Sections 15 and 18, so some deeds and listings still use those names. The neighborhood goes by Burnt Store Isles and has its own canal maintenance district, separate from the Punta Gorda Isles district.

Do boats in Burnt Store Isles go through a lock?

Yes. The Burnt Store Isles canal system includes a boat lock that the city maintains along with the canals, waterways and navigable channels in the district. Ask about the lock and the route to open water when you compare canal lots.

Who maintains the canals and seawalls?

The City of Punta Gorda. The Burnt Store Isles Canal Maintenance Assessment District, created in 1996, maintains 18 miles of seawall, dredges 9 miles of canals and trims mangroves within the district. A five-member canal advisory committee of Burnt Store Isles residents advises the City Council.

How far is Burnt Store Isles from the airports and downtown?

Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) is about 11 minutes away by car and downtown Punta Gorda about 12 minutes. Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers is about 47 minutes south.

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Climate

Weather, month by month

Average high and low in °F, and rain in inches, for each month.

Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)

  1. Janhigh 72.5°low 52.3°2.8 in
  2. Febhigh 74.9°low 54.6°1.9 in
  3. Marhigh 78.2°low 58.1°2.9 in
  4. Aprhigh 82.5°low 62.7°2.5 in
  5. Mayhigh 87.5°low 68.2°2.6 in
  6. Junhigh 90.0°low 73.6°7.1 in
  7. Julhigh 91.1°low 75.2°7.4 in
  8. Aughigh 91.5°low 75.3°9.1 in
  9. Sephigh 90.2°low 74.1°6.0 in
  10. Octhigh 86.3°low 68.3°2.8 in
  11. Novhigh 80.0°low 60.1°1.8 in
  12. Dechigh 75.2°low 55.2°2.3 in

Atlantic hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30 (NOAA National Hurricane Center, https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/climo/); June through September is the rainy season, with most afternoons bringing a short thunderstorm.

NOAA climate normals, 1991 to 2020, Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ). Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals), as reproduced in the Sarasota, Florida climate table (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarasota,_Florida); read 2026-10-04.

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