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Hydrobikes a hit with Naples Reserve’s water-loving residents



Above: Naples Reserve Island Club. Left: Naples Reserve residents - Ryan and Elizabeth Recla - exploring Eagle Lake on Hydrobikes. Below: Naples Reserve Outrigger Center.

Above: Naples Reserve Island Club. Left: Naples Reserve residents – Ryan and Elizabeth Recla – exploring Eagle Lake on Hydrobikes. Below: Naples Reserve Outrigger Center.

Naples Reserve is well-known in South Naples for its water-centric lifestyle that offers residents plenty of opportunities to get their feet wet.

At the Outrigger Center, the community’s two Duffy electric boats depart regularly from floating docks to cruise Eagle Lake. And if you prefer to do the paddling yourself, Naples Reserve has plenty of canoes, kayaks and paddleboards available for resident use.

 

 

Now, Naples Reserve offers another fun way to explore Eagle Lake: Hydrobikes. These high-performance, lightweight, easy-to-ride water bikes have quickly become a popular pastime for residents of all ages.

Jim Dill and his wife, Wanda, who were Naples Reserve’s very first residents, often entertain visiting friends and family in their Mallard Point home. True Naples Reserve pioneers, they saw the developer’s vision for a community of active residents – from young families to snowbirds – with a common love of the outdoors and an appreciation for Southwest Florida’s naturally casual lifestyle.

 

 

The Dills quickly mastered the Hydrobikes shortly after they were introduced in the community. Along with the community’s electric boats and paddleboards, the Dills often invite their guests to try the Hydrobikes.

“They are so stable – it’s almost like riding a regular bike,” he said. “You don’t even have to get your feet wet!”

Dill said they use the Hydrobikes to visit Kontiki Island in the center of Eagle Lake, and he’s looking forward to exploring a mile-long stretch of lakefront along the 76,000-acre Picayune Strand State Forest.

“The wildlife should be amazing,” he added.

Lifestyle and Fitness Director Carri Adam said the bikes were a natural addition.

“It’s great to offer another way for residents to get out, exercise and enjoy Naples Reserve’s lakes,” Adam said. “Hydrobikes are the perfect water toys!”

Naples Reserve residents also enjoy a full social calendar planned by Adam, who themes many of the events around activities and amenities offered in the community.

Designed to foster friendships, community events are a great way for residents to get to know their neighbors as they familiarize themselves with Naples Reserve’s amenities and all of the social opportunities offered within the community. In recent educational and entertaining presentations, residents have learned paddleboard basics, practiced bocce ball and even brushed up on their CPR technique!

Jim said he appreciates how responsive Naples Reserve’s developer, iStar, is to resident suggestions – including adding not one but two dog parks for the community’s four-legged friends. “They listen and take feedback,” he said. “We love living here! I wouldn’t live anywhere else.”

Residents also enjoy some friendly competition at the newly completed lakefront Match Point complex, with five tennis and four pickleball courts. Nearby, the Walk & Wag dog park offers four-legged friends their own place to play.

An additional dog park, Paws Awhile, is planned, as well as the Kid’s Cove playground and a picnic area for impromptu alfresco gatherings. Navigating a loop road encircling Naples Reserve, a meandering linear park for biking, hiking and jogging is designed to engage residents with their natural environment and provide an alternative mode of transportation throughout the community.

One of South Naples’ fastest-selling communities that recently surpassed the $125 million milestone, Naples Reserve channels the ambience of Florida’s old beach towns with Southern Coastal architecture and the spirit of Key West in a 688-acre community woven amongst 22 freshwater lakes – including the centerpiece 125-acre Eagle Lake.

Priced from the high-$200,000s to more than $1 million, Naples Reserve’s attached villas, single-family homes and custom estate homes offer up to four bedrooms, 1,519 to more than 3,500 square feet, flexible great room designs, studies, private master suites, and large outdoor living areas featuring kitchens and fireplaces. Homebuyers can add private floating boat docks to a limited number of available lots bordering Eagle Lake, where residents can enjoy electric boats, as well as boats with motors up to 2.5 horsepower.

Naples Reserve models are featured in six distinctive neighborhoods from Southwest Florida’s top homebuilders, including Ashton Woods, D.R. Horton, Florida Lifestyle Homes, KTS Homes, Lundstrom Development, Marvin Development, McGarvey Custom Homes and Stock Signature Homes.

With fresh designs by One of a Kind Design, Centro Stile by Ashton Woods, Soco Interiors, Nancy Peck Interiors, Pizzazz Interiors, and Robb & Stucky Furniture and Interiors, Naples Reserve’s 17 models present the most current color palettes and the newest trends in home furnishings, fixtures and finishes.

Naples Reserve offers the vacation-every-day lifestyle you’ve longed for, close to all downtown Naples has to offer – plus the famous white-sand Gulf of Mexico beaches.

Plus, Naples Reserve residents receive complimentary one-year social memberships at Walker’s Hideaway Marina of Naples, a yacht club along the Gordon River offering a marina, indoor storage for 600 boats, two waterside restaurants, outdoor pool and sauna, and access to Naples Bay.

Come get your feet wet at Naples Reserve! Visit the community at 14885 Naples Reserve Circle, located off U.S. 41, 2 miles southeast of the Collier Boulevard/CR 951 intersection and 10 minutes from I-75, Exit 101, or online at www.naplesreserve.com. ¦

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