Port Charlotte has more than 165 miles of waterways providing access to Charlotte Harbor and the Gulf of Mexico and many more miles of natural shoreline bordering Charlotte Harbor and the Peace and Myakka Rivers.

Nine of the sixteen golf courses located in Charlotte County are found in Port Charlotte. The Charlotte County Sports Park and Stadium is home to a variety of festivals and events throughout the year. Tippecanoe Environmental Park offers hiking trails and wildlife viewing throughout 275 acres of scrub and pine flatwoods.

The Charlotte Players offer five or more theatrical productions each season, the Cultural Center offers educational, recreational and cultural activities almost every day of the year, and the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra presents a series of classical concerts each season.