Myakka River State Park

We went to Myakka River State Park a couple of weekends ago.

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Early Saturday morning by the river

Myakka River State Park  is about 9 miles east of Sarasota and about 90 miles south of where we live. It is one of the largest state parks in Florida, covering several thousand acres.

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Myakka Wildlife Tours airboat – photo from the park website

There are tram tours in the cooler months, and airboat tours year round on really large airboats.

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Wooden walkway through the tree canopy – photo from the park website

There is a raised canopy walkway and lots of hiking trails.

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All the rest of the day on Saturday

But we didn’t get to do any of that. Because it rained all day on Saturday. I guess it’s good we enjoy each other’s company.

We’ve made reservations to take a long weekend there over Labor Day. And then we’ll do EVERYTHING!

 

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