Myakka River State Park

What a breathtakingly gorgeous state park. My girlfriend and I camped here, this past weekend, and it is amongst our favorite florida parks that we've been to. Not only was it beautiful, but we felt that there was so much to see and do. We commented that it was like a theme park; "let's go to this part of the park to see this," "let's go climb the tower," "I think the scenic drive would be nice," etc. There were plenty of huge gators for us to gaze at, alongside nearly endless hiking trails. I was particularly amazed at the biodiversity in Myakka. There is prairie (my favoeite), tree canopy, a river with gators, a lake with a huge variety of birds, and an awesome tower that let's you see it all from above!

We only camped for one night but the space was excellent. There was a spigot and power outlet so we could keep our phones charged. Finally, the bathroom at the campsite was huge and very clean. Myakka River State Park is absolutely awesome and Im looking forward to returning!

Really good park for camping and hiking.
Love the canopy walk.
Parking is free but at entrance have to pay as your vehicle and per head.
If u love to hike u can walk on pave road or in dirt road.
Personal experience walking is better so on a way walking u can stop n do some bird watching and by the bridge at picture spot took pic of alligator n birds.
By canopy Bridge there is two trail, one is nature walk and to canopy trail and good information on little board.

Super park with lots of trails, kayaking, camping, fishing, and nature watching. Great place to see alligators and many birds! They have a little gift shop, restroom, and snack bar facility near the upper lake, and several picnic areas. Lots of parking. Get there at 6am if you want one of the 30 passes issued daily for the south part of the park, and take a trek to Deep Hole to see the alligator disco!

Came here to hike the nature trail and walk the bridge. It was a nice park. They were working on the boats so there was no boatrides at the time. Lots of grounds to explore.Just wear good shoes because it was quite muddy on the trails.

Definitely do your research before showing up. This place was a photographers dream if you have a little patience and love nature. There were so many alligators, which was such a treat. Definitely bring good walking shoes. I don’t know who wants to take a canoe out but it was an option. Thus is definitely a cool place to check out.