Myakka River State Park
![Green Enterprise: Business or service offering sustainable products and/or practices such as resource conservation, environmental responsibility, corporate social responsibility (CRS), worker and community wellbeing. Green Enterprise](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_4.gif)
![Park/Recreation Area: Green space that offers a place to relax and play outdoors. May include sports fields, picnicking, running paths, canoe rental, or workout/play equipment, along with diverse vegetation and a pond, creek or other water feature. Park/Recreation Area](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_94.gif)
![Waterfront/Riverside Park: Place where you can relax, walk or ride along and play by the water (includes water bodies of all types). May include a beach; swimming and wading may be possible. Waterfront/Riverside Park](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_62.gif)
![Wildlife Habitat: Native environment for animals and the plants that sustain them. Can represent native natural environments, or protected areas such as park reserves where larger animals and other wildlife can be found. Wildlife Habitat](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_83.gif)
![Canoe/Kayak Site: Boathouse, dock, ramp, rental shop or other site where you can launch a small human-powered boat into a body of water. Canoe/Kayak Site](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_99.gif)
![Bird and Wildlife Watching: Place to view animals in the wild. Officially recognized or locally-known sites could be accompanied by guidelines for viewing without harm, and details on the species you might see. May include organizations or wildlife centers that help protect animals. Bird and Wildlife Watching](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_90.gif)
![Camping: Area set aside for sleeping outdoors, using tents or other camping equipment. Care is needed not to destroy the surrounding vegetation, waterways, habitat or wilderness. Camping](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_104.gif)
![Ecotourism Resource: Ecotourism focuses on local culture heritage, nature, social benefit, volunteering and education. Can include sites of interest, tours, a green hotel, hostel or eco-camping site or other urban or rural tourism site that promotes energy efficiency, conservation, awareness and local economic opportunities. Ecotourism Resource](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_12.gif)
Overview
One of the oldest and largest state parks, Myakka protects one of the state´s most diverse natural areas. The Myakka River, designated as a Florida Wild and Scenic River, flows through 57 square miles of wetlands, prairies, hammocks, and pinelands. Visitors can enjoy wildlife viewing from a boardwalk that stretches out over the Upper Myakka Lake, and then take to the treetops with a stroll along the canopy walkway. The park´s River and two lakes provide ample opportunities for boating, freshwater fishing, canoeing, and kayaking. Hikers can explore trails that cross large expanses of rare Florida dry prairie.
Scenic lake tours are offered daily on two of the world´s largest airboats. Safari tram tours of the park´s backcountry are offered from mid-December through May. Full-facility campgrounds and primitive campsites are available. Five palm log cabins, built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps, have been modernized for comfortable lodging.
Myakka River State Park became a Sarasota County Green Business Partner in 2013. The Green Business Partnership (GBP) encourages environmental stewardship in the commercial sector, and recognizes businesses that make an extra effort to operate in an environmentally responsible manner. This collaborative effort includes businesses, business organizations and local governments. The GBP was initiated through a grant awarded by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to Sarasota County. For more information about the Green Business Partnership visit: www.scgov.net/greenbusiness
Location:
Comments
Connections
- Sarasota
- Sarasota
- Sarasota
- Sarasota
- Sarasota
- Sarasota
- Sarasota
- Sarasota
- Siesta Key
- Venice
- Germany
- SarasotaUnited States
- OaklandUnited States
- New YorkUnited States
- New YorkUnited States
- ClevelandUnited States
- RichmondUnited States
- SarasotaUnited States
- New YorkUnited States
- GenèveSwitzerland
- New York CityUnited States
- SarasotaUnited States
- OaklandUnited States
- SarasotaUnited States
- SarasotaUnited States
- ConakryGuinea
- Germany
- OaklandUnited States
- SarasotaUnited States
- GironaSpain
- SarasotaUnited States
- DaytonUnited States
- ChattanoogaUnited States
- OaklandUnited States
- New YorkUnited States
Multimedia
Impacts
No impacts have been left for this site yet - be the first!