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Myakka River State Park

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Horseback riding and biking is permitted on certain designated trails and roads in the park. This part of the park is dominated by expanses of very low vegetation, fields of palmetto, that make a transition to islands, or hammocks, of tall pine and oak trees.
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sinkhole named Deep Hole is located on the northwest bank of the Myakka River in the Wilderness Preserve. The sink is 135 feet (41 m) deep though no evidence of a spring was found by a 2011–2012 research team.
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Picnic areas, canoeing, boat tours, and developed campsites are available. The park even has five cabins that were built not with logs, but with the trunks of native sabal palms.
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A good portion of the park is accessible by automobile. Myakka River State Park's main road, a 6.5-mile (10.5 km) drive between the north and south ends, leads visitors to a
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Six primitive campgrounds are accessible by trail throughout the park: Mossy Hammock, Bee Island, Panther Point, Honore, Oak Grove and Prairie.
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The main drive is also popular with cyclists, runners, and skaters. Bicycle traffic can be heavy, especially on weekends and holidays.
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Myakka River State Park has an excellent system of hiking trails. Walking trails crisscross the eastern side of the park.
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Climate data for Myakka River State Park, Florida, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1956–present
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The park is noted for its wildlife and some of the rare birds seen only in Florida, such as the
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are flat, nearly treeless plains with dense cover of grasses, forbs, saw palmetto (
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and floodplain forests. Near the floodplains of spring-fed rivers grow
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is a Florida rarity often found among the noted wildlife of the park.
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out to the river and a lake that is excellent for bird watching.
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Wetlands in the park include marshes and forested wetlands.
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southern coastal plain blackwater river floodplain forests
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Map showing the location of Myakka River State Park
Map showing the location of Myakka River State Park
Manatee
Sarasota
Florida
USA
Sarasota, Florida
27°14′22″N 82°19′00″W / 27.23944°N 82.31667°W / 27.23944; -82.31667
Florida Department of Environmental Protection

roseate spoonbill
Florida State Park
Interstate 75
Sarasota County
Manatee County
Atlantic coastal plain
Civilian Conservation Corps
Bertha Palmer
Myakka River
southeastern conifer forests
ecoregion
Florida longleaf pine flatwoods
woodlands
Pinus palustris
South Florida pine flatwoods
Pinus elliottii
Florida dry prairies
Serenoa repens

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