Visit Myyaka River State Park
One of the largest and most diverse nature areas in Florida, Myyaka River State park offers Sarasota hotel guests, such as those to Longboat Key Club & Resort, the opportunity to partake in sightseeing tours by airboat and tram.
Sarasota hotel visitors can learn about the ecology of the area and the interesting features of its many inhabitants during these inspiring, informational tours. During your Sarasota hotel vacation, you can see incredible wildlife, including alligators, bald eagles, sandhill cranes, ibis, egrets, deer, wild turkey, bobcats, and many other animals and birds.
The Myakka River, designated as a Florida Wild and Scenic River, flows through 58 square miles of wetlands, prairies, hammocks, and pinelands. Sarasota hotel visitors can view wildlife from a boardwalk that stretches out over the Upper Myakka Lake, then take to the treetops with a jaunt along the park’s canopy walkway.
The park´s river and two lakes provide ample opportunities for boating, freshwater fishing, canoeing, and kayaking. And for Sarasota hotel guests who are interested in some adventure, a boat ramp provides access to Upper Myakka Lake.
Hikers from our Sarasota hotel can explore trails that cross large expanses of rare Florida dry prairie. Scenic lake tours are offered daily on the world´s two largest airboats. Safari tram tours of the park´s backcountry are offered mid-December through May.