Camping at Myakka River State Park

Sarasota, Florida: With over 37,00 acres of wilderness, Myakka River State Park is one for the oldest and largest state parks in Florida. The park is a popular spot for hiking, biking, wildlife watching and of course camping.

Myakka River State Park features 90 sites on four categories; cabins, tent/RV, RV only and tent only. The sites are situated among four regions of the park. The cabins are on Cabin Lane, Sites 1 through 26 are in Big Flats Campground, Sites 27 through 48 are in Old Prairie Campground and Sites 49 through 90 are in Palmetto Ridge Campground.  In addition to these camping choices, Myakka River also features primitive camps and youth camps.

All campsites feature electric and water while some also have a sewer hook-up. There are bathhouses located throughout the campground loops which contain restrooms, showers and laundry facilities.

For entertainment, Myakka River features several miles of hiking trails with numerous opportunities to view wildlife. The park concession area offers a gift shop, restaurant, canoe/kayak/bike rentals and airboat/tram rides. Campground check-out is at 1pm and check-in is at 3pm. Campsites are $26 a night and came be reserved in advance by visiting the parks website.

We visited Myakka River State Park several time for day trips and decided to camp at Myakka for the first time on a one-night weekend adventure. Our campsite was site 5 in Big Flats Campground. It was located right next to the bathhouse. The site had very little brush separation to the adjacent site and was rather noisy due to proximity to the bathhouse. But we were limited on selection since it was the only site available when we booked. We will definitely return to Myakka River to camp in the future, we will just book far enough in advance to get a site with a little more privacy.

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