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There are 175 [1] state parks and 9 state trails in the U.S. state of Florida which encompass more than 800,000 acres (320,000 ha), [2] providing recreational opportunities for both residents and tourists. Almost half of the state parks have an associated local 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, often styled, "Friends of {park name} State Park ...
Lake Manatee State Park (Lake Manatee State Recreation Area) is a 556-acre (2.3 km 2) State Park in the U.S. state of Florida, located on the south shore of 2,400-acre (10 km 2) Lake Manatee. It is 9 miles (14 km) east of I-75 on State Road 64 in Bradenton. It is made up of pine flatwoods, Sand Pine scrub, marshes, and hardwood forests.
Myakka River State Park is a Florida State Park, that is located nine miles (14 km) east of Interstate 75 in Sarasota County and a portion of southeastern Manatee County on the Atlantic coastal plain. This state park consists of 37,000 acres (150 km 2), making it one of the state's largest parks. It is also one of the oldest parks in the state.
Florida's only antebellum property restored as a Confederate shrine: a plantation house and grounds built 1844–57, managed (and altered) 1925–49 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Also known as Gamble Plantation Historic State Park. [7] 4: Braden Castle Park Historic District: Braden Castle Park Historic District
The park is named after a natural spring at the location. In 2006, the park's natural spring was designated a "Florida Natural Spring" by the Florida Geological Survey of Natural Springs. [1] [2] The park is one of the region's oldest parks and a gateway to the city's Riverwalk eastern expansion.
Public charter school: Established: 2010 () School district: School District of Manatee County Sarasota County Schools: Oversight: State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota: NCES School ID: 120123007901 [1] Head of school: Karen Lewellen, Dr.Karen Peck [2] Teaching staff: 20.00 (on an FTE basis) [1] Grades: 6–12: Enrollment: 515 (2019-20 ...
The Spring Run. Manatee Springs State Park is a Florida State Park located six miles west of Chiefland on SR 320, off US 19.Manatee Spring is a first magnitude spring that flows directly into the Suwannee River by way of a short run (though it is the longest spring run feeding the Suwannee River).
Manatee Village Historical Park preserves the pioneer heritage of Manatee County's founding period of 1840-1918. The historical park contains 14 preserved and replica structures representative of the founding period, including the 1903 Wiggins General Store, the Fogarty Boatworks, the 1912 Stephens House, a smokehouse, a sugar cane mill, a barn, the 1887 Methodist church, the 1908 schoolhouse ...