Culture On The Beach: Sarasota & Bradenton, Sarasota,...
Long known as one of Florida?s cultural capitals, little Sarasota shines. It has its own theaters, cabaret, dance companies, film festival, symphony, chamber music group, dinner theaters, chorale, jazz club, opera, ballet, di... trails.com
Lido Beach Pool
The bayside city of Sarasota is one of Floridas premier cultural centers, with an impressive art museum and a community tradition of sponsoring the arts. The areas gulfshore islands, especially Siesta Key and Casey Key, are l... trails.com
Bradenton - Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida
Brandenton and Sarasota, located just south of the Tampa & St. Petersburg on Florida's Gulf Coast, have many of great romantic getaway ideas as you will find in this eTrail. This eTrail contains the most magical places to sta... trails.com
Florida Gulf Coast Beaches: Tampa Bay To Venice, Sarasota,...
The Venice beaches are some of the prettiest in the lower Gulf, especially south of the Venice Inlet where there are still rolling dunes and long expanses of undeveloped beach like Caspersen Beach. Like most of the communitie... trails.com
Myakka River State Park
- Conveniently located near the pristine shores of Florida's Gulf coast, Myakka River State Park has been a protected parcel long before many individuals considered the idea of protected public lands. The park harbors seve... wildernet.com
Madira Bickel Mound State Archaeological Site
This ancient Native American site was the first in Florida to be designated a State Archaeological Site. Karl and Madira Bickel donated the mound and surrounding property to the state in 1948. The flat-topped cerem... floridastateparks.org
De Soto National Memorial
- The De Soto National Memorial is small in geographic size, a mere 25 acres, but large in terms of historical significance. Costumed park staff interpret Hernando de Soto's North American search for gold and power. Touris... wildernet.com
Lake Manatee State Park
Lake Manatee State Park extends along three miles of the south shore of Lake Manatee, our namesake, which serves as a water reservoir for Manatee and Sarasota counties. Despite the name of the lake and park, visitors cann... citysearch.com
Gopher Trail - Loop
Lake Manatee State Park is a perfect example of the quiet and relaxed atmosphere that some of Florida's natural areas have to offer. Today, the 2,400 acre reservoir that makes up Lake Manatee supplies drinking water to Ma... localhikes.com
Myakka Wilderness Preserve
This is a sand road walk in full sun most of the way walking through open prairie. Not much wildlife but we did see the dung beetle and lots of birds. The area that goes to the lake is beautiful. The wilderness area is co... localhikes.com
Yellow Trail: Oscar Scherer State Park, Osprey, Florida
The Yellow Trail path passes through mesic pine flatwoods, prairie hammocks, and scrubby flatwoods. It starts in an area that was once prime scrub jay habitat, but the native scrubby flatwoods cleared in the 1940s and replace... trails.com
Red Trail: Oscar Scherer State Park, Osprey, Florida
The best opportunity for wildlife viewing occurs after the trail veers away from the homes and moves toward South Creek. Don?t be lured off the main path by any of the service roads you pass; stay on the trail. As in most are... trails.com
Green Trail: Oscar Scherer State Park, Sansibel, Florida
The Green Trail will take you through scrubby flatwoods and mesic pine flatwoods. It is considered the best biking trail in the park. At the start, the path crosses South Creek by bridge and leads to the campground. After pas... trails.com
Canopy Walkway And Boylston Nature Trail, Sarasota, Florida
This popular park near Sarasota features North America?s first canopy walkway located in a subtropical forest. Canopy walkways have a sound scientific value, offering a way to study forest treetops that otherwise would be dif... trails.com
Blue Trail: Oscar Scherer State Park, Osprey, Florida
This hike also passes through scrub jay habitat as it passes through mesic pine flatwoods and scrubby flatwoods. This is a dry open area with lots of sand, which makes biking difficult in spots. trails.com
Bradenton Area, Bradenton, Florida
Once a pioneer town named for 19th-century settler Dr. Joseph Braden, Bradenton and its busy environs comprise a booming community along the Manatee River at its confluence with the Gulf of Mexico. The area?s gulfshore villag... trails.com
Oscar Scherer State Park
This park is located a few miles south of Sarasota on US 41. Sarasota Gulf beaches are nearby, with all their amenities. The park preserves pinewoods scrubland, which is fast disappearing in Florida. A needed home to the thre... trails.com
Oscar Scherer State Park
A large acreage of scrubby flatwoods makes this park one of the best places to see Florida scrub-jays, a threatened species found only in Florida. The park protects scrubby and pine flatwoods that were once widespr... floridastateparks.org