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    Lake Manatee State Park is located on SR-64 about 14 miles east of Bradenton.

    941-741-3028

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    This is a popular park and reservations are definitely recommended during the winter months. We made ours about a month ago and could only get 4 nights. Here we are on site 32.

    Date of Visit: Jan 2013

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    Sites here are nicely-spaced with vegetation to provide some privacy. This is site 40.

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    Site 44.

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    Sites 46 and 45.

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    Site 54.

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    Site 2 is a paved handicapped site near one of the bathhouses.

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    Site 6.

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    Site 16.

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    Site 19 has a bit of a view of the lake behind it.

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    Sites 25 and 23.

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    Sites here are nicely-spaced with vegetation to provide some privacy. This is site 34.

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    There is a modern bathhouse in the center of each of the two camping loops providing free hot showers.

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    It's just a short walk from the campground to the day-use area, where one will find picnic pavilions, a playground for the kids and this small swimming beach. Beware of the alligators!

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    There are about three miles of walking trails that cover much of the park's area. Some portions, such as here, are a bit wooded, while elsewhere the trails are out in the open. You can also ride a bike on them, but watch out for the occasional patches of deep, loose sand.

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    Along one of the trails we came across this skull. Deer?

    Amenities

    60 sites with W/E(30A) - $22

    Dump station, showers

    Canoe rentals

    941-741-3028

    Coordinates: 27.479879 N, 82.345146 W

     

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