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Price
$70/night
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Reservable
Sites
5 campsites
Season
Year-round
Cell
Has Service
Pets
No Pets
Select a month, then check for open campsites
Price
$70/night
Booking
Reservable
Sites
5 campsites
Season
Year-round
Cell
Has Service
Pets
No Pets
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Wildlife-focused families or couples who want a real Florida ecosystem without tent stakes. Spring is the sweet spot for birding, comfortable temps, and active wildlife along the Myakka River. Cabin #001 has the strongest accessibility features of the five.
Campfire nights are off the table right now under Sarasota County's burn ban, the boat launch and bird walk are currently closed due to drought, and there's no cell service, no camp store, and no pets allowed. Confirm what's operating before you drive out.
Context for the broader area surrounding Myakka River State Park Campground, sourced from the federal Recreation.gov rec-area record.
Operated by the California Department of Fish and Game, under agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation, Northern California Area Office, Redding, California, the Trinity River Fish Hatchery is situated immediately below Lewiston Lake on the Trinity River. Capable of hatching 40 million eggs, the hatchery compensates for the upstream salmon spawning areas rendered inaccessibly by the Lewiston and Trinity Dams. Facility is open to the public. The fish hatchery was constructed as part of the <A HREF="http://dataweb.usbr.gov/html/shasta.html">Shasta/Tinity Division of the Central Valley Project</a>.
Located northeast of Weaverville on California Highway 3.
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Plan your visit between October and March to experience Myakka at its most comfortable—crisp mornings, pleasant days, and blissfully low humidity with mosquitoes taking a well-deserved vacation. Summer brings a different character: warm, lush, and dramatic, with towering thunderheads rolling in most afternoons and the landscape responding with verdant growth. Just be prepared for the trade-offs—more mosquitoes, muggier conditions, and the possibility of muddy trails and seasonal flooding after those spectacular storm shows.
Peak season with warm weather, perfect for water activities. Book early.
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Developed campground loops with electric hookups, picnic tables, fire rings, flush restrooms and hot showers in bathhouses, potable drinking water at bathhouses/spigots (may be temporarily unavailable during droughts), a camp store/outpost offering basic supplies and boat/canoe rentals when operating, and designated trash receptacles. Some services (boat rentals, potable water, specific programs) can be suspended seasonally or during drought/maintenance.
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