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Myakka Canopy Walkway

Myakka River State Park, Sarasota, FL
941-361-6511
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Ranked #20 of 70 attractions in Sarasota
Type: Bridges, Observation Decks/ Towers
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Hialeah, Florida
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 NEW

Short but sweet. NOT for people with fear of heights, but otherwise a worthwhile experience! Nice views from up there!

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013

It's an awesome view and worth doing, but much shorter than it looks online. The tower attached goes above the tree line, which is awesome to see, but scary tall.

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Cincinnati, Ohio
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013

This was a nice activity, but I was expecting more than one bridge also. I thought from my research online before going that is was a network of bridges. Was quite surpised to fine only one bridge. It was neat to climb the tower and get above the treeline.

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Bedford
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2013

I was expecting, based upon the various website information the canopy walk was an extensive network of tree walk paths. That is not the case. The walkway is only about 100 feet long with an observation tower at the end. The views are OK but do not go for only the canopy. I suggest you do after visiting Myaka State... More

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Sarasota, Florida
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2013

It is not every day that you can take your children or grandchildren to see something unusual and have fun at it as well. Here you climb a pretty tall structure and walk on an elevated bridge, then climb higher to get above the tree canopy. Then you have a great view for miles and get to see flocks of... More

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Sherborne, United Kingdom
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2013

Its a bit of a trek to climb all the steps to get to the too of the wooden tower and to be honest a bit of a let down when you walk across the rope ladder and view tree tops.. a bit of a mmiss really...dont waste your energy.

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Kennesaw, Georgia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2013

Miles and miles to see - bring your binoculars. Also plenty of signage to tell you what to look for.

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Sarasota, Florida
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2013

We had family in town for the week, children and eight grandchildren - so, what do we do? A neighbor mentioned Myakka Park and we found it to be superb, spent the whole day there, walking, airboat ride, lunch/snacks and the superb view from the Myakka Canopy Walkway.

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Jacksonville
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2013

There is no way to get to the Canopy Walkway except up STEPS. For those of us with bad knees it is not an option and it is one of the things we particularly wanted to do at this park. We were disappointed. But we did enjoy riding through and taking the boat ride.

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Burleson,Texas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 April 2013

I would recommend this if you are not afraid of heights. Very short climb to some amazing sceanery. Very cool

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