What to Look For on Myakka’s Canopy Walkway The walkway is one of the park’s most popular attractions. By Ilene Denton November 29, 2017 Published in the December 2017 issue of Sarasota Magazine ...

The Myakka Canopy Walkway, an 85-foot-long boardwalk suspended 25 feet above the ground, is the highlight of any trip to this state park. Make sure you climb the tower at the end of the suspension ...

Hikers dip into shady trails lined with thick brush, a favorite path being the Myakka Canopy Walkway, which offers a rare peek into the ecosystems—both minuscule and massive—within the swampy ...

Canopy walkway stimulates ecotourism I was very pleased to see that Sarasota County leadership is focusing on ecotourism as an asset of the wonderful place we live (“Sarasota County eyes ...

Visitors move across the canopy walk — a 100-foot-long bridge 25 feet above the ground — at Myakka River State Park. (John Briley/For The Washington Post) ...

Many have taken a spin on the Upper Myakka Lake aboard the Gator Gal or Myakka Maiden airboats, or strolled the canopy walk suspension bridge. You can go home satisfied after any of those experiences.

Margaret Lowman, known world-wide as "Canopy Meg" for her tireless efforts to save global forests and the visionary behind the creation of the canopy walkway in Florida's Myakka River State Park ...

This tree-top canopy walkway is not really a trail. But it is 25 feet above the ground and stretches about 100 feet. It’s pretty awesome. The walkway is suspended between two wooden structures.

Myakka River in Myakka River State Park. Initially I was petrified at the thought of being in a body of water with alligators, but then I realized I didn’t sign up for this kayak trip to see birds.

For commanding views above the forest of Myakka River State Park, visitors can climb the stairs of this 74-foot tower, which stands at one end of a 100-foot-long canopy walkway that runs through ...

I am with my two kids, Kai, 8, and Christina, 5, and my sister Gina and her 5-year-old son Quincy, in Florida’s Myakka River State Park. It’s a moss-and-vine-draped domain of birds, mammals ...