Lake Manatee State Park This park has two circles of camping with about 60 sites with 30 in each area. You can access the lake from the large picnic area which has pavilions, picnic tables, barbecue grills, a volleyball court, swimming and a large bathroom with outside showers. There are trails to walk and bike ride. They also have a large boat ramp area with two metal floating docks. Fishing, Swimming, and hiking seem to be the main activity of the park. There is a paved road into both camping areas with one large bathhouse each. They are extremely nice bathhouses with plenty of hot and cold water with great water pressure. Each of the campsites has vegetation of both sides and in the back for privacy and are sand and gravel. There are no laundry facilities here for campers. Each campsite has a long pipe above the water faucet with a sprinkler head. We were told this was in case of fire in the park. There are also no sewers on the sites. The dump station is located on the road leading out of the camping area. The best for me was that we got 4 and 5 bars on my cell phone and internet wireless and mom got to watch regular TV. Even our pitiful antenna got about 20 stations for most of the time we were there. Lake Manatee State Park 20007 State Road 64 Bradenton, Florida 34212 (941) 741-3028 https://www.floridastateparks.org/park/Lake-Manatee Admission Fee: $5.00 per vehicle. Limit 2-8 people per vehicle. $4.00 Single Occupant Vehicle. $2.00 Pedestrians, bicyclists, extra passengers, passengers in vehicle with holder of Annual Individual Entrance Pass. Pavilion Fee: $70.00 per day, seating capacity of 75. Canoe Rental: 2 hour minimum rental – $5.00 per hour, $20.00 maximum for the day. Camping Fee: $22.00 per night, plus tax. Includes water and electricity. Florida residents who are 65 years of age or older or who hold a social security disability award certificate or a 100 percent disability award certificate from the Federal Government are permitted to receive a 50 percent discount on current base campsite fees. Proof of eligibility 54 Campsites: (No laundry facilities in the campground, no sewers on sites) 45 Back-In/30Amp – 16 50 Back-In/30Amp – 21 55 Back-In/30Amp – 4 60 Back-In/30Amp – 11 65 Back-In/30Amp – 2 WHERE TO GET WHAT YOU NEED GROCERIES Walmart Supercenter 6225 FL-64 Bradenton, FL 34208 (941) 708-2800 OPEN 24 Hours Publix Supermarket Rivers Edge Shopping Center 5001 FL-64 Bradenton, FL 34208 (941) 744-0866 Walmart Supercenter 5910 Ranch Lake Blvd Bradenton, FL 34202 (941) 799-5538 Opens at 6:00 am GAS Speedway Convenience Store 11002 FL-64 Bradenton, FL 34212 (941) 747-5976 RaceTrac Gas Station 8100 FL-64 Bradenton, FL 34209 (941) 744-2570 Mobil Gas Station 10508 SR 64 East Bradenton, FL 34212 (941) 746-5444 RESTAURANTS Acapulco Mexican Restaurant 1833 Lakewood Ranch Blvd Bradenton, FL 34211 (941) 708-3308 http://acapulcofl.com Scrambled 1857 Lakewood Ranch Blvd Bradenton, FL 34211 (941) 243-3855 http://scrambledrestaurants.com Bob Evans Restaurant Creekwood Crossing 7393 State Road 70 Bradenton, FL 34203 (941) 752-8935 Rice Bowl Asia House Chinese & Sushi Restaurant Creekwood Crossing 7305 52nd Place E Bradenton, FL 34203 (941) 758-7973 http://ricebowlbradenton.com Peach’s Restaurant Creekwood Crossing 7315 52nd Place East Bradenton, FL 34203 (941) 752-3366 http://peachs.net Bangkok Tokyo Creekwood Crossing 7337 52nd Place East Bradenton, FL 34203 (941) 739-8998 http://bangkoktokyoonline.com Cedar Reef Fish Camp 7240 55th Ave East Bradenton, FL 34203 (941) 896-9656 http://cedarreef.com SUPPLIES Walmart Supercenter 6225 FL-64 Bradenton, FL 34208 (941) 708-2800 OPEN 24 Hours Walmart Supercenter 5910 Ranch Lake Blvd Bradenton, FL 34202 (941) 799-5538 Opens at 6:00 am RV PROPANE U-Haul of Bradenton 3602 14th Street West Bradenton, Fl 34205 (941) 737-3744 LAUNDROMAT Bright ‘n Clean Laundromat 2609 Manatee Ave E Bradenton, FL 34208 (941) 749-5300 MEDICAL CARE Manatee Memorial Hospital 206 2nd St East Bradenton, FL 34208 (941) 746-5111 http://manateememorial.com MAP OF THE AREA Our YouTube video from the pictures we took while we were there: