Little Manatee River State Park This state park is located just off U.S. Highway 301 next to the Little Manatee River. The park only has 30 campsites, an equestrian trail and small camping area and a primitive camping area next to the river. There is a nice new bathhouse in a separate area with a canoe and kayak launch area. They have a separate picnic area with a playground with a portable stage set-up for concerts. This parking area could use some work though. The Family campground has nice long sites with lots of vegetation between each one for privacy. They have water and electric but no sewer. The bathhouse is huge with three hot showers and very decent water pressure. They also have a utility building next to the bathhouse with two washers and dryers ($1.75 to wash and $1.50 to dry). You can get two or three bars on your cell phone throughout most of the park. We could not get any TV reception using just our outside antenna. We liked camping there and roaming around the park. It’s not really very big and they were doing some changes to the canoe launch area. The new day use area is pretty nice and there is a long trail along the river with covered picnic pavilions with barbecue grills, a playground area, a very large parking lot for special events. I imagine they get a lot of visitors during the summer going down the river but maybe not so much in the camping area though. The family campground is separate from the equestrian camping area. That area didn’t have its own shower house though. These sites are long and shady underneath some pretty tall pine trees. We drove down to the group/primitive camping area but wasn’t really impressed with that one. That really could use some improving especially since it is also located along the river. Little Manatee River State Park 215 Lightfoot Road Wimauma, Florida 33598 (813) 671-5005 https://www.floridastateparks.org/park/Little-Manatee-River 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. Camping Fees: $22.00 per night, plus tax. 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 Youth Camping: $1.00 per youth, plus tax $5.00 per adult/chaperone, per night, plus tax. Pavilion Fees: $40.00 plus tax: Large Pavilion $20.00 plus tax: Small Pavilion Canoe Rental: 1 to 3 hours (half day) $15.00 per canoe 4 to 6 hours (whole day) $30.00 per canoe 31 Campsites (Laundry Facilities, Ice and Firewood at Ranger Station) 4 Horse sites: 47Ft Back-In/30Amp – 2 50Ft Back-In/30Amp – 1 55Ft Back-In/30Amp – 1 27 Family Camping: 38Ft Back-In/50Amp – 1 39Ft Back-In/50Amp – 1 40Ft Back-In/50Amp – 2 43Ft Back-In/50Amp – 3 45Ft Back-In/30Amp – 1 46Ft Back-In/50Amp – 3 47Ft Back-In/50Amp – 1 49Ft Back-In/50Amp – 1 50Ft Back-In/30Amp – 1 52Ft Back-In/50Amp – 1 53Ft Back-In/50Amp – 2 54Ft Back-In/50Amp – 1 55Ft Back-In/30Amp – 2 55Ft Back-In/50Amp – 2 58Ft Back-In/50Amp – 1 59Ft Back-In/50Amp – 1 62Ft Back-In/50Amp – 1 69Ft Back-In/50Amp – 1 75Ft Back-In/50Amp – 1 WHERE TO GET WHAT YOU NEED GROCERIES Publix Super Market at Kings Crossing 4854 Sun City Center Blvd Sun City Center, FL 33573 (813) 633-3440 Winn-Dixie 4445 Sun City Center Blvd Sun City Center, FL 33573 (813) 634-1191 Walmart Supercenter 4928 FL-674 Wimauma, FL 33598 (813) 633-1467 OPEN 24HRS GAS Murphy USA Gas Station 4920 FL-674 Wimauma, FL 33598 (813) 634-4532 Shell Gas/Convenience Store 5133 FL-674 Wimauma, FL 33598 (813) 634-2907 BP Gas/Convenience Store 5802 FL-674 Wimauma, FL 33598 (813) 633-3133 Shell Gas/Convenience Store 711 Cypress Village Blvd Sun City Center, FL 33573 (813) 634-6180 RESTAURANTS Ana’s Restaurant 5705 FL-674 Wimauma, FL 33598 (813) 634-3721 Old Castle Restaurant (German Bites & Beer) 3830 Sun City Center Blvd Suite 107 Ruskin, FL 33573 (813) 633-3331 http://oldcastlerestaurant.com Sonny’s BBQ 724 Cypress Village Blvd Sun City Center, FL 33573 (813) 642-0907 http://sonnysbbq.com Bob Evans Restaurant 102 Commercial Center Dr Sun City Center, FL 33573 (813) 634-9940 http://bobevans.com SUPPLIES Camping World of Tampa 4811 McIntosh Rd Dover, FL 33527 (888) 851-2832 http://campingworldoftampa.com Tampa Bay Outfitters, LLC 701 S Howard Ave, Tampa, FL 33606 (813) 254-8444 http://tampabayoutfitters.com RV PROPANE Hide-A-Way RV Resort (Sells LP Gas) 2206 Chaney Dr Ruskin, FL 33570 (800) 607-2532 http://hide-a-wayrvresort.com Hawaiian Isles RV Resort (Sells LP Gas) 4054 Aloha Blvd Ruskin, FL 33570 (813) 645-1098 http://hawaiianisles.rvresorts.com/about.html U-Haul Moving and Storage 377 W Brandon Blvd Brandon, FL 33511 (813) 689-8166 https://www.uhaul.com/Locations/Propane-near-Brandon-FL-33511/786067/ LAUNDROMAT Soap Opera Laundromat 329 N US-41 Ruskin, FL 33570 (813) 645-9564 http://soapoperalaundromat.com MEDICAL CARE South Bay Hospital 4016 Sun City Center Blvd Sun City Center, FL 33573 (813) 634-3301 http://southbayhospital.com MAP OF THE AREA Area Map around Little Manatee River State Park Our YouTube video from the pictures we took while we were there: