Special Events for Manatee Springs State Park

• EVENING WALK
  Date: Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. Meet at the Waterfront Boardwalk.
  Description: Join Ranger Jones on an early evening walk on the boardwalk through Florida’s natural wetland. Listen for bird songs and look for turtles lounging and more. Please bring drinking water and bug repellant. Events are set up for every visitor to safely participate with little or no assistance required.
  
  Fees: This event is free with regular park admission.
  Contact: For more information, call 352-493-6072.
  
  Participation Requirements
  
  
• CLAY LANDING DAYS
  Date: Saturday & Sunday, November 28th & 29th, 2009. 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  Description:
  A Living History of Manatee Springs
  
  To celebrate the living history of this beautiful first magnitude spring, Manatee Springs State Park, with the help of the park’s Citizens Support Organization-The Friends of Manatee Springs Parks, Inc, present Clay Landing Days featuring covered wagon rides through the north trail system, where riders will find people from the past. The event also includes hay rides as well to provide more opportunities to visit our Seminoles and settlers. The hay ride is accessible to persons with disabilities with little or no assistance, including wheelchairs. Come join us on a fun ride and a journey into the past, where you will witness survival skills used by Native Americans and pioneers alike. Learn how they lived, what clothing they wore, how food was prepared over campfires and, if you master communication with them, you may even get to sample tasty morsels!
  
  Fees: Clay Landing Days activities are free with a paid park admission.
  Contact: For more information please call the park at 352-493-6072.
  
  Participation Requirements
  
  

Manatee Springs State Park Ranger Programs

• RANGER PROGRAMS
  Saturdays and some weekdays. Programs vary weekly and may include nature walks, moonlight walks, interpretive programs about Manatee Springs' cultural and natural resources, invasive non-native plants, guided canoe tours and even the occasional Covered Wagon ride! Activity level, time and duration will vary with each program. Please, contact the Ranger Station for exact time and location. Free with park admission.
  Call the park for information on available ranger programs.
  
  Call (352) 493-6072 for more details.
• SPECIAL YOUTH PROGRAM
  Ongoing. Wanted: Junior Rangers!
  Junior Rangers are kids ages 6-12 who help Florida State Parks by learning special secrets of the environment. They do this by visiting the parks and completing the fun activities in the Florida Junior Ranger newspaper. Manatee Springs State Park invites you and your family to experience the Real Florida. Come and enjoy this unique area and learn what you can do to help protect Florida's environmental treasures for future generations.
  
  Call 352-493-6072 for more details.