My husband and I just finished the airboat tour. We had a great time. We saw several gators and lots of different types of birds. Highly recommended!!

The trails, the canopy walkway, the tram and the boat trip around the lake - all worth the trip!! The canopy walkway is NOT for people with vertigo or fear of heights.

The nature in this park is wonderful. Plus you can ride your bikes or take a walking trail. My best part of this area was taking the air boat ride. That was on my bucket list. You are right there with the gators, herrons, ibis', and many more creatures. You can get some really great pictures up close so don't... More

This should be one of the most beautiful state parks in Florida. I have been in several of them, and this one surprised me. There are miles of paved road in the forest... excellent for riding bikes. There are several hiking trails. I stayed in a cabin. They are real cabins made of wood and with fireplaces. They are very... More

It is the highlight of the park, seeing the world from this high swinging walkway. Great walks on the well marked paths, beautiful sandhill cranes with chicks on the bird walk.

- The world's largest fan boat is also the world's slowest fan boat. Typical tour guide banter, along with the requisite stale jokes (tho some did bring a laugh from the crowd). Captain was very knowledgeable about the area. We saw several alligators and numerous birds. Apparently, though, alligators like to maintain a body temperature of between 80-85 degrees -... More

one of my goals on my trip to Florida was to see alligators in their natural habitat. the air boat ride at the park helped me achieve this goal. I do think you can see some alligators along the bridges without going on the boat ride, but the tour guide was very knowledgable during the slow paced, leisurly lake ride.

There are tons and tons of alligators in the two lakes within the river. I highly recommend the boat tour to see them. Go on the earliest morning tour to see the most. It's a beautiful park, and gigantic. Their big attraction is the canopy walkway, which is cool, but much shorter of a walkway than it appears to be... More

We drove here on our last night in Sarasota. It has great nature trails, lots of Spanish moss on the trees, and we even saw live gators and a few birds!