Hankering to visit a Florida state park? Give in to the urge. Our state parks promise to show the real Florida, and generally deliver on that promise. I’ve found the real magic often kicks in when I’m ...

The breeze rustling through the oaks was cool for a March night, so we threw on sweatshirts before we left the cabin. My son and his wife had rented one of the rustic lodgings at Myakka River State ...

Myakka River State Park has only five guest cabins for rent. They’re hot tickets not only because they're scarce and crafted from cabbage palm logs: They're part of the Civilian Conservation Corps ...

Visiting a Florida state park is the perfect getaway. For this nature-loving day trip, I chose Myakka River State Park in Sarasota County on the west side of Florida. As you enter the park’s dense ...

Visiting a Florida state park is the perfect relaxing getaway. For this nature-loving, day trip I chose Myakka River State Park in Sarasota County on the west side of Florida. As you enter the park’s ...

SARASOTA — On a muggy Sunday, visitors to Myakka River State Park wiped away sweat from their face and made their way through the remote interior of Florida's oldest and largest state park despite ...