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Old Prairie Campground - Myakka River State Park
Sarasota, FL
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- Address:Sarasota, FL
About
The park features three campgrounds with 90 campsites. Each site is equipped with 50-amp electrical service, water, a fire ring and picnic table. The sites in Palmetto Ridge also have sewer hook-ups. A dump station is located near Old Prairie Campground. Laundry facilities are available to all campers in Old Prairie and Palmetto Ridge campgrounds. All campsites are located within 40 yards of restroom facilities with hot showers.
Sites in Old Prairie and Big Flats are dirt-based. Old Prairie and Big Flats do not have vegetation buffers.
Old Prairie and Palmetto Ridge campgrounds are located near the State Road 72 park entrance, the Myakka River, the campfire circle, a small playground and Myakka Friends Gift Shop. Well-behaved pets are welcome in these three campgrounds, up to four per site.
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Amenities
Showers
Flush Toilets
Potable Water
Dump Station
Electric Hookups
Camp Store
Picnic Tables
Fire Rings
Trash Service
Cell Service
Pet Policy
Pets allowed on leash
Campground Rules
- Campfires generally permitted — verify current fire restrictions before lighting
Within ~30 miles
Trails near Old Prairie Campground - Myakka River State Park
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Myakka River from Upper Myakka Lake
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8.2 mi561 ftgain
Easy
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Pine Levee and Boardwalk Loop Trail
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1.6 mi115 ftgain
Easy
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Sleeping Turtle Trail (North)
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1.3 mi82 ftgain
Moderate
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Sleeping Turtle Preserve Southern Loop
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1.6 mi105 ftgain
Easy
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Celery Fields Loop South
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2.1 mi69 ftgain
Easy
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Celery Fields Loop
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0.9 mi82 ftgain
Moderate
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Hunting unit around this campground
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