Welcome to the Friends of Lee County Manatee Park. Watch for updates on the arrival of manatees when they come to warm up in our canal.
Open 8am to sunset every day of the year.
Parking Fees apply: December 1st - March 31st $2.00 per hour or maximum of $5.00 per vehicle, per day. April 1st - November 30th $1.00 per hour or maximum $5.00 per vehicle, per day.
$20.00 per tour bus per visit
$10.00 per tour van per visit
Lee County residents provide visitor services as Volunteer Interpretive Naturalists trained in part by the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission. While small in size, Lee County Manatee Park provides information and programming for over 150,000 visitors annually.
This facebook page is managed by Volunteers.
Optimum viewing times are between the months of November and March due to the cooler gulf temperature. Manatee Park is a non-captive refuge for the Florida Manatee. Manatees are generally not present during the warm summer months. The park has an extensive butterfly garden. The park is a demonstration landscape for the Florida Yards and Neighborhoods (FYN) program. Picnic areas & shelters, fishing pier on the Orange River. Canoe/kayak launch to the Orange River. Program amphitheater and playground.
Reviews, get directions and information Manatee Park Friends.
