State Parks Near Sarasota, FL

14 state parks within 50 miles of Sarasota — the closest is Oscar Scherer State Park, 12.3 miles away, and 100,725 acres of state park between them. Of the 14, 6 list camping, 2 list cabins or lodging and 11 list trails. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Sarasota, not driving distance.

Camping near Sarasota

6 of the state parks above list camping.

Oscar Scherer State Park 12.3 mi · Camping, Group Camping
Lake Manatee State Park 15.4 mi · Camping
Myakka River State Park 15.5 mi · Camping, Equestrian Camping, Group Camping, Primitive Camping
Little Manatee River State Park 24.4 mi · Equestrian Camping, Group Camping, Primitive Camping
Alafia River State Park 39.1 mi · Camping
Cayo Costa State Park 48.7 mi · Primitive Camping

Cabins and lodging near Sarasota

2 of the state parks above list cabins or other lodging.

Myakka River State Park 15.5 mi · Cabin
Cayo Costa State Park 48.7 mi · Cabin

Hiking and trails near Sarasota

11 of the state parks above list trails.

Oscar Scherer State Park 12.3 mi
Lake Manatee State Park 15.4 mi
Myakka River State Park 15.5 mi
Egmont Key State Park 22.5 mi
Little Manatee River State Park 24.4 mi
Stump Pass Beach State Park 31.8 mi
Don Pedro Island State Park 36.4 mi
Alafia River State Park 39.1 mi
Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park 45.3 mi
Gasparilla Island State Park 46.2 mi
Cayo Costa State Park 48.7 mi

A park missing from those lists has not been ruled out — it means the agency record we hold for it does not say. Every park above links to what we do hold for it.

Other parks near Sarasota

National, regional and other state-managed land within 50 miles.

Judah P. Benjamin Confederate Memorial at Gamble Plantation Historic State Park 12.7 mi
De Soto National Memorial 14.1 mi
Madira Bickel Mound State Archaeological Site 15.9 mi
Ybor City Museum State Park 43.6 mi
Paynes Creek Historic State Park 49.2 mi

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