Lee County Parks & Recreation invites participants to enjoy a free garden tour of the Manatee Park butterfly garden and habitats.
The tours will be held at 9 a.m. every Sunday through March 2022. The tours meet behind the welcome center.
Visitors will enjoy walking the ADA accessible paths through the restored native plant habitats and butterfly gardens. A Volunteer Naturalist will lead the tour and participants will learn about the park’s history, its butterfly gardens and the native flora and fauna that reside in some of Florida’s habitats.
The tour is free with paid parking. A parking fee applies of $1 per hour; $5 per day through Nov. 30. Dec. 1 through April 30, the parking fee is $2 per hour; $5 per day.
Manatee Park is a non-captive refuge for the threatened Florida Manatee. Optimum viewing for the Florida manatee is between the months of December through March.
In addition to wildlife observation, the park offers picnic facilities, playground, fishing, self-guided ethnobotany trail and paddlecraft launch to the Orange River.
Manatee Park is open 8 a.m. to dusk. No pets are allowed. Manatee Park is at 10901 Palm Beach Blvd. 1.3 miles east of I-75 on SR 80 directly across the street from the FPL power plant.
For more information about Lee County Parks & Recreation locations, amenities, and events, visit www.leeparks.org, call 239-533-7275 or email leeparks@leegov.com.
