A manatee comes up for air at Manatee Park off of Palm Beach Boulevard in Fort Myers on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. Temperatures have cooled off in Southwest Florida with some areas seeing the 40’s in ...

Manatees -- and the humans who love them -- gather every winter at Lee County Manatee Park in Fort Myers. (Courtesy Lee County Parks & Recreation staff) Courtesy Lee County Parks & Recreation staff.

Manatee Park is a refuge for Florida manatees between December and February. During these colder months, the animals flock to warm pockets of water to escape chilly temperatures. Since the park is ...

The park and Save the Manatee Club work together to get daily manatee counts, which are available at savethemanatee.org and by calling Blue Spring State Park at 386-775-3663.

While small in size, Lee County Manatee Park provides information and programming for over 200,000 visitors annually. Information: leeparks.org or 239-533-7521. Driving directions: Take I-75 to ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed all state appropriations Manatee County sought in state budget, as George Kruse criticizes state ...

Nearly 1,000 manatees gathered at Blue Spring State Park on one of the coldest winter days of the season. Here's why the growing number of manatees at the park is encouraging.

Wayne Hartley, a manatee specialist with Save the Manatee Club, tallied 626 manatees in the spring run at Blue Spring State Park on Jan. 23, 2024.

The park will include the first official dog park in Manatee County's District 4, two pickleball courts, a half-mile fitness trail, an open lawn area, natural wetlands, and public restrooms.

A 1,000-pound female manatee that was recovering at a Florida state park from a boat strike drowned earlier this year after employees left her unattended and she became trapped, according to a ...

Now’s the best time to see manatees up-close in Southwest Florida. And one of the best places for sea cow viewing is Manatee Park, east of Fort Myers.

When the ocean temperature dips below 68 degrees, manatees make a beeline to the park, with its bath-like water temperatures. And so do humans, drawn to the massive, docile creatures.