Lovers Key State Park, Fort Myers Beach

If you like to have an easy kayak... if you like manatees... Ya gotta go! Maybe it was my lucky day... but I saw 7 manatees. And a dolphin!!! Some beautiful wading birds, and just a beautiful peaceful paddle all around. Even had a staff meeting - of course I was supposed to have a vacation day, but I can do zoom almost anywhere... and it gave my peers something cool to see on the meeting while I peddled and showed them a couple manatees that kept swimming near my kayak! Even sitting under the mangroves for half of the meeting made it the best meeting location ever! I will definitely go back! Super easy paddle/peddle for that laid back, lazy, easy does it day!

We absolutely adore this state park. Even if there’s a lot of people, there’s still plenty of room for everybody. They have trams to take you to another area of the beach if you don’t want to walk. They have a few different areas with concessions and bathrooms. The water is absolutely beautiful, you’ll want to spend all day here! Just don’t forget your sunscreen.