Florida RFI
Hi all, we will be in Florida the first week of May for some business and some pleasure. We will be in St. Augustine for a couple days to photography birds at the Alligator Farm rookery. Then will be in the Beverly Hills area towards the West coast and want to hit the Crystal River area to look for Manatee. Any advice on the best Manatee places around the Crystal River in May? Also, any other mammal or herp hotspots that would be worth a stop in those areas?
Thanks in advance.
Alan
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vdinets
May might be too late for Crystal River (although with this year’s weather nothing is certain). There are a few sites on the E side, but all are a bit far south. Up north, your best bet would probably be Canaveral National Seashore, also on the E side.
If I were you, I would contact one of the manatee viewing tour operators in Crystal River 2-3 days before going there and ask them if the tours are still running.
Vladimir Dinets
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heavenlyjane
We prefer seeing manatees at Blue Spring State Park, which is near the East Coast, between Daytona Beach and Orlando. You cannot swim with manatees there but the viewing is superb and the setting is primordially beautiful. The park has cabins and camp grounds. We prefer to stay on site because the park is closed the public until around 9-10 each morning and people who are lodging there have the place to themselves.