FRIENDS OF MYAKKA RIVER MEMBER REGISTRATION OPENS ON 8/17/24

GENERAL REGISTRATION OPENS ON 8/24/2022

Not a Friends member yet?  Annual Individual Memberships are $25, Family Memberships are $35.  Join us HERE. 

Celebrate BIKE YOUR PARK DAY and NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY at Myakka River State Park with a fun, 7-mile ride and a service project.

In this fun, and FREE, family-friendly event, in honor of Bike Your Park Day AND National Public Lands Day, we will use our bicycles to remove invasive plants, which threaten Myakka's biodiversity, and therefore health.

Harnessing pedal power, we will ride through the park, with Park Rangers and Friends of Myakka River members as our guides. We will enjoy a Wild and Scenic slow-paced 7-mile roundtrip loop on Myakka's paved Park Drive, while stopping to learn about her rich history.  Following the ride, we will engage in a 40 minute invasive plant removal service project.

• Limited to 30 participants
• Refreshments will be available.
• Park admission fees will be waived for all registered.
• Registration closes on Thursday, September 22, or once the event is full
• Suitable for all bikes
• Rain or shine!
• Check-in at the South Pavilion from 8:30-8:50
• Ride leaves at 9:00 am
• Park admission fees waived with registration for this free event
• Kids welcome with parents 
• Bicycle riders and passengers under age 16 are required by Florida Law to wear a helmet 
• Please bring work gloves and pruners
• All Friends of Myakka River members who participate in the event will have the chance to win a private after-hours guided bike ride for 4 with Team Bike Myakka! 

QUESTIONS?  Please contact Miri Hardy.