Camping Lake Manatee

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Re: Camping Lake Manatee

Post by Skunk Ape » Wed Apr 07, 2010 5:12 am

I've been going to Ichetuknee the last few summers for a few days.Nice quiet campground across from the headwaters,now loud partying all night.Very nice tubing and snorkeling river.

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Re: Camping Lake Manatee

Post by Iluv2hunt » Wed Apr 07, 2010 6:05 am

We make a day trip there every year
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Re: Camping Lake Manatee

Post by Skunk Ape » Wed Apr 07, 2010 6:08 am

I love it and so do the kids.I usually snorkel the whole trip. Place is full of those Suwanee red eye bass.

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Re: Camping Lake Manatee

Post by Iluv2hunt » Wed Apr 07, 2010 7:09 am

Me too. I let everyone else rent a tube. I put on a snorkel and hold on to someone else's innertube. We always try to go during the week. I can't stand the crowds on the weekends. And if you get there late, they will sometimes shut it down after the quota of people have been down the river
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Re: Camping Lake Manatee

Post by houseofmicah » Wed Apr 07, 2010 2:47 pm

yeah, that place can get crazy crowded. we have taken that trip a couple times, my youngins arent too crazy about the water temperature so its hard to get started but they adapt after a bit

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Re: Camping Lake Manatee

Post by Skunk Ape » Wed Apr 07, 2010 9:09 pm

We usually get there Sunday afternoon and stay till Wed. Get back to the camper in the eve's build a fire and drink a few cold ones.

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Re: Camping Lake Manatee

Post by BUDMAN76 » Tue Apr 12, 2011 11:25 am

Did not like camping at Lake Manatee! not much to do and lot of noise from the two race tracks down the road. Try other places to camp in less you are going to the car races?

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Re: Camping Lake Manatee

Post by davedirt » Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:19 pm

Myakka....... There are Big Foots down there....i saw it on you tube and it looked like a bad mother. That thing got up from that tree
and went thru the brush........sorry for the derail. Its been a while since we had some big foot talk.
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