Elias Amador wrote:
"Florida parks: 5 reasons to visit Myakka State Park
While you shouldn't plan to swim in the river or any patch of water here as Myakka is alligator haven, it is a perfect place for kayaking, canoeing and paddleboard"
My brother and I were canoeing in the Park a few years ago. We were in the river just below the lake, came around a bend and there were six or eight big ones laying on the bank. When they saw us they moved like a flash into the water. At least one of them bumped into the bottom of the boat and rocked us back and forth enough to make us grab the gunnels and hang on for dear life!