Visiting the Center
Visitors can enjoy self-guided tours
during our normal visiting hours. Walk leisurely through the nature
preserve and pioneer history area, enjoying the sights and sounds of native Florida. Picnic tables offer a pleasant spot for a relaxed lunch.
Group tours are available with advanced
reservations.
Winter Hours (Jan 1-Apr.30)
Tuesday
- Sunday
10 :00 am to 4:00 pm
Summer Hours (May 1st -Dec.31st)
Thursday
- Sunday
10 :00 am to 4:00 pm
To view a short
VIDEO from our
2008 SW
FLORIDA HERITAGE FESTIVAL
click here
Admission
$7 per adult
$3 per child
(5-12 years of age)
Free
for children under 5 (maximum of 3 per adult)
Free for Members!
For school programs
and group tour rates,
contact us via phone
at (941)322-1000 or
email for information.
No pets, alcohol or
firearms
are allowed at Crowley Museum & Nature Center.
Directions
From
I-75/
Fruitville Road in Sarasota
Take Exit 210 (Fruitville Road/SR 780) and travel East for 11 miles to the
stop sign. Turn right onto Myakka Road and proceed 2.5 miles to the Crowley
Museum and Nature Center. The entrance is on the left. (Note: Myakka Road
doglegs several times, stay with the main, paved road until you see our
sign.)
From State Road 70 in Bradenton
Take State Road 70
east, past I-75, Lakewood Ranch and Panther Ridge. Turn right (south)
onto Verna Road. Travel for 4.5 miles on Verna Rd until it intersects SR 780 (Fruitville Road).
Continue South (Verna Road will change names to Myakka Road) and proceed 2.5
miles to the Crowley Museum and Nature Center. The entrance is on the left.
(Note: Myakka Road doglegs several times, stay with the main, paved road
until you see our sign)
*Note- Internet
map searches will not give you completely correct directions.
Crowley Museum & Nature
Center
16405 Myakka Road
Sarasota FL 34240
(941) 322-1000
CMNC offers numerous
Monthly Programs in addition to
Special Events throughout
the year.
