Skyway Fishing Pier State Park
About
Skyway Fishing Pier State Park is an 18-acre state park in Florida, about 5 miles from the town of Memphis. It is managed by the state park agency, State Park and Recreation, and the park itself is the whole of the land unit. The most comfortable time to visit runs from about November through April. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show highs in the low 70s to low 80s°F with only five to seven wet days a month. Summers are hotter and wetter, with highs around 92°F and up to 18 wet days in August. Short walks are close by. Emerson Point Park Trail is about 4 miles away, and Eagle Loop and the Barrier Free Nature Trail are both within about 6.5 miles.
Park size
18 acres
Location
Skyway Fishing Pier State Park
Florida
Data source: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (Protected Areas Database, public domain)
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Oct–Apr. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 72–85°F and lows of 52–68°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Bradenton 5 Ese, FL weather station, 12 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.
- Jan72° high52° low
- Feb75° high55° low
- Mar78° high58° low
- Apr83° high63° low
- May88° high68° low
- Jun91° high74° low
- Jul92° high75° low
- Aug92° high76° low
- Sep90° high74° low
- Oct85° high68° low
- Nov79° high60° low
- Dec74° high55° low
Where it is
- Skyway Fishing Pier State Park · State park
- Nearest town
- Memphis, Florida · 4.7 mi
- Managed by
- State Park and Recreation
Nearby
- Emerson Point Park TrailHiking4.1 mi
- Eagle LoopHiking6.3 mi
- Barrier Free Nature TrailHiking6.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)