Adults and children of all ages will discover the wonders of our coastal environment, engaging in a wide array of educational activities and events offered throughout the year.

Get your hands on resources to help your kids continue their education about Rookery Bay Research Reserve. Content includes worksheets, quizzes, videos and more. Your adventure awaits.

Rookery Bay Research Reserve’s Family Campout is the perfect way to get familiar with tent camping while staying safe, local and socially distant! Families can experience the outdoors while also enjoying some fun, socially distant activities! Each family will be assigned their own campsite with a maximum of 8 people per site. This is a non-campfire campout. Participants are required to bring their own camping gear.

A fun way to social distance, explore the 110,000-acre Rookery Bay Research Reserve and raise funds to protect our coastal environment!

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• Follow route directions and answer quiz show-style questions about things you’ll see long the way
• Stop at optional activities or stay in your vehicle the entire way
• An interactive day that engages the whole family
• Giveaways
• Rally ends at an exciting, undisclosed location for prize distribution

Thank you to our Sponsors
Ankrolab Brewing Company
Chet’s Courtesy Auto
Detailology
First Florida Integrity Bank
Florida Weekly
GreenLinks Gulf Villas at Lely Resort
Island Automotive
Life in Naples Magazine
Minto Communities
Naples Botanical Garden
Rising Tide Explorers
The Arlington
Zampogna Flores

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Sports Car Club of America

The inaugural Rookery Bay Classic Car Show in 2019 was a great success with 92 classic cars and over 800 attendees. Join us in 2020 for a bigger and better car show that is sure to entertain the whole family. We’ll be showcasing antique, classic and muscle cars plus food trucks and family-friendly activities for all ages!

Presenting
Pre-1930s Antiques
’40s & ’50s Classics
’60s & ’70s Muscle Cars

Sponsors
Ankrolab Brewing Company
Chet’s Courtesy Auto
Detailology
First Florida Integrity Bank
Friends of Rookery Bay
Island Automotive
Life in Naples
Minto Communities
The Arlington
The Fresh Market
Walmart
WAVV 101 FM
Zampogna Flores

Join us as we virtually journey into Rookery Bay Research Reserve every day during National Estuaries Week. Enjoy online “live streaming” adventures, interviews, videos, crafts and more with our Estuary Heroes including the Rookery Bay Sea Turtle Team, Shark Researchers, Marine Educators, Invasive Species Specialists and Shorebird Biologists.

Discover the nocturnal side of nature while camping with Rookery Bay Research Reserve Educators inside our Environmental Learning Center. This program will emphasize the unique Southwest Florida environments we call home. Participants are required to bring their own sleeping bag/pillow. Pizza and light snacks are included. Drop off at 5pm and Pickup at 8:00am next day.