Manatee Viewing Center sets huge new record! The center hosted 1,100 manatees at one time, which dwarfs the previous record of 850, set last winter. 📍6990 Dickman Rd., Apollo Beach, FL 33572 💵 FREE admission and parking ⏰ Open daily through April 15, 10am to 5pm. Trails close at 4pm. The viewing center is closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and Easter. The manatees have gathered in the canal since the early 1970s. When the water temperature of Tampa Bay is 68 degrees or colder, the mammals gather in the clean, warm water discharge canal of Tampa Electric’s Big Bend Power Station, sometimes by the hundreds – and this year, repeatedly over a thousand. #tampabay #tampa #manatees #apollobeach #manatee #roamflorida #pureflorida #travel #explore