| Palmetto Estuary Preserve | |
| Alt Name: | Palmetto Estuary Park, Palmetto Estuary Preservation Project |
| Iucn Category: | V |
| Map: | Florida#USA |
| Relief: | yes |
| Map Alt: | Map showing the location of the preserve in Florida |
| Map Width: | 284 |
| Location: | Palmetto, Florida |
| Coordinates: | 27.5128°N -82.5639°W |
| Area: | 20acres |
| Governing Body: | Palmetto, Florida |
Palmetto Estuary Preserve (or Palmetto Estuary Park) is a 20acres preserve in Palmetto, Florida. The preserve is located directly north of the Hernando de Soto Bridge and abuts the Manatee River.
Palmetto acquired the land as part of a land swap in the 1990s for the construction of Riviera Dunes, located on the eastern side of US 41 / US 301.[1] The ecological restoration of the area was done by Ecosphere Restoration Institute, a Tampa-based nonprofit organization.[2] The project was the first public-private habitat restoration in the Tampa Bay region and awarded Environmental Project of the Year by the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council in 2002.
A 50kW solar canopy was constructed at its northern parking lot in 2016 as a partnership between Florida Power & Light and the city of Palmetto.[1] [3]