Atlantic Beach come to Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve, and there are other locations here than Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve, for example Lake Narcissus. A lot of rainfall falls at Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve; August is the wettest month with most
rain, and the driest of the months is November. And that's not all you can do here at Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve. Playing golf is lots of fun at Jacksonville Beach Golf Club, and lakes are such calm places, why not stop by Pleasant Point Lake.
Timucuan Ecological
& Historic Preserve is a tremendous wilderness area that everybody loves. Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve is a popular destination for people from Atlantic Beach. Why not explore a swamp like Cedar Swamp while you're here at Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve, and
a tremendous nearby hotel is Candlewood Suites JACKSONVILLE EAST MERRIL ROAD.
Why not camp at Fleetwood RV Park if you're here at Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve, and dry warm beds await you at Courtyard Jacksonville Northeast/Kendall Town. There are scores of exciting
activities for everybody to take pleasure in.
The 46,000 acre Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve was established to protect one of the last unspoiled coastal wetlands on the Atlantic Coast and to preserve historic and prehistoric sites within the area. The estuarine
ecosystem includes salt marsh, coastal dunes, hardwood hammock, as well as salt, fresh, and brackish waters, all rich in native vegetation and animal life. The Preserve was inhabited by the native Timucuan people over four thousand years before the arrival of the first Europeans.
The area has seen more than four centuries of exploration, colonization, agriculture, and commerce under the flags of France, Spain, England, the Confederacy, and the United States. The Timucuan Preserve has within its boundaries federal, state, and city park lands, and over
300 private landowners. The National Park Service works through cooperative partnerships with these agencies and private citizens towards a common set of management goals. CONTACTS Email - timu_interpretation@nps.gov
Fax- 904-641-3798 Write to
12713 Fort Caroline Road
Jacksonville, FL 32225 Phone
Visitor Information - (904)641-7155
TRAVEL BASICS
Operating Hours, Seasons
The Preserve is open daily (except
December 25) from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Getting There
PLANE - Jacksonville International Airport is about 20 miles northwest of the park. Visitors must provide their own transportation (taxi or private automobile)to the park. CAR - Fort Caroline
National Memorial Visitor Center is located near the intersection of Monument Road and Fort Caroline Road, approximately 14 miles east of downtown Jacksonville. For detailed driving directions to the Visitor Center and other sites within the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve,
please refer to the Timucuan Preserve Visitors Guide. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - There is no public transportation to or within the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve. Weather & Climate
Summers are warm and humid, with frequent thunderstorms. Winters
are cool, but freezing temperatures are rare. Accessibility
Kingsley Plantation, the Fort Caroline National Memorial Visitor Center, Spanish Pond overlook, and the Ribault Column are accessible. The trail to the interpretive fort at Fort Caroline, and the Willie Browne
trail at the Theodore Roosevelt area are packed sand, and may be difficult. Getting Around
Private automobiles are necessary to travel between the different sites within the Preserve. FEES/PERMITS
Entrance Fee
INDIVIDUAL
Free!
Activity
Fee
SCHOOL GROUPS
Free!
Reservations for school groups are taken in advance and are scheduled on a first call basis. For more information or to make a reservation, call (904) 641-7155 or (904) 251-3537.
Special Use Permits
SPECIAL USE PERMITS
Written
requests for special park uses, including ceremonies of any kind, are required and must be submitted at least 30 days in advance.
CAMPING
Huguenot Memorial Park
This campsite, located within the boundaries of the Timucuan Preserve, is operated
by the City of Jacksonville.
For More Information on this campground please call (904) 251-3335
Little Talbot Island State Park
This campsite is administered by the State of Florida.
For More Information on this campground please call (904)
251-2320
FACILITIES
Visitor Centers
KINGSLEY PLANTATION VISITOR CENTER
Open All Year 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Phone - (904)251-3537
Location - 11676 Palmeto Avenue Jacksonville FL 32226 Kingsley Plantation is located on Fort
George Island, on the north side of the St. Johns River, near the Mayport Ferry landing.
Closures - December 25
Special Programs - As scheduled; contact the Visitor Center.
Exhibits - The planters home, slave quarters, barn, and kitchen house. The
kitchen house now houses a series of exhibits on the lives of the people who worked on the plantations in the South. Sea Island Cotton, indigo, corn, and sugar cane are grown in a a small interpretive garden.
Available Facilities - Accessible restrooms.
TIMUCUAN
ECOLOGICAL AND HISTORIC PRESERVE VISITOR CENTER
Open All Year 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Phone - (904)641-7155
Location - 12713 Fort Caroline Road Jacksonvile FL 32225 (Near the intersection of Monument Road and Fort Caroline Road)
Closures - December 25
Special
Programs - As scheduled; contact the Visitor Center
Exhibits - 'Where the Waters Meet', a series of exhibits illustrating the ecology of the marine estuarine environment and the interaction with the environment by the peoples who have lived there for more than four
thousand years. Artifacts from the Timucuan and early European periods are included.
Available Facilities - Limited picnicking in designated areas. Accessible restrooms.
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