stuff to do right next door to Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve. Swamps don’t sound that great but Possum Head Swamp right next door to Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve is pretty great, and Jacksonville Beach Golf Club is a great golf course nearby. If you need a
location to stay In Town Suites Beach Blvd. is a fine choice, and since you're here you can play some golf at Windsor Parke Golf Club.
Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve is a good wilderness neighborhood that everybody likes. A visit to Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve
is a good choice when you've gotta get out. Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve is a glorious place to camp, Fleetwood RV Park is a glorious place.
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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