Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve

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.

12713 Fort Caroline Road
Jacksonville, FL 32225
(904)641-7155 - Visitor Information

By 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.

By 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.

By Plane
There is no public transportation to or within the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve.

Getting Around
Private automobiles are necessary
to travel between the different sites within the Preserve.

Summers are warm and humid, with frequent thunderstorms. Winters are cool, but freezing temperatures are rare.

Here are some of the activities that are offered at Mount Rainier National Park.

• Educational Programs
• Hiking
• Wildlife Viewing
• Bird Watching
• Nature Walks

Recommended Activities
The Theodore Roosevelt and Cedar Point areas provide the visitor with access to the marine estuarine environment and surrounding coastal forest for hiking, nature observation, birding, and photography.

Kingsley Plantation, a 19th Century cotton plantation, provides visitors a view of plantation life. Exhibits include the planters house, barn, slave quarters and a small interpretive garden with crops typical of the period.