Fort George Island Cultural State Park

Fort George Island Cultural State Park
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Tabby ruins
Fort George Island Cultural State Park is located in Florida
Fort George Island Cultural State Park
Location within Florida
Fort George Island Cultural State Park is located in the United States
Fort George Island Cultural State Park
Location within the United States
Interactive map of Fort George Island Cultural State Park
LocationDuval County, Florida, USA
Nearest cityJacksonville, Florida
Coordinates30°25′41″N 81°25′31.6″W / 30.42806°N 81.425444°W / 30.42806; -81.425444
Established1989
Governing bodyFlorida Department of Environmental Protection

Fort George Island Cultural State Park is a Florida state park located on Fort George Island in far northeast Duval County/Jacksonville, Florida. The site was previously very near a major Timucua (Native American) center, where Spaniards founded the mission of San Juan del Puerto, It is home to the Ribault Inn Club, constructed in 1928 as a winter resort and now used as a visitors' center for the nearby Kingsley Plantation and the island as a whole.[1]

Activities

Besides visiting the nearby Kingsley Plantation, other activities include off-road bicycling, hiking, boating, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing. Amenities include a 4.4-mile (7.1 km)-long loop bicycle trail, boat ramp, a 3-mile (4.8 km) hiking/biking trail, and a beach. The park is open from 8:00 am until sundown year-round. There is no admission charge.

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service. "Visiting Ribault Club". Retrieved Mar 1, 2023.
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