Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve - Plan Your Visit

Local Partners & Information Resources

City of Jacksonville Visitor Information

City of Jacksonville Parks & Recreation

Jacksonville and the Beaches Visitors Bureau

Florida State Parks Homepage

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
The preserve 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 link below.

Public Transportation
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.

There is a two mile dirt road to Kingsley Plantation. If you have concerns about road conditions, please call the park at 904.251.3537. If you travel with a large RV towing a vehicle, you may wish to contact Kingsley Plantation before visiting as the parking lot is small and there is limited space to turn around.