Fort George Island Cultural State Park is a

Florida state park There are 175 state parks and 9 state trails in the U.S. state of Florida which encompass more than , providing recreational opportunities for both residents and tourists. Almost half of the state parks have an associated local 501(c)(3) non-pr ...

located on

Fort George Island ''For the island in James Bay, Canada, see Chisasibi.'' Fort George Island is an island of some , about long, near the mouth of the St. John's River, in far northeast Duval County, Florida, Duval County/Jacksonville, Florida. Part of the isl ...

in far northeast Duval County/

Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville ( ) is the most populous city proper in the U.S. state of Florida, located on the Atlantic coast of North Florida, northeastern Florida. It is the county seat of Duval County, Florida, Duval County, with which the City of Jacksonv ...

. 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 The Ribault Club is an historic building on Fort George Island near Jacksonville, Florida. It is now home to the Fort George Island Visitor Center. The building was designed in a Colonial Revival architecture style and is credited to Maurice Fa ...

, constructed in 1928 as a winter resort and now used as a visitors' center for the nearby

Kingsley Plantation Kingsley Plantation (also known as the Zephaniah Kingsley Plantation Home and Buildings) is the site of a former estate on Fort George Island, in Duval County, Florida, that was named for its developer and most famous owner, Zephaniah Kingsle ...

and the island as a whole. Many weddings are held there. Besides visiting the nearby Kingsley Plantation, other activities include off-road bicycling, hiking, boating, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing. Amenities include a -long loop bicycle trail, boat ramp, a hiking/biking trail, and a beach. The park is open from 8:00 am until sundown year-round. There is no admission charge.

External links

Fort George Island Cultural State Park

References

{{reflist 1989 establishments in Florida Buildings and structures in Duval County, Florida Florida Native American Heritage Trail Museums in Duval County, Florida Northside, Jacksonville Parks in Duval County, Florida Protected areas established in 1989 State parks of Florida Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve