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FACILITIES
VISITOR CENTERS
Kingsley Plantation Visitor Center
Open
Open All Year 9:00 am to 4:45 pm
Phone
(904) 251-3537
Location
11676 Palmetto 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
Closed Thanksgiving, December 25, and January 1.
Special Programs
There is a ranger program daily at 2:00 p.m., please inquire at the visitor center.
Exhibits
You can explore the grounds at Kingsley Plantation, which include the slave quarters, barn, waterfront, plantation house, kitchen house, and interpretive garden. The visitor information center and exhibit area is located in the first floor of the kitchen house. The plantation house is closed to the public. For more information about the closure of the plantation house, visit the "News" section of our website.
Available Facilities
Accessible restrooms.
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve Visitor Center
Open
Open All Year 9:00 am to 4:45 pm
Phone
(904) 641-7155
Location
The preserve visitor center is located at Fort Caroline National Memorial.
12713 Fort Caroline Road,
Jacksonville, FL 32225.
(Near the intersection of Monument Road and Fort Caroline Road)
Closures
Closed Thanksgiving, December 25, and January 1.
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 Timucua Indians and early European periods are included.
Available Facilities
Limited picnicking in designated areas.
Accessible restrooms.
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