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Castillo de San Marcos National MonumentPalm trees share the skyline with the 30 foot high Castillo walls along the shoreline.
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Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
Fees & Reservations

Entrance

The Castillo de San Marcos is considered to be a "walk-in" park. The entrance fee applies to each individual.

Adults (Age 16 and above) entrance is $6.00 – valid for 7 days.

Children (age 15 and under) are admitted free of charge but must be accompanied by an adult.

The Golden Access and Age Passports; the Castillo Annual Pass; and the Interagency Access, Annual, and Senior Passes are honored for free admission in accordance with the terms specified on the card.

 

Learn about the Interagency Passes here.

 

Parking

The parking lot at the Castillo is designed to accommodate visitors only while they are in the fort.  It is metered parking, $0.50 per hour, with a maximum of two hours time. 

If you are planning on visiting the rest of St. Augustine you may want to consider using the city's parking garage which is only a block away from the Castillo.

 

 
Spanish soldados execute a rigidly defined cannon firing.
THE NEW ANIMATED CASTILLO ANNUAL PASS IS NOW AVAILABLE!
 

The new Castillo Annual Pass celebrates 50 years of historic weapons firing demonstrations at the park.

The special animated card features a cannon firing sequence by our staff and volunteers and is on sale now at our ticket booth.

See our flyer for more information.

Bronze Spanish cannons look out over the city of St. Augustine  

Did You Know?
Black, or gun, powder is a mix of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal used as a propellant charge in cannons. Burning rapidly when ignited, it expands 600 times its volume creating pressures that can hurl a cannonball up to 3.5 miles! Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, Florida

Last Updated: April 23, 2008 at 12:23 EST