• Fort Matanzas

    Fort Matanzas

    National Monument Florida

Operating Hours and Seasons

Each tour to the fort includes a ranger presentation.

Each tour includes a ranger presentation.

L. Chandler -- NPS Photo

Fort Matanzas National Monument is open every day of the year except December 25 from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm.

Ferry times:
The ferry to the fort leaves the Visitor Center dock at the following times, weather permitting: (Every hour at half past) There is no charge for the ferry service.

9:30 a.m. 1:30 pm.
10:30 a.m. 2:30 pm.
11:30 a.m. 3:30 pm.
12:30 p.m. 4:30 pm.

Note: Mechanical issues or adverse weather conditions such as high wind or lightning in the area may shut down ferry operations temporarily.

Visitation is highest March through July, mid-December to January 1, and holiday weekends throughout the year. Visitation is at its lowest from mid-August through mid-November. During busy periods, boarding passes are issued for each tour. Please stop in the visitor center for your free passes. Every passenger, including babies and children, needs a pass.

 


 


 

Did You Know?

The tiny Anastasia Island beach mouse lives nowhere else in the world.

Did you know that Fort Matanzas National Monument is the home of the diminutive Anastasia Island beach mouse, a mouse species found nowhere else except on Anastasia Island. Ft Matanzas National Monument, Florida