• Fort Matanzas

    Fort Matanzas

    National Monument Florida

Fees and Reservations

There are no fees to enter the park or to take the ferry to the fort. The 35-passenger ferry operates on a first come basis.



Donations are gratefully accepted and are used for boat maintenance and interpretive programming.



St. Johns County, which maintains a beach ramp directly across Highway A1A from the park entrance, charges a fee to drive onto the ocean beach from mid-March through September.





Group Reservations:

School and other groups are welcome. Please call the park at 904-471-0116 to make a reservation.

Did You Know?

Some of the 150-year-old live oak trees in the Fort Matanzas picnic area.

Did you know that the live oak trees in the picnic area at Fort Matanzas are over 150 years old? The park also has an eastern red cedar located on the island near the fort that is over 260 years old, as old as the fort itself! Ft Matanzas National Monument, Florida