• Fort Matanzas

    Fort Matanzas

    National Monument Florida

Fees & Reservations

Fees:

There are no fees to enter the park or to take the ferry to the fort. The 36-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. Times for group tours are 9:45, 10:45, 11:45, 1:45, and 2:45 daily with no more than 36 people at each time. Please call the park at 904-471-0116 to make a reservation. For more information see the "For Teachers" page.

 

Did You Know?

Old engraving showing supplies being landed from a Spanish galleon

Tax Evasion: The Spanish King received a quinto, a 20% tax, on all cargoes of private ships.  Archaeology has found that much more was transported than archive invoices show.  Merchants resorted to smuggling to transport their riches untaxed. Ft Matanzas National Monument, Florida