News Release

Castillo de San Marcos & Fort Matanzas CLOSED due to COVID-19

Date: March 16, 2020

St. Augustine, FL – Today, the National Park Service temporarily suspended visitor service operations at Castillo de San Marcos and Fort Matanzas National Monuments. Park visitor facilities, programming, and visitor services will be CLOSED starting Tuesday, March 17, 2020. The health and safety of people working at and entering facilities at the Castillo and Fort Matanzas is our number one priority. We are working with the U.S. Public Health Service to closely monitor the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation and outbreak of respiratory disease caused by COVID-19. A reopening date has not been determined at this time. We will notify the public when we reopen and provide updates on our website and social media feeds. In the meantime, we continue to remind our visitors to follow the CDC’s guidance to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, including maintaining social distancing; hand washing; covering your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze; and most importantly, staying home if you feel sick. For updates, please check park websites at www.nps.gov/casa and www.nps.gov/foma. Follow us on social media at www.facebook.com/CastilloNPS and www.facebook.com/FortMatanzasNPS or www.twitter.com/CastilloNPS and www.twitter.com/FortMatanzasNPS. -NPS-