News Release

Castillo de San Marcos & Fort Matanzas Reopens

Date: October 11, 2018

St. Augustine, FL – Castillo de San Marcos and Fort Matanzas National Monuments return to normal operations on Thursday, October 11, 2018, following a one-day closure due to Hurricane Michael.

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.


Built by the Spanish in St. Augustine to defend Florida and the Atlantic trade route, Castillo de San Marcos National Monument preserves the oldest masonry fortification in the continental United States and interprets more than 450 years of cultural intersections.  

Fort Matanzas National Monument preserves the fortified watchtower, completed in 1742, which defended the southern approach to the Spanish military settlement of St. Augustine, and protects approximately 300 acres of Florida coastal environment.


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