Trip Idea

Half a Day in Timucuan Preserve

Multiple Parks

fort Caroline gate with cannons
Duration Half Day
Topic(s) Archeology, Colonization and Settlement, Forts, Monuments and Memorials, Native American Heritage, Religious Freedom, Massacres, Animals, Trails more »
Activities Museum Exhibits, Hiking
Type Kid Friendly, Relaxed, Educational, Group Friendly
Parks Fort Caroline National Memorial, Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve
Things to Do at Fort Caroline
  • Multiple Parks

    Hike the Hammock Trail

    • Activity Fee: No (Entrance fees may apply)
    • Reservations: No
    • Activity: Hiking
    • Pets: Yes
    • Location: Hammock Trail Head
    • Duration: 20–60 Minutes
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time of Day: Day
    a trail leads to woods

    The Hammock Trail is a great family hike, free and located close to the urban core, this is one of the most popular trails in the park.

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  • Multiple Parks

    Explore the Park Museum
    • Activity Fee: No (Entrance fees may apply)
    • Reservations: No
    • Activity: Museum Exhibits
    • Age: 0 and Older
    • Pets: No
    • Location: Timucuan Preserve Visitor Center Museum
    • Duration: 10–45 Minutes
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time of Day: Day
    a glass display case with french armor

    Explore the stories and artifacts of the Timucua-speaking people of Northeast Florida, French colonists, and more at the small museum exhibit.

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  • Multiple Parks

    Read the Names on the Fort Caroline Memorial

    • Activity Fee: No (Entrance fees may apply)
    • Reservations: No
    • Activity: Museum Exhibits
    • Age: 0 and Older
    • Pets: Yes
    • Location: Fort Model at Fort Caroline National Memorial
    • Duration: 10–35 Minutes
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time of Day: Day
    a pergola inside a fort with an exhibit panel listing names

    Read the known names of the French colonists of Fort Caroline, the failed French attempt to establish a colony in Florida. This first conflict between European powers in North America would lead to more bloodshed, for Native Americans, French, Spanish, English, and many more. The impact of colonization, the fight for freedom of religion, and the struggle of survival, can all be reflected on in this space.

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Last updated: May 4, 2021