Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Ecological & Historic Preserve · FL
Visit one of the last unspoiled coastal wetlands on the Atlantic Coast. Discover 6,000 years of human history and experience the beauty of salt marshes, coastal dunes, and hardwood hammocks. The Timucuan Preserve includes Fort Caroline and Kingsley Plantation.
- NPS site
- nps.gov/timu
- Location
- Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve (30.473, -81.500)
Track your visit to Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
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Passport stamp locations
- Fort Caroline National Memorial
- Kingsley Plantation
- Kingsley Plantation Visitor Contact Station
- Ribault Club
- Timucuan Preserve Visitor Center at Fort Caroline
Hours
Timucuan Preservetoday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
- Sat Oct 39:00AM - 5:00PM
- Sun Oct 49:00AM - 5:00PM
- Mon Oct 5Closed
- Tue Oct 6Closed
- Wed Oct 79:00AM - 5:00PM
- Thu Oct 89:00AM - 5:00PM
- Fri Oct 99:00AM - 5:00PM
Upcoming closures: Nov 26 (Thanksgiving)
The grounds for Fort Caroline and Kingsley Plantation are open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday; closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. The preserve headquarters is open 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Monday through Friday; closed on all government holidays. Cedar Point and the Theodore Roosevelt Area are open sunrise - sunset.
Hours are retrieved from the National Park Service and can change without notice — check the official site before you go.
Visitor centers
2
- Kingsley Plantation Visitor Contact Stationtoday: 9:00AM - 4:30PMDirections
- Timucuan Preserve Visitor Center at Fort Carolinetoday: 9:00AM - 4:30PMDirections
Self-guided tours
3
Cedar Point Audio Tour60–120 minutes · 11 stops
Explore the landscapes, trails, and history of the Cedar Point property within Timucuan Preserve.
Fort Caroline Audio Tour45–90 minutes · 9 stops
What does a failed colony mean to us today? What lessons can we learn from those escaping religious persecution? These questions are more will be discussed as you learn the story of the Fort de la Caroline.
Kingsley Plantation Audio Tour60–90 minutes · 16 stops
The Lion's Storyteller
Entrance fees
No entrance fee.