NOTE: Fort Caroline Sidewalk Improvements
The sidewalks at Fort Caroline are being improved for visitor safety and enjoyment. Portions of the paths leading to and around the visitor center will be closed and alternative entrances and facilities will be provided from July 8 through early August.

Home of the Timucuan Preserve Visitor Center, this park memorializes the site of a 16th-century French colony – the first European settlement in the area. Check out the Visitor Center with exhibits about the area’s natural history, European exploration, and the Timucua Native Americans. Take a hike on the many trails through mature hardwood forests. Trails lead to a Timucuan hut and shell mound exhibit and a memorial fort exhibit and former French colony along the St. Johns River. You can even tie your boat to the onsite dock. After a few hours here you can travel across the street to the Theodore Roosevelt Area.

Click here for a short video tour of Fort Caroline National Memorial.

Click here for REI’s hiking project app. Hike the trails and add your own photos to the app.

Photos: www.willdickey.com