Which Parks & Online Resources
In 1999, Jacksonville’s national park, state park and city preservation park leaders entered a unique tri-agency cooperative agreement to cohesively manage their adjacent nature parks and preserves, making it as seamless as possible for visitors to enjoy these beautiful landscapes and cultural resources. That agreement is still in place today.
Preservation Project Jacksonville was also established then by Mayor Delaney to help acquire lands for preservation, and the organization became an independent nonprofit to support this parks partnership. Preservation Project Jacksonville, Inc. is now Timucuan Parks Foundation and we continue to inspire the community to care for and enjoy these expansive natural wonders, our "wilderness parks."
City of Jacksonville
Nature parks and preserves under TPF's purview:
- Alimacani Park and Boat Ramp
- Betz-Tiger Point Preserve
- Bulls Bay Preserve
- Camp Milton Historic Preserve
- Castaway Island Preserve
- Cedar Point Preserve
- Dutton Island Preserves*
- Exchange Club Island
- Huguenot Memorial Park*
- Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail
- Julington-Durbin Creek Preserve
- Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park*
- Reddie Point Preserve
- Sal Taylor Creek Preserve
- Seaton Creek Historic Preserve
- Tillie K. Fowler Regional Park
- Thomas Creek Preserve
*Camping available
Florida State Parks
The Talbot Islands State Parks are comprised of:
- Amelia Island State Park (Nassau County)
- Big Talbot Island State Park
- Little Talbot Island State Park*
- Fort George Island Cultural State Park (and Ribault Club)
- George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier State Park
- Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park
- Yellow Bluff Fort Historic State Park
SAFETY UPDATES
Keep up with news on the Florida State Parks safety update page.
CAMPING & LODGING RESERVATION
Visit the Florida State Parks camping reservations page for updates on camping policies and capacity limits or to book camping and lodging sites.
National Park Service
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve is a boundary of 46,000 acres of public and private lands and waterways:
Online Resources
Reach the parks virtually with these resources:
Virtual Tours and Park Videos
- Take a virtual tour of Kingsley Plantation
- Explore the Timucuan Preserve’s museum collection
- Enjoy a 360° video kayak tour and Timucuan Preserve introduction
- Discover the history of the area’s people
- Schedule a Timucuan Preserve virtual field trip for your class
- Hike virtually through the Theodore Roosevelt Area in the Timucuan Preserve
- See Kingsley Plantation and other sites of Jacksonville’s African-American Heritage Trail
- Jacksonville’s Sense of Place – Timucuan Parks Foundation
- Jacksonville Parks – Explore Our Natural Wonderland
- Exploring Northeast Florida’s Fort Caroline National Memorial
Activities and Games
- Junior Ranger program for the Timucuan Preserve and Fort Caroline National Memorial (perfect for kids 4-12)
- Junior Ranger programs for all national parks
- How did the Timucuan make their own pottery? How to make your own.
- What would you write home as a 16th century settler?
- What is Spanish moss?
- Buddy Bison Backyard Bingo
- Explore the pollinators in your backyard
Jigsaw Puzzles
Activity and Coloring Sheets
From our friends at the St. Johns River Water Management District and Visit Jacksonville
Lesson Plans
- Timucuan Preserve curriculum materials
- Kindergarten through 12th-grade lesson plans to assist in teaching various aspects of water resources, from the St. Johns River Water Management District