Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve

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.

Kingsley Plantation Slave Quarters

The tabby cabins at Kingsley Plantation were the homes of many enslaved people.

slave cabins made of tabby with wooden roofs

Nana dune at American Beach

The sand dune at American Beach is a protected part of the Timucuan Preserve.

sand dune and blue sky

Fort Caroline

The fort exhibit at Fort Caroline teaches visitors of the failed French colony in Florida.

fort gate

Theodore Roosevelt Area

The Theodore Roosevelt Area trails provide a getaway from the urban hustle within the city of Jacksonville.

park bench alongside a trail

Baby Fox

The Timucuan Preserve hosts wondrous biodiversity.

A baby fox pops it's head from a burrow