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Fort George Island Cultural State Park

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State park in Florida, US See also: Fort George Island
Fort George Island Cultural State Park
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Tabby Ruins
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LocationDuval County, Florida, USA
Nearest cityJacksonville, Florida
Coordinates30°25′41″N 81°25′31.6″W / 30.42806°N 81.425444°W / 30.42806; -81.425444
Established1989
Governing bodyFlorida Department of Environmental Protection

Fort George Island Cultural State Park is a Florida state park located on Fort George Island in far northeast Duval County/Jacksonville, Florida. The site was previously very near a major Timucua (Native American) center, where Spaniards founded the mission of San Juan del Puerto, It is home to the Ribault Inn Club, constructed in 1928 as a winter resort and now used as a visitors' center for the nearby Kingsley Plantation and the island as a whole. Many weddings are held there.

Besides visiting the nearby Kingsley Plantation, other activities include off-road bicycling, hiking, boating, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing. Amenities include a 4.4-mile (7.1 km)-long loop bicycle trail, boat ramp, a 3-mile (4.8 km) hiking/biking trail, and a beach. The park is open from 8:00 am until sundown year-round. There is no admission charge.

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References

  1. National Park Service. "Visiting Ribault Club". Retrieved Mar 1, 2023.
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