Florida Hikes

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Saint George Episcopal Church Fort George Island

Fort George Island

Claimed by France in 1562, visited by the Bartrams in 1766, this large forested island in the St. Johns River estuary is studded with fascinating archaeological and historic sites.

Fairway Loop Trail

Jacksonville Northshore   2.9 miles

Showcasing a slow restoration to maritime forest, this uplands loop on Fort George Island traverses what remains of a 1920s-era Scottish-style golf course near Jacksonville.

Fort George Island Cultural State Park

With layer upon layer of human habitation atop the highest natural hill on the southeastern Atlantic Coast, Fort George Island offers a long look at the past.

Kingsley Plantation

Jacksonville Northshore   0.8 miles

One of the historic treasures of Timucuan Preserve in Jacksonville, Kingsley Plantation interprets the everyday lives of free and enslaved peoples on an early Florida plantation.

Timucuan Preserve

Florida's northernmost National Park encompasses a diverse collection of historic and cultural sites on both sides of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville.