Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve

The tabby cabins at Kingsley Plantation were the homes of many enslaved people.
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.
Map showing location of park.
Timucuan Preserve to close ahead of Tropical Cyclone Four development
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve will be closed as of 5:00 p.m., Friday, August 2nd with the approach of potential Tropical Storm Four.
Afro-Descendant Communities’ Southern Roots Music Road Trip: Connecting the Louisiana Easter Rock and Sea Island Ring Shout Sacred Traditions
New Orleans, LA — Join us this June when African American elders and young culture-keepers representing Louisiana’s Easter Rock and Georgia’s Gullah Geechee Ring Shout traditions come together for the first time on one stage. They will share with the public Black spiritual practices that date back to our nation’s antebellum era.
ranger stands with palntation ruins in forest
Freedom Seekers of Timucuan Preserve Recognized
The National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom accepted the Freedom Seekers of Timucuan Preserve, as one of 19 new listings, from the 47th round of applications, representing sites and programs in 10 states across the United States.
Timucuan Preserve to host World Migratory Bird Day Celebration April 27, 2024
Celebrate birds at Jacksonville's national park, Timucuan Preserve! It provides thousands of acres of stopover habitat for birds (and butterflies) as they migrate through the area.
slave cabins made of tabby with wooden roofs
Photo by NPS Photo/Darryl Herring
sand dune and blue sky
Photo by NPS Photo/Charles Stankiewicz
fort gate
Photo by NPS Photo
park bench alongside a trail
Photo by NPS Photo
A baby fox pops it's head from a burrow
Photo by NPS Photo/Tracy Pellicer