NPS Sites Near Jacksonville
Within 150 miles of Jacksonville, five National Park Service units offer diverse recreational opportunities. The Timucuan Ecological Preserve, located 20.9 miles away, is the most visited site in the region with approximately 1.1 million annual recreation visits. Nearby Fort Caroline National Memorial (18.6 miles) records about 369,000 visits annually. In St. Augustine, Castillo de San Marcos National Monument (35.3 miles) attracts roughly 598,000 visitors per year, while Fort Matanzas National Monument (47.8 miles) registers approximately 653,000 annual visits.
Cumberland Island National Seashore in Georgia, situated 45.5 miles away, records approximately 60,300 annual recreation visits and represents the region's least-visited unit among these five sites. Together, these parks and preserves span coastal, archaeological, and ecological resources, with combined annual visitation exceeding 2.8 million recreation visits. Visitors planning regional travel should note that operating hours, facilities, and access conditions vary by location and season.
| NPS unit | Annual visits |
|---|---|
| Fort Caroline National Memorial · 18.6 mi | 369,183 (2025) |
| Timucuan Ecological Preserve · 20.9 mi | 1,109,821 (2025) |
| Castillo De San Marcos National Monument · 35.3 mi | 598,070 (2025) |
| Cumberland Island National Seashore · 45.5 mi | 60,299 (2025) |
| Fort Matanzas National Monument · 47.8 mi | 653,152 (2025) |
| Fort Frederica National Monument · 69.7 mi | 108,043 (2025) |
| Canaveral National Seashore · 116.2 mi | 2,496,947 (2025) |
| Fort Pulaski National Monument · 133.3 mi | 320,926 (2025) |
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Nearby-NPS units and their annual recreation visits are from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics package (haversine match within 150 mi of the city centroid), verified June 2026. Null visitation renders as “n/a”, never 0. How we compile this.