Fort Matanzas - Saint Augustine Landmark

  • Address: 8635 A1A South, St. Augustine, Florida 32080
  • Phone: +1 904 471 0116
  • Website:www.nps.gov
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Fort Matanzas
8635 A1A South
St. Augustine, Florida 32080

Fort Matanzas Details

Full Amenity List

  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • Restrooms
  • Visitor Center

Descriptions from Across the Web

  • This fort is on Rattlesnake Island and ... more on tripadvisor.com
  • Dogs on 6 ft leash are allowed in this National monument. Dogs are allowed ... more on Dogfriendly.com
  • Coastal Florida was a major field of conflict as European nations fought for control in the New World. ... more on nps.gov
  • Built in the 1740s by the Spanish, Fort Matanzas National Monument served ... more on weather.com

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Tripadvisorlogo-11383-0
4.0
Quick Informative Attraction

Fort Matanzas is small fort that can be reached by (free) ferry every 1/2 hour. ... Noscreennameplease, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on tripadvisor

5.0
Bill M. 's review

Educational, convenient, economical, beautiful, ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

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5.0
History you can get into

About 15 miles south of the city, but worth the trip for the hands-on experience. The fort, built of the local coquina stone, was built in 1740, but the history of its location goes back another 200 years. The only hint I'll give you is ... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on tripadvisor

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3.0
O.K. but not outstanding

While this is worth the drive to see it, it is not ... texasredhead, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on tripadvisor

Tripadvisorlogo-11383-0
5.0
great and free!

A small fort, great history lesson, the park has walking trails and picnic ... gamommy, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on tripadvisor

Directions

Fort Matanzas National Monument is located about 15 miles south of the historic district of St. Augustine, Florida on Highway A1A South. St. Augustine is located on Florida's Northeastern Atlantic coast midway between Jacksonville and Daytona Beach. Ca

Hours

open every day of the year except December 25 from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm.

Miscellaneous

  • Admission: Free
  • Childrens Programs: Junior Ranger Program. for more informations : http://www.nps.gov/foma/forkids/index.htm

Other Web Resources

  • www.nps.gov

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