Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve

Ecological & Historic Preserve · Florida

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slave cabins made of tabby with wooden roofs
Photo: NPS Photo/Darryl Herring

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Hours

Timucuan Preserve

Standard hours: Timucuan Preserve
Monday – TuesdayClosed
Wednesday – Sunday9:00AM - 5:00PM

Coming up:

  • Nov 11: Closed Veterans Day (closed)
  • Nov 11: Veterans Day
  • Nov 26: Closed Thanksgiving Day (closed)

The grounds for Fort Caroline and Kingsley Plantation are open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday; closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.

The preserve headquarters is open 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Monday through Friday; closed on all government holidays.
Cedar Point and the Theodore Roosevelt Area are open sunrise - sunset.

Visitor centers

Timucuan Preserve Visitor Center at Fort Caroline

Timucuan Preserve Visitor Center at Fort Caroline

Standard hours: Timucuan Preserve Visitor Center at Fort Caroline
Monday – TuesdayClosed
Wednesday – Sunday9:00AM - 4:30PM

Coming up:

  • Nov 11: Veterans Day
  • Nov 26: Thanksgiving Day (closed)

The visitor center is open from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Wednesday through Sunday. All National Park Service areas of the Timucuan Preserve are closed on Thanksgiving, December 25th, and January 1.

Visitor center page on nps.gov: Timucuan Preserve Visitor Center at Fort Caroline

Kingsley Plantation Visitor Contact Station

Kingsley Plantation Visitor Contact Station

Standard hours: Kingsley Plantation Visitor Contact Station
Monday – TuesdayClosed
Wednesday – Sunday9:00AM - 4:30PM

Coming up:

  • Nov 11: Veterans Day
  • Nov 26: Thanksgiving Day (closed)

Kingsley Plantation is open Wednesday through Sunday, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. Admission is free.

Visitor center page on nps.gov: Kingsley Plantation Visitor Contact Station

Events in the next few days

  • Ranger Talk at Fort Caroline National Memorial

    · 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM, 02:00 PM – 02:30 PM · Meet at the Fort Caroline National Memorial Visitor Center · Free

  • Ranger Talk at Kingsley Plantation

    · 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM, 02:00 PM – 02:30 PM · Meet at the Kingsley Plantation Visitor Center · Free

  • Open House at Kingsley Plantation

    · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM, 02:30 PM – 03:30 PM · Free

About this park

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.