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Jarboe Park<br />
301 Florida Blvd., Neptune<br />
Beach 32266; two free beach<br />
volleyball courts, tennis<br />
courts, a baseball field,<br />
jogging trail, basketball court,<br />
playground and picnic area<br />
Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park<br />
500 Wonderwood Drive; this<br />
park, located on a 1.5-mile<br />
stretch of the Atlantic Ocean,<br />
has a 60-acre freshwater<br />
lake, water playground, hiking<br />
trails, single-track biking<br />
trails, picnic shelters and is<br />
close to 300 campsites with<br />
shower facilities; $5 entrance<br />
fee per vehicle<br />
Lannie Road Park<br />
3461 Lannie Road; a 215-acre<br />
park with radio control flying<br />
field for model airplane<br />
enthusiasts; to fly a model,<br />
you must have Academy of<br />
Model Aeronautics insurance<br />
coverage or its equivalent;<br />
weekend classes are provided<br />
for beginners; covered<br />
pavilion with picnic tables,<br />
workbenches, clubhouse,<br />
playground equipment and<br />
athletic fields<br />
Lonnie C. Miller Sr.<br />
Regional Park<br />
7689 Price Lane; this 126-<br />
acre park has a playground,<br />
volleyball area, paved trails,<br />
restrooms and picnic pavilions<br />
Mandarin Park<br />
14780 Mandarin Road; the<br />
park has a small pond, short<br />
trails, a nature discovery<br />
center, picnic pavilions<br />
with grills, a fishing area,<br />
observation pier, playground,<br />
boardwalk and boat ramp<br />
Memorial Park<br />
1620 Riverside Ave.; dedicated<br />
in 1924, this park on the St.<br />
Johns River honors the 1,200<br />
Floridians who died in World<br />
War I; listed on the National<br />
Register of Historic Places<br />
Metropolitan Park<br />
4110 Gator Bowl Drive; 23-acre<br />
waterfront park with outdoor<br />
concerts and events, picnic<br />
shelters, docking facilities and<br />
a playground<br />
Ringhaver Park<br />
5198 118th St.; athletic<br />
fields, covered picnic area,<br />
Big Talbot Island State Park is primarily a natural preserve with stunning views of<br />
the sunrise, and an ideal location for bird-watching. (Florida Times-Union file)<br />
playground and canoe launch<br />
on the Ortega River<br />
Treaty Oak at Jessie Ball<br />
duPont Park<br />
1207 Prudential Drive; this<br />
3-acre park is centered by the<br />
more than 200-year-old Treaty<br />
Oak tree<br />
Tree Hill Nature Center<br />
7152 Lone Star Road; a 50-acre<br />
forest with an indoors nature<br />
center, interactive exhibits,<br />
wildflower gardens and nature<br />
trails; admission is $4 for<br />
adults, $3 for students and<br />
seniors, $2 for children 17 and<br />
under, and free to Tree Hill<br />
members<br />
Walter Jones Historical Park<br />
11964 Mandarin Road;<br />
the park is significant for<br />
its historic buildings and<br />
centuries-old oak and cypress<br />
trees, along with its museum<br />
highlighting post-Civil War<br />
Mandarin and its boardwalk<br />
on the St. Johns River<br />
Tillie K. Fowler Regional Park<br />
7000 Roosevelt Blvd.; the park<br />
has a nature center, picnic<br />
area with grills, playground,<br />
biking trails, hiking and nature<br />
trails, and an observation<br />
tower to view wetlands and<br />
wildlife<br />
NASSAU COUNTY<br />
For more information, contact<br />
Nassau County Parks and<br />
Recreation Department<br />
at 904-530-6120 or<br />
nassaucountyfl.com.<br />
Selected parks<br />
Atlantic Recreation Center<br />
2500 Atlantic Ave.,<br />
<strong>Jacksonville</strong> 32207; community<br />
center, pool, baseball field and<br />
basketball court<br />
Big Talbot Island State Park<br />
State Road A1A North,<br />
<strong>Jacksonville</strong> 32226; five<br />
hiking trails through dunes,<br />
hammocks and beach<br />
Central Park<br />
1200 Atlantic Ave., Fernandina<br />
Beach 32034; tennis courts,<br />
basketball court, playground<br />
and baseball/softball complex<br />
Main Beach Park<br />
32 N. Fletcher Ave., Amelia<br />
Island 32034; picnic tables,<br />
sand volleyball, playground<br />
and multipurpose court<br />
Martin Luther King Jr.<br />
Recreation Center<br />
1200 Elm St., Fernandina<br />
Beach 32034; playground,<br />
picnic area, baseball practice<br />
field and the Martin Luther<br />
King Jr. Center Pools<br />
ST. JOHNS COUNTY<br />
For more information, contact<br />
St. Johns County Parks and<br />
Recreation Office at 904-209-<br />
0333 or co.st-johns.fl.us.<br />
Selected parks<br />
Al Wilkie Park<br />
6150 S. Main St., Hastings<br />
32145; playground, picnic<br />
shelter, tennis courts,<br />
basketball courts, baseball<br />
field and community center<br />
Alpine Groves Park<br />
2060 State Road 13, Fruit<br />
Cove 32259; a 55-acre park<br />
with historical structures,<br />
hiking trails, picnic areas and a<br />
playground<br />
Collier-Blocker-Puryear Park<br />
10 North Holmes Blvd., St.<br />
Augustine 32084; the park<br />
includes volleyball and<br />
basketball courts, along with<br />
a tennis court, softball field,<br />
picnic area and playground<br />
Cornerstone Park<br />
1046 A1A N., Ponte Vedra<br />
Beach 32082; the park<br />
includes a multi-purpose field<br />
and picnic shelter, along with<br />
baseball fields, tennis courts<br />
and basketball courts<br />
Davenport Park<br />
174 San Marco Ave., St.<br />
Augustine 32084; includes<br />
the area’s only carousel, and a<br />
playground and picnic area<br />
Davis Park<br />
210 Davis Park Road, Ponte<br />
Vedra Beach 32082; the park<br />
includes soccer, football,<br />
softball and baseball<br />
complexes, along with a picnic<br />
shelter and playground; home<br />
to one of the county’s three<br />
Paw Parks, which includes a<br />
large off-leash play area<br />
Frank Butler Park West<br />
399 Riverside Blvd., St.<br />
Augustine 32080; the park<br />
RECREATION<br />
includes a boat ramp, picnic<br />
shelters and grills, along with<br />
a view of the Intracoastal<br />
Waterway<br />
Lighthouse Park/ J. Edward<br />
Cox Recreational Facility<br />
442 Ocean Vista Ave.,<br />
St. Augustine 32080; a<br />
lighthouse, fishing pier, boat<br />
ramp, playground and grills<br />
North Beach Park<br />
3721 Coastal Highway, St.<br />
Augustine 32084; beach<br />
access, playground, showers<br />
and grills<br />
Ron Parker Park<br />
607 Old Beach Road, St.<br />
Augustine Beach 32080;<br />
playground, softball field and<br />
lighted tennis, paddle tennis<br />
and basketball courts<br />
St. Johns County Ocean Pier<br />
350 A1A Beach Blvd., St.<br />
Augustine Beach 32080;<br />
4-acre beachfront park with<br />
playground, Splash Park,<br />
pavilion, lighted beach<br />
volleyball courts and fishing<br />
pier; parking is free; $1 fee to<br />
visit pier; daily fishing passes<br />
are $2 for residents and $3 for<br />
non-residents<br />
Treaty Park<br />
1595 Wildwood Drive, St.<br />
Augustine 32086; playground,<br />
picnic shelter, grills, nature<br />
trails, bicycle and fitness<br />
trails, 3-acre lake with canoe<br />
trail, lighted tennis and paddle<br />
tennis courts, racquetball<br />
courts, softball fields, multipurpose<br />
fields, skate park and<br />
pavilion; includes one of three<br />
county Paw Parks<br />
Trout Creek Park<br />
6795 Collier Road, Orangedale<br />
32092; 16.5-acre park with<br />
onsite naturalist, nature trails,<br />
community center, boat ramp<br />
and playground<br />
Northeast Florida is also home<br />
to many national parks. Visit<br />
floridastateparks.org for more<br />
information.<br />
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