Anastasia State Park
| Anastasia State Park | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
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| Location | St. Johns County, Florida, United States |
| Nearest city | St. Augustine, Florida |
| Coordinates | 29°51′43″N 81°16′23″W / 29.86194°N 81.27306°WCoordinates: 29°51′43″N 81°16′23″W / 29.86194°N 81.27306°W |
| Area | 1,700 acres (6.9 km2) |
| Established | 1949 |
| Governing body | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Anastasia State Park is a 1,600-acre (6.5 km2) Florida State Park located on a peninsula on the Atlantic coast of Anastasia Island across Matanzas Bay from downtown St. Augustine. The park has a variety of wildlife, birds and plants in a setting of beaches, tidal salt marsh, and marine and upland hammock.
Recreational activities
Activities include bird watching, camping, fishing, sun bathing, running, surfing, sail boarding, swimming, kayaking, hiking, and picnicking[1].
Amenities include a campground and nature trails, and the park is unique in being the site of a quarry from which the coquina stone used in the construction of the Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine was mined.
Hours
Florida state parks are open between 8 a.m. and sundown every day of the year (including holidays).
See also
References
- ↑ Clawson, Willie (17 April 2011). "Camping at Anastasia State Park".
External links
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anastasia State Park. |
