Manager's Message

Visit Amelia Island State Park and enjoy the season’s cool ocean breezes along one of the most scenic shorelines in north Florida. Located where Nassau Sound meets the Atlantic Ocean, Amelia Island State Park offers visitors incredible recreational opportunities in a picturesque natural setting. The point at the southern tip of Amelia Island provides a stunning panorama of land and sea. If you really want an exceptional beach experience, visit Kelly's Seahorse Ranch and take a beach tour by horseback!

While enjoying Amelia Island, please be aware that accesses can fluctuate season to season. By following posted signs (maps available in beach kiosks) you can help safeguard our valuable natural resources while ensuring the appropriate recreational opportunities are available to all users. Drivers are reminded to stay in designated areas away from sensitive habitat and critical wildlife zones.

- Robert Joseph, Park Manager

Welcome to Amelia Island State Park

An easy drive from Jacksonville, the park protects over 200 acres of unspoiled wilderness along the southern tip of Amelia Island. Beautiful beaches, salt marshes, and coastal maritime forests provide visitors a glimpse of the original Florida. Amelia Island State Park is the only state park in Florida to offer horseback riding on the beach; a 45-minute riding tour through the forest and along the Atlantic Coast beach. Although the view from the park is breath-taking in itself, most of our visitors come for the fantastic fishing opportunities. Fishermen can surf fish along the shoreline or they can wet their line from the mile-long George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier which spans Nassau Sound. Visitors can also stroll along the beach looking for seashells or relax and watch the numerous bird species that feed in the area. For horseback tour reservations, contact Kelly Seahorse Ranch at (904) 491-5166. Tours are given four times daily. Amelia Island State Park is located seven miles north of Little Talbot Island State Park on State Road A1A, or eight miles south of Fernandina Beach.

We welcome you to visit all seven of the parks which collectively comprise Talbot Islands State Parks: Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park, George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier State Park, Little Talbot Island State Park, Fort George Island Cultural State Park, Yellow Bluff Fort Historic State Park and Big Talbot Island State Park.

Contact the Florida Park Service Information Center for general inquiries.
For Information about Amelia Island State Park, please call the Talbot Islands Ranger Station at 904-251-2320.

Hours of Operation

We are open 24 hours.

Driving Directions

Amelia Island State Park is located 7 miles north of Little Talbot Island State Park (or 8 miles south of Fernandina Beach)on S.R. A1A.

Park Fees

Admission Fee:

$2.00 per person. Please use the honor box to pay fees. Correct change is required.

Amelia Island State Park

12157 Heckscher Drive
Jacksonville, Florida 32226
Phone: 904-251-2320
Fax: Contact Park for Number

Citizen Support Organization

Friends of Talbot Islands State Parks
12157 Heckscher Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32226
info@talbotislands.com

Visitor Service Provider

Kelly Seashore Ranch
7500 First Coast Highway
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
(904)491-5166
Kelly Seashore Ranch

Visitor Service Provider

Nassau Sound Bait and Tackle
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Contact the Ranger Station at 904-251-2320 for more information.