Fort Clinch State Park
Low brick walls and a large, black cannon adorn the entrance to Fort Clinch State Park.
A rectangular brown sign for the Fort Clinch Bicycle Trail stands at the entrance to a beautifully wooded path through the maritime hammock. Sweet bay and live oak trees form a canopy over your head as saw palmetto and yaupon holly line the sides of this
Clear blue sky over the Atlantic Beach Campground. Motorhomes and camping trailers are slipped in between the tall palm trees.
The shoreline where the Atlantic ocean meets the golden sands of Amelia Island stretches out into the distance.
Shady campsites under the oak trees with rustic wooden rails to define their boundaries.
Looking across the salt marsh, the black and white lighthouse stands high above the tree tops.
The shallow water at the edge of willow pond is tea colored from the tannin of decaying leaves. Just beneath the surface a small alligator lounges with eyes and nostrils raised to the top. The texture of his skin and back camoflage him in the shadows from
An Osprey, while taking refuge from strong winds, stares unwaveringly into the eyes of a park visitor. Fort Clinch is part of a major greenway providing critical habitat for resting & nesting shorebirds as well as birds of prey. Photo by Dawna Moore.
