Experiences
Explore the park in a new and challenging way. Experienced Geocachers have requested permission to hide caches containing trinkets, treasures or information in various places around the park. Please check the Geocaching website for the most up-to-date information and clues to locate these caches.
Fort Mose is an ideal location for your special event. The park offers a gorgeous waterfront backyard with towering oaks and pine trees for plenty of shade and beautiful photos, easy access for caterers, and air-conditioned restrooms. The park is conveniently located near all St. Augustine activities including attractions, historical sites, churches, lodging and restaurants. Please call the park for more information at 904-823-2232.
Group tours of the Fort Mose museum and grounds are available. To increase access to our tours, the park has one manual wheelchair and a dozen iPods with assisted listening device capabilities providing an audio tour. They are available during visitor-center operating hours on a first-come, first-served basis. Sign language interpreters are also available by reservation with advance notice. Call the park office at 904-823-2232 to schedule a tour.
Fort Mose is an ideal location for your special event. The park offers a gorgeous waterfront backyard with towering oaks and pine trees for plenty of shade and beautiful photos, easy access for caterers, and air-conditioned restrooms.
The park is conveniently located near all St. Augustine activities including attractions, historical sites, churches, lodging and restaurants. Please call the park for more information at 904-823-2232.
Amenities
Fort Mose Historic State Park is committed to providing a variety of accessible amenities to all of its visitors.
These amenities include:
- Visitor center.
- Audio, visual and tactile exhibits.
- Assistive listening devices.
- Manual wheelchair.
- Videos with closed/open caption.
- Picnic pavilion with table, grill and trash receptacle.
- Boardwalk.
- Sign language interpreter.
- Large-print Florida Park Service publications.
Established on March 15, 1738, Fort Mose, became the first legally sanctioned free Black community in what is now the United States. Just two miles north of St. Augustine, this fortified settlement stood as both a sanctuary and the first line of defense for Spanish Florida.
Now in 2025, the newly reconstructed Fort Mose honors the bravery and resilience of the original community, telling a story of freedom, unity, and survival. We invite you to explore this powerful place and reflect on its enduring legacy.
Fort Mose features wheelchair-accessible interpretive visual signage along the park's main boardwalk, and both visual and tactile signage along the sidewalk leading to the visitor center. This signage interprets the cultural and the natural resources that can be found within the park. The park has one manual wheelchair available during visitor-center operating hours on a first-come, first-served basis.
Explore the important yet relatively unknown story of Fort Mose, the first legally sanctioned free African settlement in what would become the United States. Learn about the residents of Mose, who were former slaves who emancipated themselves from plantations in the Carolinas and Georgia during British rule, and how they lived day-to-day life in the first stop of the Underground Railroad.
Watch the movie in the museum's classroom, browse interactive exhibits including archaeological artifacts and maps, and discuss the complex and compelling story with the ranger on duty.
Fort Mose's accessible museum features interactive audio, video and tactile stations as well as paintings, historic maps, archaeological artifacts and hands-on learning. Audio tours are available with assisted listening devices; several exhibits feature Braille font and a large-print museum guide is available. The park has one manual wheelchair available during visitor-center operating hours on a first-come, first-served basis.
Fort Mose Historic State Park features a parking area near the main boardwalk. The two accessible parking spots have sidewalk access to the picnic pavilion. Two additional accessible parking spots are located near the visitor center. The overall parking capacity within these two parking areas is 26 spots.
Fort Mose's boardwalks along with a large area of open space behind the museum provide an excellent environment for pets. Please keep pets on a handheld leash no longer than 6 feet at all times. Please be courteous to other park guests by cleaning up all pet waste.
- Service animals are welcome inside the visitor center.
- See our Pet Policy.
Fort Mose features two picnic areas. One is a sheltered accessible picnic pavilion near the main boardwalk complete with a large accessible picnic table, accessible grill and accessible trash cans. The other is directly behind the visitor center and can accommodate a larger crowd with 10 tables, two of which are accessible. This picnic area is not under a roof but features a shady oak canopy. The park has one manual wheelchair available during visitor-center operating hours on a first-come, first-served basis.
