Beaches
in
St Johns County, Florida
St Augustine Beach ~ Multiple Access Points
East end of Pope Road ~ GPS 29° 51'33.73" N 81° 16'01.46" W
To the north is Anastasia State Park Beach, you can access the State Park beach for free when you walk-in from the south. Access into the interior of the State Park is limited to paying customers. No pets are allowed on Anastasia State Park Beach. To the south are St Johns County beaches which allow leashed well behaved pets. Surf fishing, shelling, walking, running, kite flying, swimming and surfing are just a few of the activities you can enjoy from this location. The St Johns County pier is a short walk down the beach.
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St Johns County Pier Beach Access ~ GPS 29° 51'25.88" N 81° 16'01.58" W
Restrooms, Showers, Pavilion ( check for availability ), Volleyball Courts, Pier ( small fee ), surfing, swimming, seasonal lifeguards, kite flying, sunbathing and many other relaxing activities.
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End of 16th Street ~ GPS 29° 51'19.07" N 81° 16'01.44" W
End of 3rd Street ~ GPS 29° 50'47.90" N 81° 16'02.26 W
"A" Street Drive-on Beach Access ~ GPS 29° 50'40.67" N 81° 16'02.44" W
First drive-on access all traffic heads south from here.
Be sure to get your St Johns County beach driving season passes!
or pay the daily fee ( March 1 - Sept 30 ) at the beach ramp booth
Pedestrians can also access the beach here.
Ocean Trace Drive-on Beach Access ~ GPS 29° 49'18.97" N 81° 16'13.69" W
Be sure to follow speed limit signs and travel lane.
Be sure to get your St Johns County beach driving season passes!
or pay the daily fee ( March 1 - Sept 30 ) at the beach ramp booth
Pedestrians can also access the beach here
Dondanville Road Drive-on Beach Access ~ GPS 29° 48'56.22" N 81° 16' 06.67" W
Be sure to follow speed limit signs and travel lane.
Be sure to get your St Johns County beach driving season passes!
or pay the daily fee ( March 1 - Sept 30 ) at the beach ramp booth
Pedestrians can also access the beach here.
Matanzas Avenue Drive-on Beach Access ~ GPS 29° 47'41.66" N 81° 15'43.92" W
Be sure to follow speed limit signs and travel lane.
Be sure to get your St Johns County beach driving season passes!
or pay the daily fee ( March 1 - Sept 30 ) at the beach ramp booth
Pedestrians can also access the beach here.
Mary Street Drive-on Beach Access ~ GPS 29°
47'20.41" N 81° 15'36.69" W
Be sure to follow speed limit signs and travel lane.
Be sure to get your St Johns County beach driving season passes!
or pay the daily fee ( March 1 - Sept 30 ) at the beach ramp booth
Pedestrians can also access the beach here.
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Butler Park East
5860 A1A South
St Augustine, FL 32080
GPS 29° 47'12.16" N 81° 15'34.07" W
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Beach, fishing, picnic pavilions, restrooms, leashed pets welcomed, surfing, swimming, build a sand castle or fly a kite.
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Crescent Beach Park and Drive-on Access
6930 A1A South
St Augustine, FL 32080
GPS 29° 46'07.82" N 81° 15'10.78" W
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Beach access drive on ramp right next door, check for permits required and whether it is advisable for you to drive your vehicle on the beach.
Restrooms, Outdoor showers, Surf fishing, Kites, Surfing, Swimming, Picnic shelters, Leashed well behaved pets welcome with no gifts left behind, Bogie boarding.
Crescent Beach Park Drive-on Beach Access ~ GPS 29° 46'07.70" N 81° 15'12.02" W
Be sure to follow speed limit signs and travel lane.
Be sure to get your St Johns County beach driving season passes!
or pay the daily fee ( March 1 - Sept 30 ) at the beach ramp booth
Pedestrians can also access the beach here.
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Fort Matanzas Beach and Drive-on Access ~ National Park also
Fort Matanzas Drive-on Beach Access
GPS 29° 43'00.95" N 81° 13'57.74" W
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Be sure to follow speed limit signs and travel lane.
You can only drive north from this point
Be sure to get your St Johns County beach driving season passes!
or pay the daily fee ( March 1 - Sept 30 ) at the beach ramp booth
Pedestrians can also access the beach here with no fee.
Fees do apply for beach driving
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Guana Tolomato North Beach Access
GPS 30° 07'02.25" N 81° 20'45.45" W
( Entrance )
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Approx. 3.2 miles south on A1A from the intersection of Mickler Road and A1A in Ponte Vedra Beach.
Approx 14 miles north of Vilano Town Center.
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Parking for about 70 cars, Beach is not easily accessible for handicapped persons as there is a wooden walk-over with stairs. Observation area on the wooden walk-over, distance to the observation area on walk-over is about a 300 foot walk from parking lotthe beach is about a 425 foot walk from the parking lot. Surf fishing, beach combing, swimming ( NO Lifeguards ), sunbathing, surfing and scenic views are just some of the activities one can enjoy at this location.
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Guana Tolomato Middle Beach Access
GPS 30° 05'06.82" N 81° 20'16.61" W
( Entrance )
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Approx. 5.4 miles south on A1A from the intersection of Mickler Road and A1A in Ponte Vedra Beach.
Approx 11.8 miles north of Vilano Town Center.
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Parking for about 70 cars, 9 spaces for longer recreational type vehicles ( No camping ). Beach access is across A1A via a wooden walk-over, distance to beach is about 500 foot walk, please be careful when crossing A1A.
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Guana Tolomato South Beach Access
GPS 30° 04'23.21" N 81° 20'06.09" W
( Entrance )
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Approx. 6.2 miles south on A1A from the intersection of Mickler Road and A1A in Ponte Vedra Beach.
Approx 11 miles north of Vilano Town Center.
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Parking for about 100 cars, About a 360 foot walk to the beach from the parking lot via a wooden walk-over, ramps have been installed to make walking up the dunes a little easier than the stairs.
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Micklers Beach Front Park
About 800 feet up Ponte Vedra Boulevard from the intersection of;
Ponte Vedra Boulevard and Micklers Road
Ponte Vedra, FL 32082
GPS 30° 09'43.08" N 81° 21'28.03" W
( Entrance )
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Restrooms, showers, handicapped accesible dune walkover, grills, horseback riding, Lifeguards staffed seasonally.
Horse back riding from this park north:
Restricts riding from the northern boundary of the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Research Reserve to the Duval County line between April 15th and September 15th between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 p.m on Saturday, Sunday, and Federal Holidays.
Horse back riding from this park south:
No restrictions on time of year.
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Nease Beach Front Park
450 feet north on A1A from the intersection of;
A1A and Gardener Street
Vilano Beach, FL 32084
Parking lot on west side of road and beach walk-over on east side. Watch traffic!
GPS 29° 55'36.51" N 81° 17'44.77" W
( Entrance )
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North Beach Park
3721 Coastal Highway
Vilano Beach, FL 32084
Approx. 1.6 miles north on A1A from
Vilano town center
GPS
29° 56'28.07" N 81° 18'03.42" W
( Entrance to park )
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Restrooms, Picnic Shelter, Stairs at walkover to get to beach, Site seeing, Playground, a decent amount of parking, no fees.
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Ocean Hammock Park Beach Access
Across the street from the intersection of;
A1A Beach Boulevard and Whispering Oaks Circle
St. Augustine, FL 32080
GPS 29° 49'56.13" N 81° 16'09.98" W
( Entrance to parking area )
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It is about a 1400 foot walk from the parking lot to the beach over a nice walkway. There is one handicapped parking spot at the road.
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South Ponte Vedra Beach Recreation Area
2.5 miles south of Guana Tolomato
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About 5.2 miles north of Vilano town center.
Limited parking, restrooms, picnic shelter, grills, stairs go to the beach.
GPS 29° 59'25.12" N 81° 18'54.57" W
( Parking area )
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Surfside Park ~ County park listing also
3070 Coastal Highway A1A
St Augustine, FL 32084
GPS:
29°55'25.52" N 81° 17'40.26" W
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No Fees
Walk-over to the beach
Restrooms
Beautiful beach
Horse back riding from this access north Mickler with no restrictions on time of year, North of Mickler Beach Front Park other restrictions apply.
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Usina Beach
4100 Coastal Highway
St Augustine, FL 32082
GPS 29° 57'08.13" N 81° 18'16.30" W
( Entrance to parking )
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Vilano Beach
2725 Anahma Drive
St Augustine, FL 32084
GPS 29° 55'00.68" N 81° 17'27.18" W
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Restrooms, dune walkover, showers, picnic shelter ( check for availability 1-904-209-0333 )
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Vilano Beach Drive-on Beach Access 1
GPS 29°
55'00.68" N 81° 17'32.40" W
( Anahma Drive )
Vilano Beach Drive-on Beach Access 2
GPS 29°
54'43.81" N 81° 17'27.18" W
( Genoa Road )
Be sure to follow speed limit signs and travel lane.
Be sure to get your St Johns County beach driving season passes!
or pay the daily fee ( March 1 - Sept 30 ) at the beach ramp booth
Pedestrians can also access the beach here.
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Useful Links
| Florida Saltwater Fishing Regulations | Safe Handling of Self Caught Seafood |
| Tides St Johns River and Tributaries | Tide Chart for NE Florida Coast and Coastal River |
| Saltwater Fish Species of Florida |
