Fort Matanzas National Monument Camping
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Overview
A brief introduction to Fort Matanzas National Monument
Fort Matanzas National Monument preserves the fortified coquina watchtower, completed in 1742, which defended the southern approach to the Spanish military settlement of St. Augustine. It also protects approximately 300 acres of Florida coastal environment containing dunes, marsh, maritime forest, and associated flora and fauna, including threatened and endangered species.
Fort Matanzas National Monument (Spanish: Fuerte Matanzas) is the site where the Spanish built a fort. It was designated a United States national monument on October 15, 1924. The monument consists of a 1740 Spanish fort called Fort Matanzas, and about 100 acres (0.4 km2) of salt marsh and barrier islands along the Matanzas River on the northern Atlantic coast of Florida. It is operated by the National Park Service in conjunction with the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument in the city of St. Augustine.
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Other nearby parks
Open to camping at other nearby parks? Here are a few other parks you'll find in the vicinity.
- Matanzas State Forest Cedar Creek Campground
- Faver-Dykes State Park
- Anastasia State Park
- Castillo De San Marcos National Monument
- Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach
- Dunns Farm Camp Zone
- Tomoka State Park
- Equestrian Campground Welaka State Forest
- Tram Road Equestrian Campground Tiger Bay State Forest
- Rodman Campground
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