Florida A1A

Day 1 · <0.1 mi (<0.1 km)

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   Fort Clinch State Park

   Amelia Island, Fernandina Beach; brick Third System fort at the mouth of Cumberland Sound

   Morning · 90 min · $

   Walk the brick walls and bastions of the pentagonal fort, then head to the park's beach for shells and shark teeth.

Day 2 · <0.1 mi (<0.1 km)

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   St. Johns River Ferry

   Mayport to Fort George Island, Jacksonville; A1A's five-minute car ferry across the St. Johns

   Any time · 20 min · $

   Drive aboard at Mayport and watch the river mouth and the fishing boats during the 0.9-mile crossing.

Day 3 · <0.1 mi (<0.1 km)

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   Guana Tolomato Matanzas Reserve

   Ponte Vedra Beach; protected estuary between the Atlantic dunes and the Guana and Tolomato rivers

   Morning · 60 min · $

   Walk part of the reserve's nine-plus miles of trails from the Guana Dam, or cross the dunes from a beach lot to an empty stretch of sand.

Day 4 · <0.1 mi (<0.1 km)

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   Vilano Beach

   southern tip of San Pablo Island, north of St. Augustine; small beach town by the Usina Bridge

   Any time · 30 min

   Stop at the small town center and walk to the beach near St. Augustine Inlet, with the Usina Bridge behind you.