Amelia Island State Park, State park in Nassau County, Florida, United States
Amelia Island State Park is a 200-acre protected area featuring maritime forests, salt marshes, and beaches along the southern tip of the island. The landscape includes multiple natural zones that together create a diverse ecosystem.
Amelia Island State Recreation Area is a 200-acre Florida state park on Amelia Island in Nassau County, 8 miles south of Fernandina Beach on SR A1A and 7 miles north of Little Talbot Island State Park. The sources give no founding date or colonial history for the park itself; they describe only its beaches, salt marshes and coastal maritime forests.
The park lies on Amelia Island, whose name comes from Princess Amelia, daughter of King George II. Visitors can fish, hike, ride horses and watch animals in its beaches, salt marshes and maritime forests. It sits in Nassau County, 8 miles south of Fernandina Beach on SR A1A.
The park lies on SR A1A, 8 miles (13 km) south of Fernandina Beach and 7 miles (11 km) north of Little Talbot Island State Park. Fishing, hiking, horseback riding and wildlife observation are the activities listed for the site.
The park covers 200 acres of beaches, salt marshes and coastal maritime forests on Amelia Island, reached via SR A1A about 8 miles south of Fernandina Beach and 7 miles north of Little Talbot Island State Park. Fishing, hiking, horseback riding and wildlife observation are the activities listed for the area.
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