Fort  Clinch  Park  rates  as  one  of  Florida's  best  parks.

Fort Clinch had been pressed into service during the Civil War 1861 -1865; the Spanish American War 1869-1898; and the Second World War 1942-1945.

Eco-trails delight hikers, bikers & birders.

Fort Clinch State Park is located at 2601 Atlantic Avenue, Fernandina Beach, Florida  32034.  Phone  (904) 277-7274.

Miles of hiking and biking trails wind through Fort Clinch's hammock and marshes offering glimpses of Florida's abundant wildlife.

Swim or search the beautiful beachfront for shells and shark teeth at Fort Clinch on Amelia Island.

  fort Clinch construction  began in 1847.

Fort Clinch will delight young and old.   The park features a calendar of events featuring actors dressed in uniforms and garb of the era reenacting how soldiers lived, including loading and firing of the cannons perched atop the fortress walls. 

fort Clinch is a masonary coastal fortification that once protected florida's coast.  The  enclave features miles of hiking and biking trails reminicent of "old florida."

Fort Clinch RV campgrounds offer electricity and water, plus there are primitive tent campsites.  Anglers can fish in several locations.  Contact Reserve America for camping reservations  (800) 326-3521.  

Shaped like a pentagon, and built of masonry and stone with walls made of brick and earth, the fort garrisoned 500 soldiers and artillery.  Fort Clinch was named after General Duncan Lamont Clinch, a Congressman from Georgia who had been involved in the Seminole War.

To find homes on Amelia Island and Fernandina Beach, contact Amelia Fernandina Real Estate.  (904) 419-9080 or email AmeliaFernandinaRealEstate@gmail.com to speak with a real etate expert on homes near Fort Clinch.