LEADER: Andrew Schumann, Duval Audubon Conservation Director

Kingsley Plantation is the site of a former estate owned by Zephaniah Kingsley, who spent 25 years there. It is now part of the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve managed by the U.S. National Park Service.

Resident birds include Pileated Woodpecker, Brown Pelican, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, Tricolored Heron, Clapper Rail, Yellow-throated Warbler, Black-crowned Night Heron, vultures, Osprey, Eastern Screech Owl, Great Horned Owl, Barred Owl, and many more.

Be sure to wear comfortable shoes, and don’t forget to bring water, binoculars, sunscreen, and bug spray. (A limited number of binoculars will be available at sign-in.)

LOCATION: 4499 Yachtsman Way, Jacksonville, FL 32277

DIRECTIONS: From I-95 or I-295 East Beltway, exit at Heckscher Drive and go east. After passing the St. Johns River Ferry landing on your right, turn left 1/2 mile later at the brown National Park Service sign onto Fort George Island. Follow the signs on the road leading to the Kingsley Plantation parking lot. You will travel down a 2-mile dirt road. Restrooms are available at this site.

FEE: No fee.