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An orientation to the Jacksonville Metro Area

by noidiotsplease

The Greater Jacksonville Metropolitan Area covers four counties in the northeastern corner of Florida. As this destination is very rich in its tourism offerings I have split my coverage of metro Jax into three separate destination pages as follows:

JACKSONVILLE
includes the communities of atlantic beach, jacksonville, jacksonville beach, neptune beach, orange park and ponte vedra beach

AMELIA ISLAND (45 minutes north of downtown)
includes the communities of amelia island and fernandina beach

SAINT AUGUSTINE (45 minutes south of downtown)
includes the communities of crescent beach, saint augustine, saint augustine beach, vilano beach and world golf village

Be sure to visit all three pages and their accompanying tips to get the full story on what to see and do when visiting the Jacksonville area.

huguenot park

by doug48

huguenot park is located about 15 miles northeast of downtown jacksonville at the mouth of the st. johns river. huguenot park offers a beach, fishing, and camping. their address is 10980 hecksher drive (US A1A). to reserve camp sites call 904-251-3335.

First Street Grille

by SeaBreezeUSA about First Street Grille

Casual oceanfront dining with award-winning cuisine. Fresh seafood, steaks and chef's nightly creations. Voted Jacksonville's top 25 restaurants, best waterfront and outdoor dining. Lounge featuring live entertainment with an oceanfront deck and tiki bar. Open 7 days a week lunch and dinner. Happy hour Monday - Friday 4:30 to 7:30. Reservations taken for parties of 8 or more. Take tour pick from the many wonder and delicous recipes. This is truly a paradise for the stomach!

Adventure Landing

by SeaBreezeUSA

Located just east of the Intracoastal Waterway, this family entertainment center features go-karts, laser tag, bumper boats, mini-golf, batting cages, video arcade and multiple snack bars. Waterpark features a new 18,000 sq. ft. wavepool, eleven waterslides, 65-foot pirates play village and lazy river.

Jacksonville, Florida

by Sabrina-FL

"Jacksonville, Florida"

Jacksonville is a very widely spread-out city, home to over a million people, with miles of long white beaches, completely riddled with waterways, the largest being the St. Johns River. The city boasts a large NFL Stadium - home of the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars. The cost of living is still pretty reasonable and there is a huge real estate boom in progress, has been for awhile, and not wavering by any means. Jacksonville is also a very grown up Naval town, housing a couple of the US' Naval Bases. The Summers are very hot and humid, Spring and Fall are the most comfortable and beautiful times of the year here, and winters can be pretty chilly, but not what any Northener would call "Cold" - we do not "normally" see snow nor ice, though I believe it was December 1989 that Jacksonville's transportation and operations shut down for a few days because of ice and snow... We are 2 1/2 - 3 hour drive from Orlando, Florida; 1 hour to Daytona Beach; 30 munutes to St. Augustine; approx. 4-5 hours drive from Tampa; and 6 hours to Ft Lauderdale/Miami by car....