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135 places are worth the drive within 3 hours of Jacksonville, counted by road time from ZIP 32202: 16 under 1 hour, 55 1 to 2 hours and 64 2 to 3 hours.
The mix leans toward beaches & lakes, history and wildlife, mostly to the southeast and south. Three hours each way makes a long day trip, or an easy overnight if you would rather not drive back the same day.
The headline places are Castillo de San Marcos, Cumberland Island National Seashore and Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, and the closest real day trip is Little Talbot Island State Park (34 min).
Under 1 hour 1 to 2 hours 2 to 3 hours
Photo: Schwerdf, CC BY 4.0
Historic site · 45 min southeast
The oldest masonry fort in the continental U.S., guarding St. Augustine's bay since the 1600s.
Photo: Tim Kiser, CC BY-SA 4.0
National park · 54 min north
A wild barrier island with feral horses, mansion ruins and empty beaches, reached by ferry.
Photo: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0
Beach · 34 min northeast
Five miles of quiet, natural beach and dunes, with paddling in the salt marsh.
Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0
Zoo · 48 min southeast
Every kind of crocodilian on Earth, plus a wading bird rookery and a zipline course.
Photo: anoldent from Asheville, NC, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
State park · 54 min north
Marsh trails, river fishing and tabby sugar mill ruins near St. Marys.
Small town · 42 min northeast
A Victorian seaport on Amelia Island with a walkable downtown, shrimp boats and about 13 miles of beach.
Photo: US Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain
Wildlife · 1 hr 9 min northwest
Vast blackwater swamp with gators, cranes and boardwalks.
Photo: Jud McCranie, Public domain
Island · 1 hr 14 min north
A state-owned island with beaches, a historic club district, bike paths and a sea turtle hospital.
Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0
Bike trail · 1 hr 21 min southwest
A 16-mile paved rail trail through forest and along Paynes Prairie.
Photo: HAL333, CC BY-SA 4.0
National park · 1 hr 22 min north
Ruins of a 1730s British colonial town under live oaks on St. Simons.
Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0
Small town · 1 hr 30 min southwest
A tiny, very old town with antique shops and moss-draped oaks near Paynes Prairie.
Photo: Bubba73 (Jud McCranie), CC BY-SA 3.0
Historic site · 1 hr 8 min north
A rice plantation site with a museum and marsh views near Brunswick.
Photo: Lvklock, CC BY-SA 3.0
Historic site · 2 hr 5 min north
Stroll 22 leafy squares, old homes and church spires in one of America's best walking cities.
Photo: Sphanyx, CC BY-SA 3.0
Springs · 2 hr 8 min southwest
A former roadside attraction with waterfalls, gardens and a buoyed swim area at the head of the Rainbow River.
Photo: TheWanderingTraders, CC BY-SA 4.0
Theme park · 2 hr 39 min south
Cinderella Castle, classic rides and parades. The heart of Walt Disney World.
Photo: Ramos Keith, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain
Wildlife · 2 hr 30 min southwest
Boardwalks over clear springs where hundreds of manatees gather on cold winter days.
Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5
Small town · 2 hr 14 min south
A hilly lakeside town with antique shops, festivals and lake views.
Photo: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0
Hike · 2 hr 24 min southwest
Quiet trails and a long loop through salt marsh and pine flatwoods on the Nature Coast. Great for birding and biking.
Our picks, by drive time, include Castillo de San Marcos (45 min), Cumberland Island National Seashore (54 min), Little Talbot Island State Park (34 min), St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (48 min) and Crooked River State Park (54 min). The full list on this page has 135 places, each with its drive time and direction from Jacksonville.
71 places within 2 hours, 135 within 3 hours and 190 within 4 hours of Jacksonville, by road from ZIP 32202.
19 of the 135 places need no pass or fee, such as Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad State Trail, Hontoon Island State Park and Mount Dora. Fees and passes change, so check each place before you go.
135 places are marked good for kids, including Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park, Challenger Learning Center and Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park.
They are by real roads on a typical day, from the middle of ZIP 32202 to each place (OpenStreetMap data with the OSRM route planner). Traffic, weather and closures can change them. Places under 25 minutes from the city center count as in town, not a day trip, so they are left out.
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