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Yes, you can go swimming in the water at the Amelia Island State Park beach.
The best time for swimming at Amelia Island State Park is the summer because the water temperature in the winter is too cold for most people.
The Amelia Island State Park beach is one of the beaches on Amelia Island that you can go to!
Do you have to cross a bridge to get to Amelia Island?
I did a drive from St Augustine to Amelia Island.
I did the route that took me on the Mayport ferry to get to Amelia Island.
Driving this route of going the A1A north, you have to cross a bridge to get to Amelia Island.
You will be driving across a bridge from Big Talbot Island to Amelia Island!
And, your first glimpse of Amelia Island is Amelia Island State Park!
As you’re driving across the bridge to Amelia Island, you’ll see a stretch of sand off in the distance.
That is Amelia Island State Park!
And, you might even see cars driving along the shoreline.
Can you drive cars on the beach at Amelia Island State Park?
The Amelia Island State Park beach is one of the Florida beaches that you can drive on the beach.
As long as you have a 4×4 vehicle that you are comfortable driving through the sand, you can drive on the beach in Amelia Island State Park!
👆 4×4 vehicles are the only types of cars allowed to drive on the Amelia Island State Park beach.
Cost to go to Amelia Island State Park beach
The cost of going to the Amelia Island State Park beach is the state park entry fee.
The Amelia Island State Park entry fee is $2 per person. See current fees.
Do you have to pay to go to Amelia Island?
There is more to Amelia Island that just Amelia Island State Park.
No, you do not have to pay to go to Amelia Island if you won’t be going to Amelia Island State Park.
There is no Amelia Island toll or bridge fee to get on the island.
Getting to Amelia Island State Park beach
Again, when you are driving the A1A north to get to Amelia Island, then Amelia Island State Park will be your first glimpse of Amelia Island!
As you are driving across the bridge from Big Talbot Island to Amelia Island, you will see the Amelia Island State Park beach!
Right after you finish driving across the bridge, you can be on the lookout for the Amelia Island State Park entry.
You’ll turn down that road, and then you’ll soon come to the entry station.
You’ll make your payment, and then you can drive through. (Or you can just drive through if you have an annual Florida state park pass!)
There will be a parking lot, and then you’ll keep driving straight ahead to get to the beach. As long as this parking lot isn’t full, it probably means that the parking lot closer to the beach is also not full. (I went in the winter, so even on the weekend the parking lots were rather empty.)
So if you continue driving, there will be another parking lot, and this is the parking lot closest to the beach.
And once at the parking lot, you’ll see beach access.
And then you can take that path to the beach!
And then walk across this Amelia Island beach towards the Atlantic Ocean!
Car will also be driving on the beach, so take care!
You also might try looking on the beach for shells.
I did find some shells on the beach at Amelia Island State Park!
If you missed the video above, you can watch the Amelia Island State Park beach video on youtube!
And that’s a bit of what the Amelia Island State Park beach looks like!
I went for a quick trip to the Amelia Island State Park beach in January 2023. Your experience may vary!
A1A:
- Mayport ferry to get to Amelia Island
- South Ponte Vedra Beach Recreation Area
- South Ponte Vedra Beach shelling
More Florida state park beaches:
- Grayton Beach State Park beach
- Henderson Beach State Park beach
- St Andrews State Park beach
- Honeymoon Island State Park beach shelling
- Cayo Costa State Park beach shelling
- Bahia Honda State Park beaches
- John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park beaches
HAPPY GOING TO THE BEACH ON AMELIA ISLAND!
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