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Florida Department
of Commerce Division of Tourism
126 W. VanBuren St.
Tallahassee, FL
32399-2000
(904) 487-1462
Road Conditions Hotline
(800)475-0044
(I-75 & I-10)
Florida Game & Fresh Water Fish Commission
(904) 488-4676 |
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Speed Limit : 70
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Studded Tires
Permitted provided hard-surfaced roadways are not damaged
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Child Restraints
Required
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Seat Belts
Required
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Auto Liability
Insurance Mandatory
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Trailer Brakes
Required if Weight > 3,000 lbs
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Trailer Breakaway
Trailer Brakes Required if Weight > 3,000 lbs
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Combined Maximum
Length of Car-Trailer Combination must not exceed 65 feet in
total
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Trailer Chains
Required
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Flares Required
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overview
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Straddling the beautiful St John’s River,
Jacksonville is located in the northeast corner of Florida on the
Atlantic Ocean. The historic districts of St Augustine and
Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island are situated nearby.
CLIMATE: The
Northeast Region offers mild winters, a cool spring and fall, and it is
generally warm during the summer months.
JACKSONVILLE & AREA:
The Jacksonville Landing, on the north
bank, is bustling with restaurants, nightclubs and shops, all housed
under one giant orange-roofed facility. The Museum of Science and
History and the nationally acclaimed Cummer Museum of Art and
its gardens are situated in the city centre, just a few minutes
away from the Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art.
The First Coast area is one of the few unspoiled areas of the Atlantic
Coast. Nature trails and national parks line the seafront, providing
opportunities for hiking, kayaking and camping. Just a few minutes
northeast of the city is the Timucuan Ecological and Historic
Preserve, an 18,500 (46,000-acre) wetland and historic community.
The trails and waterways are filled with indigenous and endangered
wildlife such as ospreys, herons, bald eagles, sea turtles, manatees and
wood storks.
The Talbot Island State Park provides miles of pristine beaches,
dunes, coastal hummocks and marshlands. Big Talbot Island boasts
spectacular bluffs, 19km (11.5 miles) of untouched beaches, two
plantation ruins, sand dunes, salt marshes, tidal creeks and a driftwood
forest. South of Big Talbot is Little Talbot Island, an
undeveloped barrier island. The entire 1000ha (2500-acre) island is a
protected State Park and has white sand beaches and a popular campsite.
Fort George Island State Cultural Site contains the longest
record of civilisation in Duval County. The huge oyster shell
mounds found on the island are evidence of Timucuan Indian habitation
dating back over 7000 years. Katherine Abbey Hanna Park is
Jacksonville’s premier 180ha (450-acre) beachfront getaway and boasts
sunny beaches, freshwater lakes and wooded campsites.
Established in 1914 with just one animal, a white-tailed fawn, the
Jacksonville Zoological Gardens is today alive with more than 800
animals from around the world. At the Okavango Petting Zoo
children can pet domestic African animals such as pygmy goats, dwarf
zebu, miniature horses and Sardinian pygmy donkeys.
SPECIAL EVENTS:
Apr Beaches Weekend Festival, Jacksonville; Riverfest,
Jacksonville. May Spring Music Festival; Shrimp
Festival, Jacksonville. Sep International Festival by the
Sea, Jacksonville; Springfield Jazz and Heritage Festival.
Oct Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair. Nov
23rd Annual Jacksonville Jazz Festival.
TRAVEL:
Jacksonville International Airport (JIA) (website:
www.jaxport.com) is 20 minutes from
the town centre and is serviced by 15 major airlines. The
Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) provides a local
bus service seven days a week with 50 routes. JTA also operates
the Automated Skyway Express, a monorail system serving the city
centre.
ST AUGUSTINE & AREA:
The USA’s oldest city is a time capsule capturing
nearly 500 years of fascinating history. Situated on the uppermost
Atlantic Coast of Florida, the water’s-edge colonial village has 144
blocks of historic houses listed on the National Register of Historic
Places. The Castillo de San Marcos endures as the nation’s oldest
and only remaining 17th-century masonry fort. Now a National Monument,
the Spanish-built bastion guarded the mouth of Matanzas Bay from
British invaders. The Spanish Quarter is a living history village
where Spanish soldiers and settlers in traditional costume re-enact
18th-century crafts.
Other attractions include Anastasia State Recreation Area, a
1700-acre bird sanctuary; Fort Matanzas; the still operational
Lighthouse Tower and Museum of St Augustine; and the USA’s first
alligator exhibition farm, St Augustine Alligator Farm. Just past
the beaches of Anastasia Island lies Marineland of Florida,
the world’s first oceanarium. It features 1000 wonders of the deep,
including 47-year-old Nelly, the world’s oldest known living dolphin.
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