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Castillo de San Marcos National Monument

Operating Hours & Seasons

The Castillo de San Marcos is open to the public from 8:45 AM to 5:15 pm every day of the year except December 25. (The ticket booth closes at 4:45 pm.) The grounds are closed from midnight until 5:30 am. Visitation is highest June through Labor Day, during the December holidays, and March through April. Visitation is lowest from the middle of September through early December. School group visitation is quite high February trough May. Visitation is also quite high on summer and holiday weekends when an average of 3500 people per day visit the Castillo.
Local Partners & Information Resources

Fort Matanzas National Monument

St. Johns County Visitor and Convention Bureau

St. Augustine and St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce

The St. Augustine Record (Newspaper)


Getting There

Plane
Nearby Jacksonville and Daytona are served by international airports with easy access to I-95. Rental cars are available at the airports and in St. Augustine.

Car
From I-95: Take the exit for St. Augustine Historic Sites and Downtown (Route 16, Exit 318). Follow Rt. 16 to US 1. Turn right on US 1 for two miles to Castillo Drive. Turn left on Castillo to the traffic light. Turn right at the light. The Castillo and parking are ahead on the left. From A1A: The Castillo is located on A1A in downtown St. Augustine.

Bus
Grayhound operates bus service to St. Augustine.

Public Transportation
There is limited Public Transportation in St. Augustine. However, private companies operate tour trains, horse carriages, and bicycle and motor scooter rentals.

Getting Around

St. Augustine is over 400 years old. The streets in the historical district are narrow. Some are still paved with brick. St. George Street, a block west of the Castillo, is a pedestrian only street. Street parking is limited, and although there are a few metered parking lots scattered through the downtown (including at the Castillo), walking is the best way to visit the historic district which is about one mile long by 1/2 mile wide. Long term (all day) parking is available for a fee behind the Visitor Information Center which is located on the corner of West Castillo and South Castillo Drives, across from the Castillo headquarters building.