Johns River is ideal for boating and fishing, with fish such as mullet, flounder, shad, and blue crabs migrating from the ocean to freshwater springs upriver to spawn.
In Downtown Jacksonville, the river provides tons of attractions opportunities including the Riverwalk, and sporting events like the P1 Powerboats and kayaking excursions. There are dozens of public water access ramps along the St. Johns River. Public access ramps make it easier to enjoy a paddleboard adventure , or a leisure kayak trip. The mouths of the larger creeks on the ICW are where the fish run hard. Spotted seatrout, flounder, black drum and redfish call this brackish tributary home.
Get ready to reel in a big one! Ocean, river, and creek kayaking are some the best ways to see Jacksonville and its abundant wildlife.
With more shoreline than any other Florida city, it makes sense that there are plenty of opportunities to put your boat in the water and explore! New Pickleball Courts We have new pickleball courts! Make a reservation online. City Council Meeting. Board of Adjustment Meeting.
Sat, Nov 20 Florida Board Riders. City Council Briefing. Community Spotlights. Big Changes for Sunshine Playground! Arrow Left Arrow Right. This stretch of sand offers some of the most incredible sunsets and sunrises that you will find on the Atlantic coast. You are sure to come away from your trip feeling recharged, relaxed, and fulfilled. This beach is most popular among higher-end luxury travelers and those who come to play golf. The sand dunes that flank Ponte Vedra Beach are some of the highest in the state of Florida.
The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens features over 2, exotic and rare animals and more than 1, different plant species, providing something for everyone. It is constantly changing and growing, adding new animal exhibits and gardens, such as the Range of the Jaguar exhibit and the Savanna Blooms garden. The zoo also offers a variety of interactive and educational experiences for visitors. This South American exhibit features a variety of animals in addition to the jaguar. While exploring the meandering halls of the Lost Temple, an abandoned Mayan temple replica, visitors can happen upon pygmy marmosets, cotton-topped tamarins, and more The building also contains poison dart frogs and variety of snakes, such as the anaconda, Amazon tree boa constrictor, and bushmaster snakes.
At the River's Edge exhibit area, guests can catch a glimpse of giant anteaters, capybaras, and howler monkeys. The Jacksonville Zoo is a great place to visit with the whole family.
An array of animals can also be found in the Emerald Forest Aviary. Visitors will find freshwater stingrays, macaws so close they could almost touch, and an Inca tern flying above their heads. A pudu, the smallest deer species, may even dart across their path. The aviary also is home to the arapaima, the largest freshwater fish, that grows up to 15 feet and can weigh nearly pounds. Guests can also find entertainment watching the playful antics of the rare giant otters. The 1, feet long boardwalk of the Plains of East Africa exhibit area features a huge variety of animals in an expansive open environment.
Visitors can start their journey around the boardwalk look with the warthog exhibit, and then continue onwards to see the eastern bongo, southern ground hornbills, and a wild breeding wood stork colony in the bongo exhibit. Across from the antelope exhibit area is a pair of saddle-billed storks, a rare stork species and the tallest of the African storks. Guests will find the cheetah exhibit and wattled cranes, the rarest of the African cranes, in the same area of the loop.
Another two-and-a-half acre exhibit area gives ostrich, greater kudu, and white rhinoceros ample room to wander around the land. Strolling further down the boardwalk, visitors can spot the Grevy's zebra and okapi. The Elephant Plaza provides guests with intimate views of the Jacksonville Zoo's elephants and their exhibit area, which includes a pool with , gallons of water. The zoo has 1 male and 3 female elephants. The plaza also features klipsprings, bats, vultures, and other animals.
Within the same area is the African Reptile Building, home to several of the deadliest snakes on the planet. Guests have the chance to safely look at mambas, cobras, and vipers. Mahali Pa Simiba is the one acre residence of the Jacksonville Zoo's lions. Visitors can view these lions from the main path's viewing area or from the overlook on the boardwalk. Prior to the lion exhibit area, colobus monkey entertain guests as they leap from one tree to another. Near the loop's end are the endangered Amur Leopards that can be seen from the main path or the loop's gazebo.
The Jacksonville Zoo's Giraffe Outlook gives guests an opportunity to get eye-to-eye with the giraffes on an elevated viewing platform. The area's covered boardwalk provides visitors with a magnificent view of the replica of an African Savanna.
Guests can observe giraffe and greater kudu grazing and wandering freely in the area. The Giraffe Outlook is located near of the zoo's new botanical gardens, Savanna Blooms. Visitors have a chance at an up-close view of three different types of primates at the Great Apes exhibit area. The exhibit features apes, monkeys, and prosimians.
The Westland Lowland gorilla, siamangs, and bonobo represent the ape group at the zoo. The monkey group consists of colobus monkeys and mandrills. The black-and-white ruffed lemurs and ring-tailed lemurs make up the exhibit's prosimian primate group. Walking through the Asia-inspired Land of the Tiger exhibit area, guests will find Asian small-clawed otters, wreathed and wrinkled hornbills, Visayan Warty pigs, and Babirusa pigs.
The highlight of the exhibit of course is the two Sumatran tigers and three Malayan tigers. The tigers are able to roam about freely in their habitat through an innovative trail system.
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