EXPLORE
Important Information
ST. AUGUSTINE’S HISTORIC
DOWNTOWN PARKING FACILITY
The Historic Downtown Parking Facility (HDPF) is
located on West Castillo Drive just off U.S. 1, within
walking distance to St. George Street and San Marco
Avenue as well as the Castillo de San Marcos National
Monument. The four-story, 400,000-square-foot
structure offers 1,170 parking spaces and is open 24
hours per day year-round. It features a fully automated
payment system, security, and easy connections to
sightseeing vehicles and horse-drawn carriage services.
Parking at the HDPF is $1.25 per hour with a $7.50
per day maximum. During selected peak days, a flat,
all-day rate of $7.00 is payable on entry to ease exiting
for visitors.
The adjacent Visitor Information Center has clean
restrooms, a small gift shop, kiosks with touch
screen guides, current special event, arts and cultural
information, and rows and rows of brochures and
guides. For more information about the free shuttle
and parking rates, please call 904-484-5160.
PARKING METERS AND PAY STATIONS
Pay stations for parking are located throughout
downtown St. Augustine, where visitors are issued a
printed receipt that must be placed on the vehicle’s
dashboard. The cost for parking is $1.50 per hour at
meters and $10 a day to park in the parking garage for
visitors. The meters accept quarters, nickels and dimes;
credit cards and debit cards. Call 904-825-1034 for
more information.
VISITOR INFORMATION
AAA Auto Club South ......................... 904-825-0298
City of St. Augustine .......................... 904-825-1053
City of St. Augustine Beach ............... 904-471-2122
Ponte Vedra Beach Visitors Center ..... 904-285-2004
St. Augustine Beach
Information Center ....................... 904-471-1596
St. Augustine Visitor Center ............... 904-825-1000
St. Johns County
Chamber of Commerce ................ 904-829-5681
St. Johns County Visitors
& Convention Bureau .................... 904-829-1711
6 ST. JOHNS COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
St. Johns County Public Transit Service
(Sunshine Bus Company) ... .......... 904-209-3716
Regularly scheduled stops throughout the county for
$1.00 per one-way trip. Half-price for students, retired
and disabled people.
CRUISES
Jaxport ............................................. 904-357-3006
Jacksonville is the nearest cruise ship
port-of-call to St. Johns County.
HOSPITALS
(For health care information, please refer to page 32)
Ponte Vedra Beach
Baptist Beaches ................................ 904-627-2900
St. Augustine and all other areas
Flagler Hospital ................................. 904-819-5155
Baptist Medical Center South ............ 904-271-6000
Memorial Hospital ............................. 904-399-6111
DISTANCES TO
LOCAL POINTS OF INTEREST
(in miles)
ST. PONTE
ST. JOHNS COUNTY AUGUSTINE VEDRA
Historic St. Augustine ________ 0 _______ 17
Vilano Beach _______________ 2 _______ 15
Anastasia State Park _________ 2 _______ 20
St. Augustine Beach _________ 5 _______ 23
Outlet Malls _______________ 9 _______ 25
Guana River State Park _______10 ______ 16
Crescent Beach _____________14 ______ 32
World Golf Village ___________14 ______ 32
Faver-Dykes State Park _______18 ______ 50
JACKSONVILLE
Beaches __________________27 _______ 1
Downtown Riverfront _________37 ______ 20
Cruise Ship Port_____________43 ______ 22
International Airport __________50 ______ 30
Talbot Island State Park _______60 ______ 20
OTHER NEARBY PLACES
Washington Oaks State Park ___20 ______ 46
Palm Coast ________________25 ______ 61
Flagler Beach ______________32 ______ 67
Daytona Beach _____________61 ______ 90
Amelia Island ______________76 ______ 54