Keystone Beach:  Located at 565 S. Lawrence Blvd. (SR 21), Keystone Heights on Lake Geneva.   Keystone Beach  has Picnic tables,  BBQ grills, volleyball net, playgrounds and restrooms facilities. The Pavilion is available for rent. Keystone Beach is the recent home of Project Play. Project Play is a 5,200 sq.ft. state of the art wood playground built by volunteers in 5 days. Swimming at Keystone Beach is at your own risk.


Private Boat Ramps:

• Doctors Lake Marina (two ramps) - U.S. 17 at the Doctors Lake Bridge.

• Whiteys Fish Camp & Boat Ramp located on Swimming Pen Creek off CR 220 and offers access to Doctors Lake.
 
• Whitney's Sail Center located on Doctors Lake off US 17 at the Doctors Lake Bridge, south of Orange Park.

Public Boat Ramps:

• Governor’s Creek Boat Ramp (2 lanes)- located east of US Highway 17 in Green Cove Springs on the north bank of Governor’s Creek. The fishing pier and covered picnic area are in constant use by the public.
 
• Knight’s Boat Ramp and Marina Facility is located on Black Creek at Highway 17 north of Green Cove Springs. The facility consists of 3 boat ramp lanes, a new restroom, paved parking, a 250' fishing pier and a 40-slip boat docking facility that is available for leasing to the public. There is a pavilion with a picnic area that provides a scenic view of Black Creek and the St. Johns River. The sale of fuel, both regular and diesel, is also available.

• Lake Brooklyn Boat Ramp is located in Keystone Heights on Kings Street off SR 100. The ramp and surrounding area is located beneath a picturesque live oak canopy. Specific parking areas are not delineated and the only paved surface is the ramp itself. This ramp is closed due to water levels being so low.
 
• Lake Geneva Boat Ramp is located in Keystone Heights off SR 100 at CR 214. The parking area and ramp are paved and in excellent condition. This ramp is closed due to water levels being so low.
 
• Lake Shore Boat Ramp (2 lanes) is located at the northerly end of Lake Shore Drive and serves Doctors Lake. The boat ramp and parking area are paved and in good condition. There is a pier adjacent to the boat ramp for loading and unloading as well as fishing. Construction of new restroom was recently completed.
 
• Lowry Lake Boat Ramp is located at the Camp Blanding military reservation. This site is generally open to the public except at such times as military maneuvers are taking place, then for safety and security reasons, access to Camp Blanding would be prohibited. Times and dates of planned maneuvers may be ascertained by calling (904) 291-9912. Beginning August 1, 2006 this facility will be opened to the public on Sunday's and Monday's from 7:00 AM until 1:30 PM ONLY. The ramp is located of of Treat Road in Keystone Heights. (From HWY 100 in Keystone heights go North 1.9 miles on HWY 21 to paved road entrance to Camp Blanding WMA on left. Turn left (Northwest) on Treat Road for 3.1 miles to dirt road on right. Go .4 miles to ramp.)

• Magnolia Lake Boat Ramp is located at the Camp Blanding military reservation. This site is generally open to the public except at such times as military maneuvers are taking place, then for safety and security reasons, access to Camp Blanding would be prohibited. Times and dates of planned maneuvers may be ascertained by calling (904) 291-9912. Beginning August 1, 2006 this facility will be opened to the public on Sunday's and Monday's from 7:00 AM until 1:30 PM ONLY. The ramp is located of of Treat Road in Keystone Heights. (From HWY 100 in Keystone heights go North 1.9 miles on HWY 21 to paved road entrance to Camp Blanding WMA on left. Turn left (Northwest) on Treat Road and go 1.5 miles to dirt road on right. Go .1 miles to ramp.)

• Middleburg (Main Street) Boat Ramp is located off SR 21 (Blanding Blvd.) at the end of Main Street in the Middleburg area. Approximately 30 paved parking spaces have been provided along with a restroom, picnic areas, two fishing piers, and boardwalks through the wetlands and a modular play structure. Additional parking is provided south of the boat ramp.

• Old Ferry Boat Ramp serves Black Creek and the concrete ramp is in good condition, and the parking area is paved and marked. The boat ramp is located at the end of Old Ferry Road off CR 209 in the Doctors Inlet/ Ridgewood area. Parking is limited.

• Shands Boat Ramp is located southeast of Green Cove Springs off State Road 16. Parking is scattered randomly throughout all available grassed areas. The water is very shallow and only the smallest boats encounter no problems.

• Williams Park Boat Ramp is located east of CR 209. The boat ramp is approximately one-half mile from Williams Park. The site is isolated and difficult to access after heavy rains and parking is randomly spaced with no delineated areas.

Cabins/Campgrounds:

Camp Chowenwaw
Camp Blanding
Gold Head Branch State Park

Fairgrounds:
Clay County Fairgrounds

Heritage:

The Black Heritage Museum: located on Longmire Avenue at Hunter-Douglas Park in Middleburg. Open by appointment. Please call Maude Jackson at (904) 282-4168, Mamie Oliver at (904) 282-5223, or Sarah Weeks at (904) 282-5205 for information.

Camp Blanding Museum and Memorial Park: located at Camp Blanding on State Road 16 at Kingsley Lake, is open daily from 12-4 p.m. Closed Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. 904-533-3100, ext 3196. The Camp Blanding Museum and Memorial Park has achieved national standing as a World War II Commemorative Community.

Camp Blanding was a major U.S. Army training facility during the Second World War. It was originally established as a state-owned training reservation in 1939 for the Florida National Guard. However, as war clouds materialized, the mobilization of reserve forces and the rapid expansion of the entire United States Army required Camp Blanding to be converted to a federal reservation. It was subsequently enlarged to house two complete infantry divisions along with many separate units. Prior to turning Camp Blanding into an Infantry Replacement Center (IRTC) in 1943, dozens and dozens of army formations comprising hundreds of thousands of troops trained at Camp Blanding. Included were formations of Infantry, Cavalry, Tank Destroyer, Field Artillery, Engineer, Medical and other specialist troops. Nine entire Infantry Divisions trained at Camp Blanding: 1st ID (Big Red One), 29th ID (Blue & Gray), 30th ID (Old Hickory), 31st ID (Dixie), 36th ID (Texas), 43rd ID (Winged Victory), 63rd ID (Blood and Fire), 66th ID (Panther) and the 79th ID (Cross of Lorainne). For most of 1944 and 1945, a very large percentage of the individuals sent to replenish the ranks of America’s combat infantry formations trained at the Camp’s IRTC. In Addition, the Camp was the site of a 2800-bed hospital, a German Prisoner of War Compound and at the war’s end, a Separation Center. Following the war, Camp Blanding reverted to state control, and today is a Joint Training Site for the National Guard and other Reserve Components and some Active Component training.

Clay County Historic Museum & Triangle: 915 Walnut Street, Green Cove Springs, FL. Visit the museum, the 1896 county jail and 1890 courthouse all in one location. 904-278-4780

Clay County Historical Tours: Call the Clay County Archives Department, (904) 284-2386 for upcoming tour schedule. Tour covers the history of Green Cove Springs, Fleming Island, Orange Park, Middleburg, Camp Blanding and Penney Farms and includes stops at St. Margaret’s Church, Middleburg Historical Museum, Camp Blanding Museum, Penney Farms Church and 1890 Courthouse.

Clay County Military Museum of North Florida: Bunker Avenue, located in Reynolds Park off of Highway 16 in Green Cove Springs. Exhibits cover the entire span of American history from the Revolution to the present featuring uniforms, weapons and communications systems. Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. 904-718-5571.  Their web address is www.militarymuseumofnorthflorida.com

Historic Natural Spring: St. Augustine is the acclaimed site of “the fountain of youth” but people have sought the healing powers of the natural spring water in Spring Park, Green Cove Springs for centuries. The spring is one of approximately a dozen sulfur water springs in Florida and is still popular today as a tourist site and a public swimming facility. The water boils up from a large fissure, some twenty feet below the surface at the rate of approximately 3,000 gallons per minute and a perfect 78 degrees. Spring Park is located on Magnolia Avenue in the City of Green Cove Springs.

Middleburg Historic Museum: 3912 Section Street, Middleburg. Office hours are Sundays, 2:00 to 4:00 pm, and the phone number is 904-282-5357.

Penney Farms: C.R. 218 and Hwy 16 between Middleburg and Green Cove Springs. Built by James Cash Penney in 1927. Please call (904) 529-9078 for tour availability.

Historic Sites of Religious Significance

St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church: 6865 Pine Avenue, Green Cove Springs, FL 32043.  (904) 284-3030.  Website: http://diocesefl.org/stmargarets-hibernia/

St. Mary’s Episcopal Church: 400 Saint Johns Avenue, Green Cove Springs, FL 32043.  (904) 284-5434.
Website: http://www.flemingisland.net/maryindex.htm