Living History Day at Fort Mose

at Fort Mose Historic State Park, St Augustine, FL

Florida Living History Inc. and the Fort Mose Historical Society will offer living history demonstrations at Fort Mose Historic State Park on the last Saturday of every month (except December).

Volunteers will be onsite in period dress offering visitors a fascinating glimpse into the past. This program is weather permitting.

Fort Mose Historic State Park is the site of the first legally sanctioned African settlement in what is now the United States.

Price: $4 per vehicle with up to 8 passengers, please contact the park for group pricing.

Phone: (904) 823-2232

Age Suitability: All Ages

Contact: Contact park for more information.

Directions: From St. Augustine: From downtown St. Augustine, drive north on A1A. At the carousel (you read it correctly), continue straight north on San Marco. (A1A turns right towards Vilano Beach. Don’t go that way.) San Marco merges with Hwy 1. Shortly after the merge, look for a bronze statue on the right and a sign for Fort Mose. Turn right on Fort Mose Trail. Fort Mose Trail dead ends into Fort Mose picnic area and parking lot.

OR: From Hwy 1 in St. Augustine, drive north past Hwy 16. Look for a bronze statue on the right and a sign for Fort Mose. Turn right on Fort Mose Trail. Fort Mose Trail dead ends into Fort Mose picnic area and parking lot.

From Jacksonville: Drive south on Hwy 1. Turn left on Fort Mose Trail. (If you pass Hwy 16 you’ve missed Fort Mose Trail.) Fort Mose Trail dead ends into Fort Mose picnic area and parking lot.