Jacksonville Fl
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I am about 30 minutes north of Jacksonville. Are you working at Atlantic Dry Dock or Mayport Naval Base? There is not a lot do do in downtown Jacksonville. Everything is on the outskirts. We are the size of LA but have no where near the population. JAX beach is probally your best bet for where all the action is or places to go during the week. On the weekend you have plenty to see and do within 2-3 hours drive, Daytona, Saint Augustine, Amelia Island and Orlando. We also have the TPC coming up (The Players Championship, golf) that is a really big draw for the area. Let me know if there is anything else you need to know. When are you headed here? 
http://www.jacksonvillebeach.org/
http://www.jacksonvillebeach.org/
JBZ4 said:I am about 30 minutes north of Jacksonville. Are you working at Atlantic Dry Dock or Mayport Naval Base? There is not a lot do do in downtown Jacksonville. Everything is on the outskirts. We are the size of LA but have no where near the population. JAX beach is probally your best bet for where all the action is or places to go during the week. On the weekend you have plenty to see and do within 2-3 hours drive, Daytona, Saint Augustine, Amelia Island and Orlando. We also have the TPC coming up (The Players Championship, golf) that is a really big draw for the area. Let me know if there is anything else you need to know. When are you headed here?
http://www.jacksonvillebeach.org/
Thats great thanks!
Think it will be Atlantic Dry Dock, we should be there in a week or so.
I will take a look on internet.
If you are going to be at Atlantic Drydock, then you are about 20 minutes south of me. You will really need a car to get anywhere from there. you can take the ferry across (as pic shows) to get to Jax Beach, lodging of any kind is a good 30 minutes in any direction that is situated so as your not trapped without a car. Give me a PM before you head over. JBZ4
JBZ4,
Hi there, well I made it to Jacksonville. I can't remember the name of the complex I'm staying in but it is on a road called Burnt Mill Road. Very nice.
We are at Atlantic Drydock.
I assume it will be very busy for a week (I'm on my 14th hour now) but I hope to get about and see some of the area soon.
Cheers
Ben
Hi there, well I made it to Jacksonville. I can't remember the name of the complex I'm staying in but it is on a road called Burnt Mill Road. Very nice.
We are at Atlantic Drydock.
I assume it will be very busy for a week (I'm on my 14th hour now) but I hope to get about and see some of the area soon.
Cheers
Ben
Ben, glad you made it in okay. I am headed up to North Carolina for this years 2008 OBX cruise sponsered by the NC BMW CCA. I will be back Tuesday if you are still around. If you have some free time and want to get together PM me. Huguenot park is really nice and is hopping on the weekend. It is a few miles north of you (from Atlantic Drydock). The other beaches are close by, you can take the ferry across. JBZ4
Huguenot Memorial Park
10980 Heckscher Drive (904) 251-3335
This city park is the perfect beach for the beachgoer that has to please both very young children and teenagers. With a great surf and lifeguards on duty, anyone seeking beachtime fun can find it, but this beach also features some great tidal pools during low tide so that the small children can experience their own seaside fun. It is only fifty cents per person to get on and there is camping available. Huguenot is located right where the St. Johns River and the Atlantic Ocean meet, so there is a great view of Mayport Naval Station’s Aircraft Carrier’s and an enormous tidal pool that can accommodate windsurfers as well as young families nervous about the surf. There is also plenty of fishing spots. Drive right onto the beach and find a spot, enjoy isolated covered picnic areas, a snack bar, and bathrooms with showers.
Atlantic Beach
At the end of Atlantic Boulevard and North until Mayport
Atlantic Beach is the classic tourist beach from the Sea Turtle Inn until the sugary, imported sands run out near Mayport Naval Station, which takes the seaboard over just South of the mouth of the St. Johns River. Largely a residential community, this beach starts in the tourist zone and extends north. The beaches are actually fairly secluded considering that the shore is lined with homes.
Neptune Beach
Across Atlantic Boulevard and south until Jacksonville Beach
This innocuous stretch of coastline maintains the imported sugary sands that make the tourists happy, and there is always a restaurant or bar in walking distance. The locals contend that Neptune Beach is more upscale and exclusive, having more residences than condos on the beach than their northern neighbor, but they get just as crowded during beach season.
Jacksonville Beach
Parallel to 3rd Street (A1A) from Atlantic until almost J Turner Butler
The classic beach. Featuring a boardwalk that runs alongside, this is the beach community that is being overrun with high-rise condominiums and hotels. The bars and festivals make this the center of the party scene, but a new breed of beach dweller wants to see less gang activity, less drunk partiers, and more of a chic urban upscale scene. Fortunately, the beaches know who they are and the beach bum mentality is especially stringent in Jacksonville Beach. Go there to party, but if you have the kids, there are better beaches. Although the plethora of lifeguards does make a person feel especially safe.
Huguenot Memorial Park
10980 Heckscher Drive (904) 251-3335
This city park is the perfect beach for the beachgoer that has to please both very young children and teenagers. With a great surf and lifeguards on duty, anyone seeking beachtime fun can find it, but this beach also features some great tidal pools during low tide so that the small children can experience their own seaside fun. It is only fifty cents per person to get on and there is camping available. Huguenot is located right where the St. Johns River and the Atlantic Ocean meet, so there is a great view of Mayport Naval Station’s Aircraft Carrier’s and an enormous tidal pool that can accommodate windsurfers as well as young families nervous about the surf. There is also plenty of fishing spots. Drive right onto the beach and find a spot, enjoy isolated covered picnic areas, a snack bar, and bathrooms with showers.
Atlantic Beach
At the end of Atlantic Boulevard and North until Mayport
Atlantic Beach is the classic tourist beach from the Sea Turtle Inn until the sugary, imported sands run out near Mayport Naval Station, which takes the seaboard over just South of the mouth of the St. Johns River. Largely a residential community, this beach starts in the tourist zone and extends north. The beaches are actually fairly secluded considering that the shore is lined with homes.
Neptune Beach
Across Atlantic Boulevard and south until Jacksonville Beach
This innocuous stretch of coastline maintains the imported sugary sands that make the tourists happy, and there is always a restaurant or bar in walking distance. The locals contend that Neptune Beach is more upscale and exclusive, having more residences than condos on the beach than their northern neighbor, but they get just as crowded during beach season.
Jacksonville Beach
Parallel to 3rd Street (A1A) from Atlantic until almost J Turner Butler
The classic beach. Featuring a boardwalk that runs alongside, this is the beach community that is being overrun with high-rise condominiums and hotels. The bars and festivals make this the center of the party scene, but a new breed of beach dweller wants to see less gang activity, less drunk partiers, and more of a chic urban upscale scene. Fortunately, the beaches know who they are and the beach bum mentality is especially stringent in Jacksonville Beach. Go there to party, but if you have the kids, there are better beaches. Although the plethora of lifeguards does make a person feel especially safe.
Hey JBZ4,
Sorry didn't get back to you - been so busy I can hardly even drive home before dark.
Taken a quick look at the beach but that's it really - bars are good looking
I will give you a shout if a weekend comes up when I can get out of the dock.
Thanks for all the info, I';m passing it on to the few who have managed to escape the work list
Ben
Sorry didn't get back to you - been so busy I can hardly even drive home before dark.
Taken a quick look at the beach but that's it really - bars are good looking
I will give you a shout if a weekend comes up when I can get out of the dock.
Thanks for all the info, I';m passing it on to the few who have managed to escape the work list
Ben
No problem, we just got back from a BMW cruise event in North Carolina's OBX. I have attached a link for the Shrimp Festival on Amelia Island (this weekend) which is about 18 miles north of the drydock. This usually pulls about 40,000 to 50,000 people over the weekend. If your free PM me. Good Luck with the boat!
http://www.shrimpfestival.com/
NC OBX Cruise
http://www.shrimpfestival.com/
NC OBX Cruise