The National Parks
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
Location: St. Augustine, FL
Established: October 15, 1924
Visited: July 28, 2012 (Patrick Neal, Diane Neal, John Neal, Catherine Neal & Patrick Neal)
National Park Arrowhead Rating (4 out of 5):
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| Castillo de San Marcos National Monument entrance - St. Augustine, FL |
On a recent trip to DisneyWorld we stopped in St. Augustine, Florida to visit the oldest masonry fort in the United States. I had previously visited Castillo de San Marcos in 1993 and remembered it being an interesting visit, so I was anxious to give it another visit to see if my memory was correct. Castillo de San Marcos makes for a great two hour visit and is one of the better national monuments I have visited. It is perfect for kids ages 5 and up. Our 6 year old son, John, had a great time going into all the rooms and talking to all the National Park Service employees that dress up as Spanish soldiers. My 2 year old daughter on the other hand was running around everywhere and there are many places on the upper level for younger kids to get hurt or fall over the very short walls. Did I mention that it can be really hot when you visit? Let me just say, on this particular visit at 10 a.m. on July 28 and it was brutally hot. Nevertheless, we stayed long enough to watch the canon demonstration, which runs several times throughout the day.
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument gets an overall rating of 4 out of 5 National Park
Arrowheads due to the fantastic fort, great scenery, and good re-enactments by all the National Park Service employees.
Additional pictures after the jump...
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| John Neal at the entrance. |
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| Lighting the canons. |
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| John Neal and Catherine Neal playing on the second level. |
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| John discussing historic medical techniques with a Spanish solider. |
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| This would make for a long day. |
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