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title: "Dutton Island Preserve"
url: https://stacklist.com/card/3fc7f0f8-4299-4b40-b5ed-908a63a7855d
source_url: "https://www.jacksonville.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/jaxparks/all-parks/dutton-island-preserve"
stack: https://stacklist.com/stack/ccd536ab-eddd-42ee-bfeb-ac3b93a1aa0e
summary: "Dutton Island Preserve is a public park and nature preserve located in the Atlantic Beach area of Jacksonville, Florida, offering amenities such as hiking trails, fishing, picnic facilities, and nonmotorized water access. The preserve was established through the combined efforts of Atlantic Beach and Jacksonville officials, conservation organizations, and local conservationists, with land acquisitions occurring between 1999 and 2005."
tags: "dutton-island, park-preserve, jacksonville, nature-preserve, hiking, fishing, recreation"
key_entities: "Dutton Island Preserve (location), Jacksonville, FL (location), Atlantic Beach (location), Intracoastal Waterway (location), Walter Dutton (person), Tom Dumas (person), City of Jacksonville (organization), City of Atlantic Beach (organization), The Trust For Public Land (organization)"
classification: "reference"
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acp_version: "0.2"
token_counts_approximate: 301
visibility: public
agent_accessible: true
status: "final"
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# Dutton Island Preserve

Dutton Island Preserve 793 Dutton Island Road West Jacksonville, FL 32233 Open Sunrise Closed at Sundown Available Amenities Car Parking Fishing Available Hiking Trail Nonmotorized Launch On Water Picnic Shelters Picnic Tables Restrooms Trash Barrels About Dutton Island Preserve The Dutton Island Park and Preserve is located just east of the Intracoastal Waterway, in the Atlantic Beach area of Jacksonville. Formerly known as Pine Island, it was renamed for a former owner, Walter Dutton. The City of Atlantic Beach purchased the island from Dutton’s estate in 1998, and developed the property in three phases between early 2000 and the summer of 2003. Meanwhile, as the first acquisition of the newly-created Preservation Project, the City of Jacksonville purchased a nearby 98-acre tract in 1999 as the first expansion, followed by additional purchases of 242 acres in 2003 and 8 acres in 2005. Through the initial vision and work of local real estate broker and conservationist Tom Dumas, and the combined efforts of Atlantic Beach and Jacksonville officials, state agencies, and conservation organizations such as The Trust For Public Land, the park/preserve was established. Get Directions