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title: "Julington-Durbin Creek Preserve"
url: https://stacklist.com/card/4ac4907f-d07d-48e4-9867-859ba0ee81cb
source_url: "https://www.jacksonville.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/jaxparks/all-parks/julington-durbin-creek-preserve"
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summary: "Julington-Durbin Creek Preserve is a 9-mile shoreline peninsula in Jacksonville, Florida featuring sandhill, flatwoods, and extensive floodplain wetlands with diverse wildlife including bald eagles, ospreys, and manatees. The preserve offers recreational activities such as hiking, picnicking, horseback riding, bicycling, and birding while providing water quality and floodplain protection for the creeks and St. Johns River."
tags: "preserve, wetlands, wildlife, recreation, florida, creek-ecosystem, nature-study"
key_entities: "Julington-Durbin Creek Preserve (location), Jacksonville, FL (location), St. Johns River (location), floodplain wetlands (concept), sandhill ecosystem (concept), bald eagle (concept), gopher tortoise (concept)"
classification: "reference"
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acp_version: "0.2"
token_counts_approximate: 276
visibility: public
agent_accessible: true
status: "final"
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# Julington-Durbin Creek Preserve

Julington-Durbin Creek Preserve 13130 Bartram Park Blvd. Jacksonville, FL 32223 Available Amenities Benches Bike Trail Car Parking Equestrian Fishing Available Hiking Trail On Water Picnic Tables Trash Barrels About Julington-Durbin Creek Preserve The area is located on a peninsula formed at the confluence of Julington and Durbin creeks, and has approximately nine miles of shoreline along the two creeks. The peninsula is a long sandy ridge that grades into floodplain swamp and marsh along the creeks’ shores. Natural communities consist of sandhill along the higher areas near the center of the peninsula and flatwoods at the lower elevations. The preserve contains extensive floodplain wetlands, providing water quality and floodplain protection for both creeks and the St. Johns River. Known wildlife at the preserve include bald eagle, osprey, gopher tortoise, bobcat, turkey, deer and numerous species of wading and songbirds. Manatees seasonally swim in both creeks. Recreational activities include hiking, picnicking, horseback riding, bicycling, birding and nature study. Get Directions