Amelia Island

Address: Fernandina Beach, FL

Email: info@ameliaisland.com

Phone Number: 800-226-3542

Web Site: http://ameliaisland.org

You'll see the word "pristine" a lot when reading about Amelia Island’s beaches. That’s because it’s hard to describe them in any other way. Picture 13 miles of undulating, sugar-sand dunes. See what we mean? Rent a horse, kayak or personal watercraft; trod trails through maritime woods; explore historic Fernandina Beach; stay at a charming inn or palatial resort – you can do it all here.

Northeast Florida's Amelia Island, an Atlantic Ocean barrier island, is like a family-friendly Key West minus the wild street parties and torrid heat -- and with better beaches. The town on the island, Fernandina Beach, a laid-back old shrimping village, boasts a charming historic district with a scenic harbor and marina that may tempt you away from its 13 miles of dunes and sand. Amelia's broad beaches have areas on which you can drive the family van and even ride horseback. Where else can you take a riverboat cruise and in one sweeping view see wild horses, a 19th-century fort and a U.S....

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