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CDP in Florida, United States
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Crescent Beach is a beach town in St. Johns County, Florida, in the First Coast region of the state.
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This small watchtower was built in the 1740s on a small island south of the city to control access via the Matanzas River. Eight ferries a day take visitors from Anastasia Island to the marsh where the fort sits. Free passes for the boat can be picked up at the visitors center there, where a half-mile boardwalk nature trail loops through the woods and dunes (a good way to spend the time waiting for the next ferry).
Park providing beach access.
Provides parking, hiking trails, and views of the Intracoastal Waterway near Fort Matanzas.
Seafood restaurant.
Includes condo/balcony suite rentals.
Cottages with a boat launch facing the Intracoastal Waterway.
FL-A1A provides access to the town, passing through it to the north and south.
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