Beach
Overview: Fernandina Beach's scenic, white-sand beach has been untouched by
commercialism, making it the perfect for families to bond over swimming, wildlife
exploration and water recreation. The awe-inspiring sunrise and 40-foot dunes
on Fernandina Beach provide the most romantic vacation setting and wedding décor,
for those who wish to wed right on the beach. Fernandina Beach also offers horseback
riding right on its hard-packed shores.
Accommodations: Many Fernandina
Beach resorts, hotels and B&B's offer family and honeymoon packages. Other
options include upscale resorts, hotels and motels located in the downtown, beaches,
resort or suburban areas. Full-facility and primitive camping are available.
Fernandina
Beach Local Activities: Set sail on a narrated tour of the Amelia River. Enjoy
horseback riding on Fernandina Beach c/o Kelly's Seahorse Ranch. Check the Amelia
Island, Fernandina Beach and Yulee Chamber of Commerce for up-to-date local activities.
Major Fernandina Beach Area Attractions: Charter the Voyager, a
100-foot replica of a 1840s gaff-rigged schooner for a memorable wedding ceremony
or family outing. Take family sailing lessons at Windward Sailing School, offering
basic and advanced sailing instruction and captained charters.
Eight national
flags have flown over this magnificently beached and forested spit of land, the
most southern of the sea islands that trail down the Carolina and Georgia coasts.
Fernandina Beach is the birthplace of the modern shrimping industry
and the shrimp boats depart the docks most days. The 50 block historic
district with classic Victorian architecture make a stroll through the city a
delight. The oldest saloon in Florida can be found on Centre Street. Fort
Clinch, a fort built before the Civil War, is open daily and is perfect for a
bicycle ride down tree-lined roads, catching the view of a nuclear submarine nosing
through the sound, just relaxing on the beach or fishing from the shore or pier.
Wide beaches on the east frame the Atlantic Ocean, where shrimp boats prowl
among the whitecaps, whales calve in the fall and sea turtles nest in the summer.
The Amelia River and a long sweep of salt marshes, looking a bit like mislocated
western prairies, act as a moat against the mainland west. Forested dunes anchor
the middle, offering haven to birdlife. | 
