News Release

Castillo de San Marcos & Fort Matanzas CLOSED due to Hurricane Dorian

Date: August 29, 2019

St. Augustine, FL – Castillo de San Marcos and Fort Matanzas National Monuments will be CLOSED starting Friday, August 30, 2019 in anticipation of severe weather and potential impacts from Hurricane Dorian. While the storm track is unpredictable, based on existing information, park officials have decided to err on the side of caution and focus on visitor, volunteer, and staff safety by this preemptive closure.  

For updates, please check park websites at www.nps.gov/casa and www.nps.gov/foma.  Follow us on social media at www.facebook.com/CastilloNPS and www.facebook.com/FortMatanzasNPS or www.twitter.com/CastilloNPS and www.twitter.com/FortMatanzasNPS.


Built by the Spanish in St. Augustine to defend Florida and the Atlantic trade route, Castillo de San Marcos National Monument preserves the oldest masonry fortification in the continental United States and interprets more than 450 years of cultural intersections.  

Fort Matanzas National Monument preserves the fortified watchtower, completed in 1742, which defended the southern approach to the Spanish military settlement of St. Augustine, and protects approximately 300 acres of Florida coastal environment.


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