The area
The area
The beach is at the end of the street. The inlet is ten minutes south, and the old city is twenty-five minutes north.
The beach and the water
Crescent Beach is the quiet south end of Anastasia Island.
Crescent Beach
The beach
Over the walkover at the end of the street. Wide and flat at low tide; the wagon and the chairs are at the house.
3 min
Fort Matanzas National Monument
Historic fort
A small Spanish fort on the inlet, reached by a free ferry. The nature trail is a good hour with kids.
10 min
Matanzas Inlet
Fishing and sunsets
Surf fishing from the beach at the inlet, and the sunsets over the marsh.
10 min
Anastasia State Park
State park
Four miles of beach, trails through the maritime hammock, and kayak and paddleboard rentals on Salt Run.
18 min
The old city
St. Augustine, north across the Bridge of Lions.
St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum
Lighthouse
219 steps to the top, and a view of the whole island.
20 min
St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park
Zoo
Alligators, crocodiles and the rookery, with zip lines over them.
20 min
Castillo de San Marcos
Historic fort
The coquina fort on the bayfront, with cannon firings on weekends.
25 min
St. George Street
Historic district
Shops, cafés and the old gates, on foot from the fort.
25 min
Where to eat
Salt Run Home Co.’s picks, nearest first.
South Beach Grill
Seafood on the beach
Across the dunes in Crescent Beach.
3 min
Commander’s Shellfish Camp
Oysters on the river
On the Matanzas River side of the island.
5 min
Sunset Grille
Seafood
On A1A Beach Boulevard in St. Augustine Beach.
12 min
The Floridian
Southern, in the old city
Worth the drive on a night out.
25 min
Drive times are from the house in light traffic. Ask Salt Run Home Co. for this week’s favorites.
Getting here
Jacksonville International Airport
Airport
The nearest major airport, by I-95 and A1A.
75 min
Daytona Beach International Airport
Airport
Smaller, with fewer flights, up A1A or I-95.
60 min
A car
Getting around
You’ll want one. The drive has room for three. Bikes rent by the week in St. Augustine Beach.
Stay at the quiet end
Sandbar House sleeps ten, four bedrooms and a heated pool, three minutes from the sand.
Prices and open dates are on Salt Run Home Co.'s booking page; this opens it with your dates filled in.