Hontoon Island State Park

About Hontoon Island State Park

We welcome visitors who want to enjoy nature and history in tranquil solitude, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, the Great Lakes and the Pacific Ocean.

On a walk through the park you can observe the thousand-year-old colonization of the Indians. Stop and take a walk to learn more about the history of Hoonon Island State Park and its settlement history.

Boating, canoeing and fishing are popular activities and canoe rental is available, as well as a picnic area with tables, barbecues and playgrounds.

For overnight stays, the park has two enclosed bedrooms, two sleeping cabins and three sleeping cabins, as well as a small campsite. Boat rentals and temporary campsites are also available, and a parking ferry operates daily from the island's ferry terminal, located at the northern end of the parking lot on the west side of Hoonon Island.

The first inhabitants of the island were the Timukuan Indians, and snails collected from the shallow St. Johns River were a staple food for humans. Discarded shells have accumulated to form a large hill, one of which can be seen on an educational trail in the park. Three remarkable artifacts have been found on Hontoon Island: a stone statue of a turtle, a shell of a sea turtle and a shell of a snail.

A replica of two totems is on the picnic area, a tribute to the art and craft of an extinct culture. Two small wooden carvings, one of which carved an otter, the other a pelican and a large owl of death into a tree trunk. Learn more about the history of Hontoon Island and visit the museum for more information. The 1,650-hectare island has been a cattle breeding site since it was purchased by the state in 1967 and houses more than 2,000 cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, chickens and goats.

Listen to the sounds of animals, search for beetles, birds and other wildlife found in the park, and see artifacts found on the island.

Hontoon Island State Park offers 6 rustic cottages in the park, each with its own unique lifestyle. Each cabin has a screened porch, table and chairs and a picnic table for barbecuing. All cabins have a bed and each cabin can be converted - for use as a family home for up to four people.

Cooking is not permitted and guests are advised to bring their own bedding and stay in a cabin located at least 10 feet from the front door of the cabin. No cooking facilities are allowed, but toilets are offered where you will find a hot shower and flushable toilets.

Hontoon Iceland has 12 campsites in a very primitive environment, but each has its own amenities such as showers, toilets, fireplaces and a fireplace.

Toilets are located in the centre of the campsite, including showers, fireplaces, toilets and fireplaces, as well as fireplaces. The campsites are shaded and are located in the hammock landscape, but with a good view of Hontoon Island and the rest of Iceland's coast.

Hontoon Island State Park also offers a variety of activities for campers ages 4 to 9. From alligators to insects, the library is an entertaining way to bring children closer to the real Florida.

Ask Ranger Station how to borrow a book and tell your child a story while explaining the sights and sounds of Hontoon Island.

This fabulous and spacious youth camp is the perfect place for a summer camp for children and adults alike. Bring a good smell and singing voice, a picnic, picnic food and lots of fun for the kids.

Hontoon Island State Park offers overnight cruises that come and are served first, and reservations are not required. Advance booking is not accepted, but reservations for the next day or two nights are possible on a first - come first serve basis.

Fishing is allowed on the coast of the island, and fishing is also allowed off the island - from the coast in the summer months, as well as in the autumn and winter months.

Small live minnow are good bait for spotted perch, and large snouts can be caught by artificial bait or live fishermen. Most bluethroat and mussels are caught for earthworms and crickets, but they can also catch small artificial surfaces - water bugs. Canal cats often catch earthworms that sink to the bottom of the main canal, as well as crabs and other small insects.

For persons 16 years and older, a Florida freshwater fishing license is required, for adults, a Florida fishing license. The bath house with hot showers is located in the marina, which is only accessible to registered campers. There is a toilet, but improvements have been made to make it even more friendly and it is accessible from the main entrance of the campsite, not just from the parking lot.

The picnic area includes a picnic table and toilet overlooking the St. Johns River, as well as picnic tables, picnic chairs and benches for first-to-first use, meals and snacks.

Pets are not allowed in the park, but for a leisurely walk you should allow 2 1 / 2 hours. The self-guided walk from Ranger's Station to Huntoon Island State Park starts at Ranger Station and follows the Huntoon Dead River.

Pets are allowed on the way and in the parking lot, but must be kept on a leash and always well behaved. Pet owners must pick up their pets and pets must not be left unattended at any time.

Animals that are noisy, dangerous, intimidating or destructive must not stay in the park and must be locked up. Animals may not be kept in the grounds of the parks and visitors may be asked to leave the house if they do not comply with these rules.

Pets are only allowed on the campsites and not in the cabins or their surroundings, but only on the grounds of the park and not in the cabin itself.

Pets must always be kept in the cabins and not in the grounds of the park or in any other area of the campsite. Pets must not be kept without a leash or tie for more than 30 minutes and must not be more than 10 metres away from a person or vehicle.

Quiet times must be observed from 23: 00 - 20: 30, quiet times from 21: 45 - 22: 15 and from 23: 55 - 12: 05.

Florida law requires that all pets be vaccinated against rabies and their owners must pick up their pets. Florida law states: "All pets must be vaccinated against rabies under Florida law, regardless of age.

Animals that are noisy, dangerous, intimidating or destructive must not stay in the park and must be locked or locked out.

Animals may not be kept on the grounds of the park and breaches of these rules may result in campers being asked to put animals up in the parks or leave the campsite. Hontoon Island State Park is located on a 1,000-acre island off the coast of New York City, north of Manhattan.