The Blog
Guides, itineraries, and local picks for Yulee and Amelia Island — plus a few notes from Jacksonville when worth the drive.
Listicle
10 min read
Six stretches of Atlantic sand within driving range of Yulee, ordered by what each one actually gives you: facilities, history, shade, or almost nothing at all. Plus the county rules on dogs, lifeguards, fires and driving on the sand.
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Destination Guide
9 min read
Boneyard Beach, two adjacent state parks with two different per-vehicle fees, and a National Park Service plantation site that closes Mondays and Tuesdays. How to fit the whole stretch into one day from Yulee, and what decides whether it works.
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Local Spotlight
9 min read
The one-hour sunset run out of the Fernandina marina is the best hour on the water anywhere near Yulee, and the one thing on an Amelia Island trip you should reserve before you arrive. What each tour is, what you actually see, and the rules that catch people out.
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Itinerary
10 min read
Three days on Amelia Island planned around actual kids: a beach morning, a fort morning, a wild-shore morning, and three afternoons that can collapse without wrecking the trip. Built from a mainland base in Yulee, with the park fees, the playground restaurants, and the beach rules that matter.
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Destination Guide
9 min read
More than fifty blocks on the National Register, Florida's oldest bar, and a museum in the old county jail. What to see in downtown Fernandina Beach, how the parking actually works, and when to go, from twenty-five minutes up the road in Yulee.
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Local Spotlight
9 min read
Three hundred-plus acres of salt marsh and maritime forest in the middle of Fernandina Beach, free, open sunrise to sunset, with four miles of grass trail loops and more than 200 recorded bird species. How to do it from Yulee.
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Itinerary
9 min read
Two nights for two people, planned from the Yulee side of the bridge and built around the one-hour sunset cruise on the Amelia River. What to book first, how downtown parking works, and why sunrise is the better light here.
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Listicle
9 min read
The ocean is still in the low 80s after the summer holiday, October runs drier and cooler than September, and the turtle nests stay staked out to the end of the month. Seven honest reasons the island is better in fall, plus the three things fall doesn't fix.
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This Month on the First Coast
8 min read
The ocean is in the low 80s and the summer crowds are gone: September might be Amelia Island's smartest month. It also sits at the statistical peak of hurricane season, so here's the honest read, with NOAA's numbers, what changes on the beach after Labor Day, and how to book so a forecast can't wreck the trip.
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Event Spotlight
8 min read
The Jaguars are home twice in September 2026, on the 13th and the 27th, and then not again until November. How to do a game weekend from Yulee: the 25-mile drive, the construction-year stadium, and the value math of sleeping north of downtown.
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This Month on the First Coast
8 min read
Dining Month runs all thirty days, the Dance Festival takes over Central Park, the Jaguars are home twice, and the beaches just went quiet. What's actually happening on Amelia Island in September 2026: dates, details, and the honest weather read.
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Event Spotlight
8 min read
Thirty days of chef-driven prix-fixe menus across Amelia Island, September 1–30, and why basing in Yulee, about twenty-five minutes from the tables, is the value play of the month.
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Listicle
6 min read
From the smokehouse stand across the road to Fernandina's garden-courtyard tapas, a ranked list of the eight places we actually send guests — with honest notes on distance, price, and what to order.
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Local Spotlight
6 min read
A Civil War brick fortress at the tip of Amelia Island, wrapped in 1,400 acres of dunes, maritime forest, and shark-tooth beaches. Why Fort Clinch is the stop we recommend to every guest, and how to do it right.
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Itinerary
6 min read
One full day on Amelia Island, planned from breakfast to sunset cruise — beach in the morning, fort at midday, Centre Street at golden hour. A time-blocked itinerary that actually accounts for parking, tides, and nap-schedule reality.
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Destination Guide
6 min read
Thirteen miles of Atlantic beach, a Victorian downtown, a brick Civil War fort, and shrimp that came off a boat you can see from your table. What to know before your first trip to Amelia Island — from twenty-five minutes up the road.
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