Parks and trails
Parks and trails near Grand Oaks
A nonprofit nature preserve under a mile away, two neighborhood parks within a mile and a half, and a National Park Service site on the river. In miles, with the facts attributed to the people who run them.
Tree Hill Nature Center
0.8 miles. Tree Hill is a nonprofit nature center in the heart of Arlington, on Lone Star Road, with more than 50 acres of preserved land, seven short walking trails, a hands-on natural-history museum and butterfly and hummingbird gardens. Hours and admission are set by Tree Hill and change, so check treehill.org before you go rather than taking ours.
Neighborhood parks
Warrington Park is 1.4 miles and Tidewater Acres Park is 1.4 miles, both City of Jacksonville neighborhood parks. The city sets their hours and lists their facilities on its parks pages; we point you there rather than restate details that change.
Fort Caroline National Memorial
8.9 miles, on the St. Johns River. A National Park Service site that remembers the 16th-century French colony of La Caroline, part of the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, with river trails nearby. The Park Service has announced plans to move the memorial to a new spot near its visitor center, so check nps.gov for what is open before you drive out.
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Questions people ask
What parks are near Grand Oaks?
Tree Hill Nature Center (0.8 miles), Warrington Park (1.4 miles) and Tidewater Acres Park (1.4 miles), with Fort Caroline National Memorial 8.9 miles away on the St. Johns River.
What is Tree Hill Nature Center?
A nonprofit nature center in Arlington, 0.8 miles from Grand Oaks, with more than 50 acres of preserved land, seven short trails, a hands-on natural-history museum and butterfly gardens. Hours and admission are set by Tree Hill; see treehill.org.
What is Fort Caroline?
A National Park Service site 8.9 miles away on the St. Johns River, remembering the 16th-century French colony of La Caroline, part of the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve. Check nps.gov, as the Park Service plans to relocate the memorial.
Are there walking trails near Grand Oaks?
Yes. Tree Hill Nature Center, 0.8 miles away, has seven short walking trails through its preserve, and Fort Caroline has river trails nearby.
Distances measured by road from our address using OpenStreetMap, October 2026. Drive times depend on the hour, so we publish the distance instead. Tree Hill facts from treehill.org; Fort Caroline from the National Park Service (nps.gov); city parks from the City of Jacksonville. October 2026.
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