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Black Rock Beach (Jacksonville)
4.8★ · 305 Google ratings · Jacksonville, Florida
✓ Parking✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
10 ft away · fills up
Walk
525 yd · 7 min
Restrooms
None reported
Water
84°F
Tide
5 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Sand
150 yd from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Mon 8am
Map of Black Rock Beach (Jacksonville)
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Good to know
Some shade is available
Visitors mention trees, cliffs or umbrellas to get out of the sun.Mentioned by 9 visitors · 2017–2026
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 6 visitors · 2017–2026
Best for exploring, not swimming
The black rocks, driftwood, and shallow tide pools make it ideal for photography and discovery but not for actual swimming.
Check tides for tide pool creatures
Visit at low tide to find shrimp, small fish, crabs, and mollusks hiding in the rocks.
Expect a half-mile wooded hike
The walk from parking to beach takes 10-15 minutes through dense vegetation with some elevation changes.
Bring bug spray for the trail
Mosquitoes and sand gnats are severe on the wooded path, especially in summer and early morning hours.
Arrive early for parking
The lot is small and fills up, particularly on weekends and in summer months.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
80°F · overcast
Water
84°F
Waves
2.0 ft · 5 s apart
Wind
5 mph from the E
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 02:17 | High tide | ↑ |
| 08:56 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 15:01 | High tide | ↑ |
| 21:57 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 4, 6:35 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 Jacksonville, FL 32226
🅿 Parking 10 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 525 yd away, about 7 min walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Black Rock Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 10 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Black Rock Beach?
525 yd in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, about 7 min. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Black Rock Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Black Rock Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 8am and the busiest at Sat 1pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
