St. Johns County offers free Memorial Day weekend beach shuttles

Memorial Day weekend is one of the busiest holiday weekends on St. Johns County’s beaches. To reduce traffic congestion, St. Johns County Beach Services offers two free shuttles.

• Johns County Ocean and Fishing Pier shuttle: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 28, through Monday, May 30. St. Augustine Beach City Hall, 2200 A1A South, to Fishing Pier parking lot.
• Mickler’s Landing Beachfront Park shuttle: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Memorial Day only. Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., to Mickler’s parking lot.

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, the St. Augustine Beach Police Department and St. Johns County Marine Rescue personnel will patrol the beaches throughout the weekend.

Starting Sunday, May 29, St. Johns County Marine Rescue lifeguards will be stationed along the beaches from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Beach flags indicating water and surf conditions will be displayed. The absence of a flag does not mean there is no danger. See a staffed lifeguard tower for local conditions.

On-beach driving hours are between 8 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Vehicle traffic must remain in the designated driving lanes. Beach driving conditions can change throughout the day at each access. Beachgoers are encouraged to monitor daily updates on driving conditions by following @SJCBeaches on Facebook and Twitter and downloading the Reach the Beach mobile app.

Residents and visitors can also monitor the St. Johns County Beach Services website at sjcfl.us/Beach/index.htm for beach access updates.