Juan Ponce de Leon Landing Park

Public beach park that commemorates Juan Ponce de Leon's first landing in Florida.

Information provided by Florida Department of State.

Juan Ponce De Leon

(Front):The

Discoverer of

Florida

Juan Ponce De Leon

landed near

this spot

1513

(Back):Presented

to the

City of St. Augustine

by

Andrew Anderson, M.D.

1923

Marker is at the intersection of Menendez Avenue (Florida Route A1A) and King Street on ...

Possible Vicinity of Juan Ponce de Leon's Landing

While there is disagreement among scholars, it is believed that this site may be in an area where Juan Ponce de Leon made landfall in April 1513. It has long been thought that this event too place near St. Augustine, ...