Three Forks encompasses nearly 52,000 acres of marsh lands near the headwaters of the St. Johns River. The first signs of the river appear as a three prong fork (hence the name Three Forks) just south of Lake Hell 'n Blazes.
At Three Forks, a vast network of levees is being constructed to impound the water runoff from neighboring agricultural lands. Much of it has already been completed and is open to the public.
360º panoramic shot of the Three Forks Marsh area.
Located in west Brevard County near Melbourne, Florida. Runs along the eastern edge of the St. Johns River between US Hwy 192 and the Fellsmere Grade.
From I-95 exit 70, take CR 514 (Malabar Road) west until it dead ends (about 8 miles). Park entrance will be on your left.
Park is open from 7:00 A.M. until 8:30 P.M. Gates close promptly so don't get locked in.
Three Forks has four campsites: Bulldozer Canal Camp, Spade Island Camp, East Union Cypress Camp and North Indian Field Camp. These campsites are usually only accessible by boat. If the river is low enough, you can walk out to North Indian Field and East Union Cypress Campsites which is where these pictures were taken. At the North Indian Field campsite, you'll find raised platforms for tents, nice picnic tables and a barbeque pit.
At East Union Cypress campsite, the accommodations are not as nice but the view of Saw Grass Lake makes up for it.
This used to be the old Union Cypress railroad built back in the early 1910s to haul cypress trees from the Jane Green Swamp area to the sawmill in Hopkins (now present day South Melbourne). It's located on the north end of Three Forks just south of State Road 192 and Sawgrass Lake.
Hunting Schedule 2006 - 2007 Archery Sep. 23 - Oct. 22 Muzzle Gun Oct. 28 - Nov. 5 General Gun Nov. 11 - Jan. 21 Small Game Jan. 22 - Mar. 4 Spring Turkey Mar. 17 - Apr. 22
Upper St. Johns River Marsh hunting map from SJRWMD.
Color infrared aerial maps of northern and southern parts of Three Forks Marsh. Shows roads and trails. Aerial photo was taken in 2000.
An interactive topographical map of Three Forks Marsh from TopoZone. You can zoom in, pan in all directions and get geodetic coordinates of any point on the map. The entrance to Three Forks Marsh is marked with a red +.
An interactive aerial map of Three Forks Marsh from TerraServer. Aerial photo was taken on March 11, 1994.
File Formats Downloads Garmin MapSource trails.mps G7toWin trails.txt DeLorme Street Atlas USA trails.sa6
Lantana, Southern Fleabane and White Clover.
Last updated on 13-Jan-2007 at 9:26 P.M.
