Hontoon Island State Park

Bicycle rentals are $6 per hour or $15 all day. Canoe and kayak rentals are $20 for up to four hours and $40 all day. All rentals must be returned by 5 p.m. There are no refunds for inclement weather. Tent sites and marina slips rent for $18 per night. Four-person cabins rent for $30 per night and six-person cabins rent for $35 per night. The Mayacan Indians were the first inhabitants of Hontoon Island. Evidence of their presence can be seen by a large shell mound that still exist at the end of the Hammock Trail, 1.7 miles one way, on what is mostly a shaded hike. ==Wildlife gallery==

File:Black Crowned Night Heron - Pileated Woodpecker.jpg|Black-crowned night heron and pileated woodpecker File:Sandhill Cranes at Hontoon Island.jpg|Sandhill cranes on Hontoon Island File:Ibis Tree.jpg|A tree full of American white ibis on the St. Johns. File:Hontoon Dead - Barred Owl.jpg|A Barred owl near Hontoon Island. File:Limpkin near Blue Spring State Park.jpg|Limpkin on the St. Johns River. File:American Black Vulture - St Johns River.jpg|American black vultures. File:Yellow-crowned Night Heron - St Johns River.jpg|Yellow-crowned night heron. File:Red-shouldered Hawk - St Johns River.jpg|Red-shouldered hawk, Florida sub-species. File:Cabins at Hontoon Island.jpg|Primitive cabins may be rented at the park File:Hontoon Island State Park fallen02.jpg|Fallen tree File:Hontoon Island State Park fallen01.jpg|Another view of the fallen tree File:Hontoon Island State Park bwalk02.jpg|Boardwalks protect the fragile soil ==References==