Fire Regulations in St. Johns County, FL (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated St. Johns County, Florida.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of St. Johns County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
St. Johns County bans campfires and bonfires on the beach every night from sunset to sunrise during Marine Turtle Nesting Season, May 1 through October 31. The Land Development Code protects nesting sea turtles and hatchlings from beach fires, transient lighting and mechanical beach clearing under Section 4.01.08, enforced on unincorporated Atlantic beach frontage.
St. Johns County Beach Bonfire Nesting Ban
Significant RestrictionsSt. Johns County Land Development Code § 4.01.08.B.3.a
3. To protect nesting Marine Turtles and their Hatchlings, the following activities are prohibited on the beach at sunset to sunrise during the Nesting Season (May 1 to October 31): a. Campfires or bonfires b. Any transient lighting, such as flashlights, torches, and gas lanterns, used to purposely illuminate nesting Marine Turtles or Hatchlings. This prohibition does not apply to individuals w...
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