Jacksonville Riverwalk Visitor Guide 2026

The Jacksonville Riverwalk is two paths on opposite banks of the St. Johns River, the Northbank Riverwalk of about 2 miles and the Southbank Riverwalk of 1 1/4 miles, and the city lists both as open 24/7 (JaxParks Northbank Riverwalk, JaxParks Southbank Riverwalk).

The Northbank side, listed at 201 East Coastline Drive, runs from Berkman Plaza to I-95 in Riverside. Its length grew to approximately 2 miles when the city built an $8.2 million extension from the CSX Building to the Fuller Warren Bridge (JaxParks).

The Southbank Riverwalk, listed at 1001 Museum Circle, is a 1 1/4 mile concrete boardwalk directly across the river from where the Jacksonville Landing stood (JaxParks Southbank Riverwalk). The city's I Dig Jax page adds that the RiversEdge parks project included an extension of the Southbank Riverwalk and lists that project as completed and open (City of Jacksonville I Dig Jax).

The Northbank Riverwalk passes boat docks, Corkscrew Park and a shoreline kayak launch at Gefen Park (JaxParks), and the city's riverfront program lists a Riverwalk segment along the new Riverfront Plaza Park (City of Jacksonville I Dig Jax).

The Jacksonville Landing, completed in June 1987 with its distinctive orange roof, retail stores, eateries and courtyard, was demolished in early 2020 (JaxParks). The first phase of Riverfront Plaza includes an elevated destination playground on top of a park pavilion building, a large flexible event lawn, a new bulkhead and riverwalk, and a plaza space connecting to the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts; the pavilion holds a small cafe space and restrooms. The city lists phase 1 construction as completed and opening to the public as early 2026 (City of Jacksonville I Dig Jax).

Boaters can tie up on the Northbank between the Main Street and Acosta Bridges, at the end of Liberty Street and in front of the Riverside Arts Market on market days and special events (JaxParks). Paddlers launch from the shoreline at Gefen Park, at the end of Forest Street and Alfred DuPont Place. The Northbank listing also names bike racks, fitness equipment, picnic shelters and restrooms.

The Southbank Riverwalk passes St. Johns River Park and the Jacksonville Maritime Museum, and the RiversEdge parks at 1915 Riversedge Boulevard also sit on it (JaxParks St Johns River Park, JaxParks RiversEdge).

The JaxParks page for St. Johns River Park says the Southbank Riverwalk opened in 1985 and places the Jacksonville Maritime Museum on the Riverwalk, adjacent to that park's northeast corner (JaxParks). Along the boardwalk the city lists a boat dock, restrooms, a restaurant, picnic tables, drinking fountains, a scenic overlook and a nonmotorized launch (JaxParks). An adaptive kayak launch project there was completed in March 2020, but the city recommends the site only for experienced and strong paddlers because of strong currents in the river downtown.

At the east end, RiversEdge at 1915 Riversedge Boulevard groups four park spaces, among them Heartbeat Park, Central Park and The Gym, along the Southbank Riverwalk (JaxParks RiversEdge). The city lists a playground, fitness equipment, a mist water feature, a boardwalk, large white swings and parking. The JaxParks listing says the park opened in fall 2025, and the city's I Dig Jax page describes more than four acres of public park space with a marsh boardwalk, transient boater slips and a kayak launch site (City of Jacksonville I Dig Jax).

Riverwalk visitors can use city-owned downtown garages (City of Jacksonville Office of Public Parking), RiversEdge lists car parking on the Southbank (JaxParks RiversEdge), and the free JTA Skyway has downtown and South Bank stations on weekdays (JTA).

The Water Street Garage at 541 Water St. serves destinations such as the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts and is open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday (Office of Public Parking). Its hourly rate is $1.01 for up to one hour and $7.03 for six hours or more, the same as the Yates Garage (city hourly rates). For a Saturday walk, the Duval Street Garage at 33 W. Duval Street is open Monday through Saturday, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., at $3 for the first hour and $10 at most.

The Skyway is a free 2.5 mile elevated monorail with downtown stops such as Central Station at Bay St. and Julia St. and South Bank stops at San Marco, Riverplace and Kings Avenue (Jacksonville Transportation Authority). It runs Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., weekends only for special events. JTA has posted that Skyway operations will pause on November 2, 2026.

The Main Street Bridge southbound walkway is closed for bridge work that began August 24, 2026 and has an anticipated completion of January 30, 2027 (City of Jacksonville I Dig Jax).

The city calls it the Riverfront Plaza Main Street Bridge Nub Removal project and tells pedestrians to follow posted sidewalk detour signs (City of Jacksonville I Dig Jax).

The city's Riverwalk timeline lists several more segments. The Four Seasons hotel corridor on the Northbank is targeted for substantial completion on August 30, 2026. Riverfront Plaza phase 2, with a beer garden, rain garden and a bike and pedestrian link to the Main Street Bridge, is expected with its Riverwalk segment by December 2027 or January 2028. The Metropolitan Park Riverwalk will be rebuilt with the park and is expected in 2028 (City of Jacksonville).

Some of those city dates have already slipped past. As checked on October 15, 2026, the same I Dig Jax page still gives January 2026 for reopening the McCoys Creek span, spring 2026 for the Riverwalk at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts and Music Heritage Garden, and mid-December 2025 for the Southbank Riverwalk eastern extension, while the same page lists the RiversEdge project, which includes an extension of the Southbank Riverwalk, as completed and open (City of Jacksonville).

Metropolitan Park is the next large Northbank project. Its design concepts include The Tailgate Plaza, The Ramble, The Performance Lawn and The Resilient River Edge; the city says funding for construction will be available in fall 2026 and construction should take 12 to 18 months once it begins. Between Berkman Plaza and Shipyards West Park, a Riverwalk connection is already constructed (City of Jacksonville I Dig Jax).

Last verified: October 15, 2026, on the JaxParks, Office of Public Parking, I Dig Jax and JTA websites.