Camp Chowenwaw Park - Environmental Education Classes

Camp Chowenwaw (Cho’-wen-waw), is a beautiful 150-acre site at the mouth of Black Creek, near its confluence with the St. Johns River. The Girl Scout Council of Duval County operated the site as a camp for over 70 years. The original cabins and the Big Cabin were built with federal aid using logs cut on site.

It is now a public park offering a variety of recreation including trails, camping and overnight cabins, nature programs, fishing pier, canoe launch, picnicking, swimming pool, museum, playground, and meeting rooms.



Chowenwaw Centuries Exhibit Museum
The exhibit is the perfect place to spend an afternoon learning about the area's rich history. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to explore the past!

Pawpaw Nature Center
It has interactive exhibits and children's activities that focus on various animals like gopher tortoise, wild turkey, brown water snake, beaver, alligator, manatee, and black bear. You can see a blackwater aquarium, a gopher tortoise burrow, insect dioramas, bird viewing area, animal skulls, and a hanging river grass meadow in the center.

Pollinator Garden
The pollinator garden at the park's entrance was specifically designed to attract butterflies and other pollinators in our area. The exhibit provides a display of the butterfly life cycle. It showcases the common butterflies and moths in our vicinity, including the Giant Swallowtail, the Zebra Swallowtail, and the White-lined Sphinx Moth. Make it a point to visit the pollinator garden at the park entrance to gain knowledge on attracting and supporting these important pollinators.