Hurricane Shelters
St. Johns County hurricane evacuation shelters
16 designated shelters — the published list, not an alert
The St. Johns County hurricane evacuation shelters (general, pet-friendly and special medical needs), the nearest to you, and how to register for a ride.
The county tells residents which shelters are open during an evacuation order, so this list is where to look before a storm, not a promise about any one of them. The school closest to your home may not be a shelter at all.
In a general or pet-friendly shelter each person is allotted 20 square feet; in a special medical needs shelter, 60. The county's list of what to bring starts with 3 days of water (one gallon per person per day), 3 days of ready-to-eat food and a 7-day supply of medications.
If you cannot drive yourself out, the county will take you to a shelter once an evacuation is ordered, but only if you have registered. Registration is open all year, and the county says to do it before hurricane season, not during a storm. Submitting the form is not the same as being registered: the county reviews each one.
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St. Johns County Emergency Management
Citizens' Information Hotline: which shelters are open, evacuation assistance, special medical needs registration
- Phone
- (904) 824-5550
This page is a list, not an alert
Official guidance
- The county's shelter pageThe full what-to-bring list for people and for pets, and the shelter rules.
- Register for evacuation assistance or a special medical needs shelterOnline form. A printable mail-in form and the phone number above also work.
- How evacuation assistance worksThree levels of help, who is not covered, and how the pick-up works.
- Special medical needs shelters: who qualifiesWhat the shelter has, and the needs it cannot support.
General shelters
St. Johns County public schools that meet current hurricane shelter standards serve as evacuation shelters during hurricanes. If possible, stay with friends, family, or at a hotel outside the evacuated areas, as shelters are meant to be a last resort.
Special medical needs shelters
Special Medical Needs Shelters are for persons with medical needs that cannot be met in a General Shelter. This typically includes individuals who require electricity to power life-saving medical devices such as oxygen concentrators or CPAP machines. Pre-registration is required.
The whole register
The list holds 16 designated places.
General shelters
Bartram Trail High School
7399 Longleaf Pine Parkway, St. Johns, FL 32259
General shelter.
Beachside High School
200 Great Barracuda Way, St. Johns, FL 32259
General shelter.
Creekside High School
100 Knights Lane, St. Johns, FL 32259
General shelter.
Cunningham Creek Elementary School
1205 Roberts Road, St. Johns, FL 32259
General shelter.
Address only — this entry has no verified coordinates.
Durbin Creek Elementary School
4100 Race Track Road, St. Johns, FL 32259
General shelter.
Hickory Creek Elementary School
235 Hickory Creek Trail, St. Johns, FL 32259
General shelter.
Address only — this entry has no verified coordinates.
Mill Creek Elementary School
3750 International Golf Parkway, St. Augustine, FL 32092
General shelter.
Osceola Elementary School
1605 Osceola Elementary Road, St. Augustine, FL 32084
General shelter.
Otis Mason Elementary School
207 Mason Manatee Way, St. Augustine, FL 32086
General shelter.
Patriot Oaks Academy
475 Longleaf Pine Parkway, St. Johns, FL 32259
General shelter.
Pedro Menendez High School
600 SR-206 West, St. Augustine, FL 32086
General shelter.
Tocoi Creek High School
11200 St. Johns Parkway, St. Augustine, FL 32092
General shelter.
Pet-friendly shelters
South Woods Elementary School
4750 SR-206 West, Elkton, FL 32033
Pet-friendly shelter: birds, cats, dogs, pocket pets and rabbits only.
Timberlin Creek Elementary School
555 Pine Tree Lane, St. Augustine, FL 32092
Pet-friendly shelter: birds, cats, dogs, pocket pets and rabbits only.
Special medical needs shelters
Freedom Crossing Academy
1365 Shetland Drive, St. Johns, FL 32259
Special medical needs shelter. Pre-registration is required.
Pacetti Bay Middle School
245 Meadowlark Lane, St. Augustine, FL 32092
Special medical needs shelter. Pre-registration is required.
What this page can and cannot tell you
- This is the register the authority publishes. It is not an evacuation order and not a live alert.
- Whether to leave, and where to go on the day, comes from the official channels above — never from this page.
- This page does not promise that anywhere is safe. It repeats the designated places, and any capacities, exactly as the authority lists them.
- Distances are measured in a straight line. The walk is longer, and the route may not be direct.
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