Old Senator Live Oak

In the Howard Johnson parking lot
137 San Marco Avenue, St. Augustine, FL, 32084
  • (904) 824-6181
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  • Visit the oldest resident of St. Augustine, the "Old Senator" Live Oak tree, that is 600 years old! "Old Senator" sits in the parking lot of the Howard Johnson hotel off San Marco Avenue, just a short distance from historic downtown St. Augustine. This magnificent oak tree stretches far above, making it one of the grandest and oldest trees in Florida. Enjoy this natural and beautiful landmark on your visit to the nation's oldest city, St. Augustine.

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    alexander beliasvky on July 7, 2016 - 6:45pm

    5
    Había leído sobre ello,pero la verdad es que es real lo que dicen. el arbol lo rodea una cerca impidiendo acercarse a el,pero a una cierta distancia y sin casi tocarlo se puede sentir ese cosquilleo en tus manos que es la energía emitida de ese árbol abuelo

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    R. Kennedy on May 17, 2015 - 11:15am

    5
    If you like natural wonders or have an imaginative mind, take 15 minutes to see this! The sense of age & permanence around this tree is awesome, in the original meaning of the word. Sorta sad the HoJo & parking lot surround it so closely, but they do provide benches for gazing/reflection & a enough nighttime lighting to see the lower branches. Visit during daylight tho' to see much more--there's an entire ecosystem, including other trees, in its branches! Use the lot's back exit & turn left to drive down Magnolia Ave. too. It's been pictured in "old South" calendars & photo books: blocks of moss-hung live oaks seem to enclose the street in a serene time bubble from the past. Turn left again at Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth & you'll intersect San Marco Ave., where you started.

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