Marywood Retreat and Conference Center

Group camp in Fruit Cove, St. Johns County, Florida Also known as Marywood Retreat Center - Marywood Villas, MARYWOOD RETREAT CENTER - MARYWOOD VILLAS

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From the park's website, Oct 2026

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Marywood Villas are the 59 hotel-style rooms at Marywood Retreat and Conference Center, a Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine retreat center on the St. Johns River near St. Johns. Rooms serve retreat, conference and event groups and private retreatants; there are no RV or tent sites.

What stands out

  • Catholic retreat center on 100 acres along the St. Johns River
  • Dock on the river, walking trails and live oaks
  • 59 hotel-style rooms plus a bunkhouse camp for 72
  • No RV or tent sites

Sites

Site details not listed yet. The state license lists no RV or tent spaces.

What this place offers

  • River or creek
  • Basketball
  • Hiking trails
  • Food on site

What this place offers

  • River or creek
  • Basketball
  • Hiking trails
  • Food on site
  • Dock on the St. Johns River
  • Chapel seating 90
  • Executive chef and dining room
  • Conference rooms for 10-200 people
  • Picnic areas
  • Screened pavilion at Camp St. John

Cabins and rentals

Lodge room (59)

Bathroom
Not listed

Newly renovated hotel-style rooms (Villa Room overnight accommodations); single, double or triple occupancy options on inquiry form.

Things to know

Rig rules

  • No RV age limit listed

Pets

  • Not listed

Arrival

  • Not listed

Good to know

From the park's own website and other official pages. Policies change, so confirm with the park.

Location and directions

  • 235 Marywood Drive, St. Johns, off SR 13, 3 miles south of Racetrack Rd., on the St. Johns River.

Amenities and services

  • Dock on the St. Johns River, walking trails, basketball court, chapel for 90.

Ownership

  • Diocese bought the 100 acres in 1958; Camp St. John opened 1959 and housed Cuban refugees in Operation Peter Pan in the early 1960s.

Also worth knowing

  • Catholic retreat and conference center of the Diocese of St. Augustine; no RV or tent sites.
  • Individuals may stay a few days as private retreatants.

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Where you'll be

205-235 Marywood Drive, Fruit Cove, FL, 32259

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