Located just south of Mandarin and to the East of Saint Johns in St. Johns County, Fruit Cove is home to riverfront living, Julington Creek Plantation, Bishop Estates, and residential Switzerland. The first major residential community to be established in NW St. Johns County, Fruit Cove is home to the original “Creek” schools, St. Johns County’s first, and most long standing A rated schools. Nestled in Julington Creek Plantation, is the Bartram Trail Library, recreational parks, preschools and the Julington Creek clubhouse, fitness and aquatic center. The plantation is home to multiple neighborhoods, gated and open, that provide single family homes and townhome living all with the benefits of the plantation. Also in Fruit Cove, you can find the prestigious community of Bishop Estates which boasts luxury waterfront homes and high class living. In addition to community living, there are spectacular riverfront homes that span miles down the river into Switzerland, a quaint residential community, home to canopy roads, Alpine Grove Park and San Juan del Rio Church’s Marywood Retreat House. With close proximity to the new Durbin Pavillion Town Center, and a short drive to the beaches, Jacksonville, or St. Augustine, Fruit Cove is a prime location for those looking for a quiet residential haven with all the benefits of a city within reach.