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Things to Do in Mandarin, Jacksonville
Mandarin sits on the east bank of the St. Johns in south Jacksonville — old oaks, river access, and a shopping corridor that means you rarely have to leave the area.
Mandarin is one of the parts of Jacksonville people move to and then stay in. It is not a separate town — it is a Duval County address with a Jacksonville postmark — but it has a distinct character, helped along by the river on one side and the canopy of live oaks that survived the development.
The practical appeal is that almost everything is close. San Jose Boulevard carries most of the retail, medical and restaurant supply for the area, so the daily-errand radius is short in a city where that is not always true.
The list below is a live lookup around a Mandarin centre point. Distances are straight-line, so a place shown at two miles may be a longer drive if the river or a creek is between you and it — which, in Mandarin, is a real possibility.
How this list was put together
Data comes from OpenStreetMap through this site's own nearby-places service. It is community-maintained, broad rather than complete, and can lag a closure or a new opening.
Nothing here is a paid listing or an endorsement. Categories are as the source data classifies them.
Parks and outdoor space
Green space and river access within the search radius.
Champions Club
golf course
About 3.6 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Greenland Park
park
About 4.9 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Saint Johns River Base
park
About 6 mi from the centre point used for this page.
The Golf Club at South Hampton
golf course
About 9.2 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Recreation, fitness and going out
Fitness, studios and recreation around Mandarin.
Jacksonville Fitness Academy
fitness centre
About 2.8 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Pure Barre
fitness centre
450 State Road 13, St Johns
About 3 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Retro Fitness
fitness centre
9802-05 Baymeadows Road, Jacksonville
About 5.8 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Dragon Dance Yoga
fitness centre
About 6.5 mi from the centre point used for this page.
9Rounds
fitness centre
About 6.5 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Places to eat and drink
A mix of long-standing local kitchens and the San Jose Boulevard chains.
Umami
restaurant
About 0.4 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Papa John's
fast food
11701 San Jose Boulevard, Jacksonville
About 0.4 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Waffle House
restaurant
About 0.6 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Panera Bread
fast food
11111 San Jose Boulevard, Jacksonville
About 0.8 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Clara's Tidbits
restaurant
12276 San Jose Boulevard, Jacksonville
About 1.2 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Shops and everyday retail
Retail is concentrated along the main corridor rather than spread through the neighbourhoods.
Dollar Tree
variety store
About 0.7 mi from the centre point used for this page.
OshKosh B'gosh
clothes
11111 San Jose Boulevard, Jacksonville
About 0.8 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Carter's
clothes
11111 San Jose Boulevard, Jacksonville
About 0.8 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Mythical Mountain
variety store
About 0.8 mi from the centre point used for this page.
TJ Maxx
department store
About 0.9 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Groceries and market runs
Weekly-shop options within a short drive.
Walmart Supercenter
supermarket
10991 San Jose Boulevard, Jacksonville
About 1.1 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Dailys
convenience
About 1.5 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Oriental Market
supermarket
About 1.8 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Walmart Neighborhood Market
supermarket
10550 Old Street Augustine Road, Jacksonville
About 1.9 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Speedway
convenience
10141 San Jose Boulevard, Jacksonville
About 2.2 mi from the centre point used for this page.
Where these figures come from
- Places, addresses and distances: OpenStreetMap, retrieved through this site's own nearby-places service on 2026-08-04, searching about 5.0 miles around a centre point in Mandarin (Jacksonville).
- Page compiled 4 August 2026 by Chris Moore, Momentum Realty. Details change — please verify anything you plan to rely on.
Mandarin, or somewhere else in south Jacksonville?
Mandarin, Julington Creek, Fruit Cove and the St. Johns County line all get compared to each other constantly, and the differences that matter are taxes, schools and commute — not the marketing. I can lay those side by side for your situation.
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Questions about Things to Do in Mandarin, Jacksonville FL
Answered from the figures and sources shown on this page.
How many places are listed on this page?
24 in total — 4 parks and outdoor space, 5 recreation, fitness and going out, 5 places to eat and drink, 5 shops and everyday retail, 5 groceries and market runs.
How far from the centre point does this list reach?
Centre point: Mandarin, south Jacksonville · roughly a 5-mile search radius · places data from OpenStreetMap via this site's own nearby-places service.
Where does this list of places come from?
Data comes from OpenStreetMap through this site's own nearby-places service. It is community-maintained, broad rather than complete, and can lag a closure or a new opening.
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