FLORIDA'S SPACE COAST OFFICE OF TOURISM
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JETTY PARK
Beachgoers will find this beach along the
south border of Port Canaveral. It boasts
a full-service resort campground with full
hook-ups for RV and tent camping, a camp
store, a bait and tackle shop, a bathhouse
and a lifeguard-protected beach. Fishing
is popular off the jetty and the park serves
as a popular location for observation of
the rocket launches from nearby Cape
Canaveral Space Station.
WESTGATE COCOA BEACH PIER
A historic landmark, this world famous
beach stretches 800 feet eastward over
the Atlantic Ocean. Home to restaurants,
bars and gift shops, the location is known
as a popular venue for surfing contests
and is one of the best surfing breaks on
the East Coast. Parking is available for $10
daily, showers and restrooms are available
for public access.
ALAN SHEPARD BEACHFRONT PARK
Named after an American astronaut, this
wide, sandy beach is at the east end of
Cocoa Beach Causeway State Road 520,
just north of Ron Jon Surf Shop. The park
has 10 large picnic pavilions with public
grills and has easy access to shopping
and restaurants.
LORI WILSON BEACH PARK
A scenic seaside park in the heart of
Cocoa Beach, it offers two beach accesses
with free parking, showers and public
restrooms, picnic areas and several dune
crossovers from a 1,000 foot boardwalk.
A dog park for the four-legged friends
is near the entrance of the south side.
Lifeguard protected, this beach has been
a popular venue for many local surfing
competitions because of the consistent
wave conditions.
OTHER BEACHES
Across from Patrick Air Force Base
stretching down A1A from Satellite Beach,
Indian Harbor Beach and Melbourne
Beach, there are numerous county and
state park public beaches. Tables, Second
Light, Hangar's, Block House and Pineda
beaches are among those adjacent to
the base.
Southern county beaches, including
Satellite Beach’s Pelican Beach, Paradise
Beach, Spessard Holland, and Juan Ponce
de Leon Landing, along Melbourne
Beach are often less populated and offer
everything from bathhouses, pavilions for
picnic gatherings to playground facilities.
Manatees and dolphin are often spotted
along these beaches.
Surfers from around the world have for
years flocked to the iconic First Peak
or Monster Hole, but Sebastian Inlet
State Park is more than just a surfing
destination. Part of the Great Florida
Birding and Wildlife Trail, visitors can
walk along the untouched beaches, watch
sea turtle nesting, collect shells, kayak on
the river side or fish for seasonal snook,
redfish, flounder or tarpon off the beach
or pier year-round.
The campground offers 51 sites, and the
park is open 365 days a year. Entrance
fees are: $8 for vehicles up to eight
persons; $4, for single occupants; and
$2 for pedestrians or bicycles.
Visit www.floridastateparks.org for more
information on Florida’s beachside state
parks.
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