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Cape Legend Canaveral False Refuge Boundary Cape Major Highways Paved Roads Merritt Island Cape Canaveral Air Station Unpaved Roads Launch Foot Trails This blue goose, designed by J. N. "Ding National Wildlife Refuge Complex 39A Port Canaveral Darling", has become a symbol of the Launch Intracoastal Waterway Complex 39B Jetty Park National Wildlife Refuge System. Black Point Wildlife Drive Kennedy To Space Cocoa Center Restricted Area c access Beach Pole and Troll Zone E ALINDA BEACH No publi No Motorized Boats Vehicle A1A No Motor Zone PLAY Assembly N S Eddy Building BANANA RIVER Open to the Public Creek No Manatee Sanctuary 3 pub lic a cce Closed to the Public W ss ss cce CommerceSpace W lic a pub 528 Interpretive Trail No ay TIONAL SEASHORE Kennedy Information Station Bio Lab Rd. rail Space Center VERAL NA Bio Scrub T Ridge Shuttle Kennedy Space Sendler (Public Access Controlled) Ulamay CANA Education Lab 3 Landing Center Visitor ATLANTIC OCEAN MOSQUITO LAGOONOutpost Kennedy Parkway Facility Wildlife Boat Launch Manatee Complex No Entry Sanctuary 520 ObservationHaulover Refuge Visitor (Open to Public Via Deck Canal 3 and 405) L. Pond Oak and Palm Fee Station Rd. Center and Headquarters Pine Island roll Zone Dummit Hammock 3 Beacon Cove Peacocks Pocket Rd. NASA Parkway Conservation Area Pole and T Pine 42 Trails Observation Tower Peacocks APOLLO BEACH Flatwoods Trail 406 Pocket Eldora Hammock rail Black Point WSEG Patillo Creek Rd. 402 Peacocks Beach Access Canaveral National Bairs E. Gator 405 Wildlife Creek Rd. Pocket Rd. To Seashore Visitor Castle Windy T 3 Cove Drive INDIAN RIVER LAGOON Melbourne Restrooms Information Center Marker 19 Mullet Head Catfish Island Creek Rd. AY Turtle Mound TERW l AL WA Trai Fishing Bird W. Gator INTRACOAST Wild Pump Creek Rd. 1 Cruickshank House Cocoa Eldora Rd. Traffic Light Fishing Oak Trail
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Creek V Brevard County Exit Exit Exit 524 Edgewater 223 215 212 New Smyrna Exit 5A 231 SOUTH Beach LAKE Blue Heron 95 Wetlands 407 442 Treatment 520 Facility LAKE 95 POINSETT Exit 50 244 Daytona N Beach Salt B 02M ile s 0 Lake St. John's US 1 46 National Wildlife 44 Refuge Buck Lake New Smyrna 0 Kilo 20 Conservation Exit 528 249 Beach Area 4 Loughman To To To Daytona 44 A1A Beach Lake Orlando Orlando 95 Merritt Island National Closures: For further information, contact: Wildlife Refuge/ Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Canaveral • L Pond Road and Shiloh Marsh Road are closed annually Refuge Manager Merritt Island NWR is an overlay of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center where the 406 National Seashore from November 1 to February 15. Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge world's most advanced technology launched man to the moon, and today, continues space 402 P. O. Box 2683 exploration. However, there is another kind of "space" here, one that is set aside for over Orlando Exit 220 Titusville Kennedy Travel Distance: (from the Refuge Visitor Center) Titusville, FL 32781 50 500 different species of wildlife and 1000 species of plants. Contained within this 35-mile 405 Space Center Black Point Wildlife Drive - 3.5 miles Phone: 321/861 0667 417 407 long barrier island is a rich abundance of plants and animals from both the subtropical Beach Line Hammock Trails - 1.5 miles Email: [email protected] Expressway Cape and temperate climate zones. The Refuge is strategically located on the Atlantic Flyway, a 528 Manatee Observation Deck - 10.5 miles http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland 4 Orlando International Canaveral major bird migration corridor, and it is a key resting stop for many migrating bird species. F Airport Playalinda Beach - 7 miles Emergency by cell phone: 321/867 7911 l Cocoa o r i Cocoa Beach Scrub Ridge Trail - 6.5 miles Merritt Island NWR's habitats support one of the highest numbers of endangered and d Canaveral National Seashore Headquarters: 321/267 1110 a ' To Walt s Pine Flatwoods Trail - 13 miles threatened species found within the refuges of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Canaveral National Seashore Closure Information: Disney A1A The unique relationship the Refuge shares with NASA bears testimony that nature and World 321/867 4077 technology can coexist. 95 Kennedy Space Center Information: 866/737 5235 192 Melbourne September 2011 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Visitor Center Wildlife Observation and Photography Carrying, possessing fireworks or explosives is prohibited. Highly recommended for the first-time visitor. The Center is The main route to view wildlife is Black Point Wildlife Drive. Persons possessing firearms on National Wildlife Refuges open from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday-Friday, and from 9:00 Hiking trails, towers, decks and dike roads marked on the map must comply with all provisions of State and Local laws. am to 5:00 pm on weekends. (Center is closed on Sundays from offer excellent, alternative wildlife viewing, especially in the Feeding, enticing or disturbing alligators, manatees and April-October and on all federal holidays). The Center is located fall and winter. One of the best ways for viewing wildlife on the other wildlife is not permitted. on SR 402, 5 miles east of US 1 in Titusville. The Center offers: Refuge is by canoe or kayak. Littering and dumping are prohibited. Please take your Refuge Maps and Information Black Point Wildlife Drive litter off the Refuge and dispose of it properly. Wildlife and Habitat Displays This 7-mile, one-way drive travels through salt and freshwater Auditorium for Movies and Programs marshes and is located on SR 406, one mile east of the Camping, open fires and barbeque grills are not permitted Bookstore/gift shop intersection of SR 402 and SR 406. Pick up an auto tour on the Refuge. Educational Resources brochure at the drive's entrance or at the Refuge Visitor Center. Pets are permitted on the refuge, but must be leashed and 1/4 mile Boardwalk A Daily Entrance Fee of $5.00 is collected on a honor system at under control at all times. the drive's entrance. For details see Refuge Fees. The brochure Refuge Fees includes numbered stops describing the natural history and Horses are not permitted on the Refuge, but are permitted Entrance Fees are charged at Black Point Wildlife Drive and management of the area. Wading birds, shorebirds, raptors, at the North District of Canaveral National Seashore in three refuge boat ramps (Bairs Cove, Beacon 42, and Bio Lab). waterfowl, alligators, otters and other wildlife species can be New Smyrna Beach from November 1 through April 15. Call All passes admit pass holder and all passengers in private non- observed. The Wild Bird Trail (1/4 mile round trip) is located 386/428 3384, ext. 10 for information and reservations. commercial vehicles. Children under the age of 16 are admitted at Stop # 4. Located at Stop #9 are: parking lot, restrooms, free. Daily fees are collected on an honor system at each site observation tower, wheel chair accessible platform, and the trail Releasing of any wild or domestic animals onto the Refuge and cash or checks are required, credit cards are not accepted. head to Cruickshank Trail (5 mile loop). is prohibited. Canaveral National Seashore Passes are accepted. Visitors carrying a current Federal Duck Stamp, Refuge Annual Pass or Foot Trails Collecting of any animals, plants, artifacts and American the Beautiful Senior, Annual, or Access Pass are not Shuttle launch at Kennedy Space Center - The Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge natural features is prohibited, other than legally taken Hiking the Refuge is most pleasant during the fall, winter, and is a 140,000 acre overlay of Kennedy Space Center. required to pay the entrance fee but must display their pass. early spring. Seven walking trails are marked on the map. fish or waterfowl. Call the refuge visitor center for details: (321)861 0669. is limited to designated launch areas. An entrance fee is charged at Visitor Center Boardwalk - 1/4 mile Loop Fishing and crabbing are permitted on the Refuge in Bairs Cove, Beacon 42, and Bio Lab. For details see Refuge Fees. accordance with state and Refuge regulations. A Refuge Oak Hammock Trail - 3/4 mile Loop permit is required for both recreational and commercial Palm Hammock Trail - 2 mile Loop Bairs Cove - Haulover Canal fishing. Fishing is allowed in the open waters of the Indian Scrub Ridge Trail - 1 mile Loop Beacon 42 - Mosquito Lagoon River Lagoon, Banana River, Mosquito Lagoon, mosquito Cruickshank Trail and Tower - 5 mile Loop WSEG - Mosquito Lagoon control impoundments and interior lakes. Fishing is Bio Lab - Mosquito Lagoon prohibited on the Kennedy Space Center security area, and Wild Bird Trail - 1/4 mile Round Trip along Black Point Wildlife Drive and its adjacent dike roads Pine Flatwood Trail - 1 mile Loop Eddy Creek - Mosquito Lagoon except for L Pond Road. Manatee Observation Deck Beach Access Two pole and troll zones are located in Mosquito Lagoon. Manatees frequent this spot year-round and can be seen more Canaveral National Seashore/Playalinda Beach offers 24 miles of Operation of internal combustion engines is not allowed reliably in spring and fall. The deck is located 10.5 miles north of pristine, undeveloped beach for sunbathing, swimming, wading, within the zones and vessels drafting more than 12" may the Visitor Center off SR 3 at Haulover Canal. Bairs Cove boat surfing, fishing, and hiking. Limited camping and horseback not enter. Electric trolling motors and non-motorized power launch offers another viewing area. riding are permitted November 1 through April 15 by obtaining sources such as push poles or paddles are permitted. a special use permit. There are no designated picnic areas, telephones, food services, beach showers, or drinking water. An Waterfowl hunting is permitted November through January entrance fee of $5.00 per vehicle is charged at the fee station. The in designated hunt areas. A Refuge permit and hunter Refuge Daily Entrance Pass is valid for entry. See Refuge Fees safety certification is required. State, federal and Refuge for details. For current beach information, call 321/867 4077. regulations apply. Restrooms Glass beverage containers are prohibited USFWS, Florida Scrub Jay Restrooms are located at the Refuge Visitor Center, Stop #9 Scrub habitat on the refuge supports one of the largest populations of the threatened Bicycles are prohibited on all foot trails. Florida scrub-jay. The management technique of conducting prescribed fire (controlled along Black Point Wildlife Drive and Playalinda Beach. burns) is essential for maintaining the Florida scrub jay's natural habitat. Wheelchair Accessibility Daily Entrance Fee: $5.00 per vehicle (includes motorcycles). Refuge Information Center and Boardwalk (1/4 mile loop) Warmer days through Individuals on foot or bicycle: $1.00 per day Manatee Observation Deck the spring months offer Observation Deck at Stop # 9 on Black Point Drive a good opportunity to Merritt Island NWR Annual Pass: $15.00. For an additional Observation Deck at Refuge entrance on SR 406 see alligators basking in $20.00, this pass can be upgraded to a Canaveral National the sun or breeding in Seashore's Annual Pass at beach fee booth. Beach Access at Eddy Creek (Parking Lot # 8) at the waters of the refuge. Playalinda Beach West Indian Manatee and calf Colonial nesting birds, America the Beautiful Access Pass - Free for medically such as egrets and herons authorized individuals. General Refuge Regulations are busy in the rookeries The Refuge is closed to entry from sunset to sunrise. All use is America the Beautiful Senior Pass. - $10.00. Boat Launches and neotropical migrants Motorboats, canoes and kayaks may be used for wildlife limited to daylight hours, year-round. Portions of the Refuge begin moving through may be closed from time to time due to NASA's launch activities. America the Beautiful Annual Pass - $80.00. observation, fishing and hunting. Boat speed regulations are in the refuge. Manatee effect in several areas for manatee protection. Boat/canoe launching Air boats, Jet Skis, Wave Runners, and ATV's are not population peaks in the Federal Duck Stamps: $15.00. waters of the refuge. permitted. American Alligator on nest