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Merritt Island Tearsheet 99 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Cape Canaveral LEGEND False Cape Refuge Boundary Merritt Island Cape Canaveral Major Highways 010Miles Air Force Station Paved Roads Launch National Wildlife Refuge N NASA'S Complex 39A BARGE CANAL Unpaved Roads Railroad Launch Foot Trails 0 Kilo 5 Complex 39B Intracoastal Waterway To Restricted Area Cocoa Black Point Wildlife Drive Beach No Motorized Boats (paved road) Vehicle A1A PLAYALINDA BEACH Assembly No Motor Zone Eddy Building BANANA RIVER Creek Open to the Public ) 3 ic ubl o p ed t os d cl Closed to the Public (roa 528 Interpretive Trail Kennedy KLONDIKE BEACH Bio Lab Rd.Scrub Trail Space Center Shuttle (Public Access Controlled) Wheelchair Accessible 3 Landing Bio Kennedy Parkway Facility ATLANTIC OCEAN Lab Boat Launch Haulover Refuge Visitor No Entry 520 Canal Mud Ramp Dummit Oak and Palm Information Center Manatee Observation Deck Cove Hammock 3 Trail Peacocks Kennedy Space Center 406 Public Fishing Pocket Visitor Complex Pond Fee Station Eldora Hammock (Open to Public Via APOLLO BEACH MOSQUITO LAGOON T10-L 402 E. Gator Canaveral National Dike Rd. O Creek Rd. 405 3N and 405E) ne W Peacocks To Telephone Seashore Visitor 3 ay Pocket INDIAN RIVER Melbourne Information Center Marker 19 INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY MULLET HEAD Rd. Turtle Mound Old Channel ISLAND Drinking Water Gator Castle Windy Creek INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY Black Point Pump Rd. 1 Cruickshank House Cocoa Observation Tower Wildlife Dr. Rd. Oak Trail INDIAN RIVER Hill Canaveral National Shilo Seashore 528 Exit A1A Marsh Rd. 75 1 Headquarters 50 Coot Titusville Exit Creek 406 Exit 76 Turnbull Exit 95 77 1 80 Creek Exit Exit Exit 524 Edgewater 81 79 78 Exit 5A 82 SOUTH 95 LAKE 407 520 442 y sswa LAKE 95 re POINSETT Exit 50 xp 83 E ) ne ll Salt Li (to Daytona N e Beach 46 Lake e New Smyrna 44 020Miles B ver Beach Exit 528 s Ri 84 New Smyrna 0 Kilo 20 ohn To Daytona Beach Loughman To t. J 4 Lake Orlando S Beach 44 A1A 95 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge/ Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Canaveral For further information, contact: 406 National Seashore Merritt Island NWR is an overlay of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center where the 402 Refuge Manager world's most advanced technology launched man to the moon, and today, continues space Orlando Titusville Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Kennedy 50 exploration. However, there is another kind of "space" here, one that is set aside for over 405 Space Center P. O. Box 6504 417 407 500 different species of wildlife and 1000 species of plants. Contained within this 35 mile Bee Line Titusville, FL 32782 long barrier island is found a rich abundance of plants and animals from both the tropical Expressway Cape Phone: 321/861 0667 Orlando International 528 Canaveral 4 F l and temperate climate zones. It is strategically located on the "Atlantic Flyway", a major ori Airport Cocoa Email: r4rw_fl.mrt.adm To Walt d a Cocoa Beach ' bird migration corridor, and is a key resting stop for many migrating bird species. Disney s http://merrittisland.fws.gov World T u Merritt Island remains unsurpassed as a refuge for endangered species. Currently, the r n A1A p ik refuge manages habitat for 21 federal and state listed threatened and endangered e ( to 192 95 species, more than any other single refuge in the U.S. The unique relationship the refuge ll) Melbourne shares with NASA bears testimony that nature and technology can peacefully coexist. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service This blue goose, designed by "Ding Darling," has become a symbol of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Boat Launching Motor boats, canoes, and kayaks may be used for fishing, hunting and recreational uses. Boat/canoe launching is limited to designated launch areas, posted public access routes. Boat speed regulations are in effect in several areas for manatee protection. Only nonmotorized vessels are allowed in the Visitor Center northern portion of the Banana River. The Visitor Information Center offers a variety of interesting displays that describe the wildlife and habitats of the refuge Beach Access and offers educational resources available for sale through the An entrance fee of $5 per vehicle is charged at the Canaveral book store. The Center provides an excellent opportunity for National Seashore ranger station. Canaveral National the visitor to become acquainted with the refuge before Seashore/Playalinda Beach offers 24 miles of pristine, venturing out, and is highly recommended for the first-time undeveloped beaches for sunbathing, swimming, wading, visitor. The Center is open from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday- surfing, fishing, and hiking. Camping and horseback riding are Friday, and from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on weekends. (Center is permitted under special permit only November 1 through April closed Sundays from April-October and on federal holidays). 30. There are no designated picnic areas, telephones, food services, beach showers, or drinking water. Wildlife Observation and Photography The main route to view wildlife is Black Point Wildlife Drive. Restrooms Hiking trails, towers, decks and dike roads marked on the map Restrooms are located at the Visitor Center, stop # 8 on Black offer excellent, alternative wildlife viewing, especially in the fall American Avocets Point Wildlife Drive and Playalinda Beach. and winter. One of the best ways for viewing wildlife on the The cool sunny days of winter ushers in the peak season for refuge is by canoe or kayak. birdwatching and provides great opportunities for walking refuge trails. White pelicans, shorebirds, waterfowl, wading Shuttle launch at Kennedy Space Center birds, and raptors are in peak concentrations. ■ Air boats, Jet Skis, Wave Runners, and ATV's are not permitted. Foot Trails Hiking the refuge is most pleasant during the fall, winter, and ■ Firearms are prohibited other than for authorized hunting early spring. Five walking trails are marked on the map. Oak activities. Weapons and fireworks are prohibited. Hammock Trail (1/2 mile) and Palm Hammock Trail (2 miles) share a common parking lot located 1 mile east of the ■ Feeding, enticing or disturbing alligators and other wildlife Visitor Center. Cruickshank Trail (5 miles) is located at stop is not permitted. # 8 along Black Point Wildlife Drive. Scrub Trail (1 mile) is located off SR 3 north of SR406. For a shorter walk, try the ■ Littering is prohibited. Please take your litter off the refuge boardwalk trail (1/2 mile) behind the Visitor Center. and dispose of properly. Observation Tower ■ Camping and fires are not permitted on the refuge, but is Cruickshank Tower is located at stop # 8 along Black Point available to scout groups only by permit. Wildlife Drive a short distance from the parking lot. ■ Pets are permitted but must be on a leash and under control Manatee Observation Deck by the owner at all times. Manatees frequent this spot year round but can be seen more reliably in spring and fall. The deck is located 10.5 miles north ■ Horses are not permitted on the refuge but are permitted of the Visitor Center off SR 3 at Haulover Canal. on Canaveral National Seashore November 1 through April American Alligator on nest 30 by permit. USFWS Florida Scrub Jay Warmer days through the spring months offer a good With the return of cooler fall temperatures the first major opportunity to see alligators basking in the sun or breeding in ■ Releasing of any wild or domestic animals is prohibited. influx of migratory birds occurs, including shorebirds, the waters of the refuge. Colonial nesting birds, such as egrets waterfowl, fall warblers, and bald eagles. and herons are busy in the rookeries and neotropical migrants ■ Collecting of artifacts, natural features, animals and plants begin moving through the refuge. Manatee population is prohibited, other than legally taken fish or waterfowl. peaks in the waters of the refuge. Wildlife Drive ■ Fishing and crabbing is permitted on the refuge in Black Point Wildlife Drive is a 7 mile, one-way, self-guided tour Telephone accordance with state regulations in the open waters of the through salt and freshwater marshes. The drive offers several There are no public telephones on the refuge. The nearest pay Indian and Banana Rivers, Mosquito Lagoon, mosquito numbered stops which are described in a brochure that can be phone is at the fishing pier adjacent to the SR 406 bridge in control impoundments and interior lakes except for the picked up at the Visitor Center or the entrance to the drive. Titusville. Kennedy Space Center security areas. A special permit is Wading birds, shorebirds, raptors, waterfowl, alligators, otters, required for night fishing (permitted by boat only) and and other species of wildlife can be spotted along the drive. commercial fishing. The Cruickshank Trail and Tower are located at stop #8 on the Refuge Regulations All recreational use is limited to daylight hours, year-round. drive, and offers a view of the surrounding marshes. Portions of the refuge may be closed from time to time due to ■ Waterfowl hunting is permitted November through January NASA's launch activities. in designated hunt areas. A refuge permit is required and Florida Manatee and calf all state, federal and refuge regulations apply..
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