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Cape Legend Canaveral This blue goose, designed by J.N. False Refuge boundary "Ding" Darling, has become a Cape Major highways symbol of the National Wildlife Paved roads Refuge System. Merritt Island Cape Canaveral Air Station 2-way unpaved roads Launch Foot trails National Wildlife Refuge Complex 39A Port Canaveral Intracoastal Waterway Launch Black Point Wildlife Drive Complex 39B Jetty Park Kennedy To Pole and troll zone Space Center Cocoa (No public access) Restricted Area 401 Beach ALINDA BEACH No Motorized Boats No motor zone Vehicle A1A PLAY Assembly Open to the public Eddy Building BANANA RIVER Creek No Manatee Sanctuary 3 pub lic a Closed to the public N cce ess ss ATLANTIC OCEAN cc CommerceSpace Wa y ic a ubl Interpretive trail o p 528 TIONAL SEASHORE Bio Lab Rd. N KARS Scrub Ridge MOSQUITO rail Kennedy Park Information station LAGOON T Space Center Kennedy Space VERAL NA Bio Shuttle (Public access controlled) Sendler Landing Center Visitor Ulamay Education Lab 3 Complex Boat launch CANA Outpost Kennedy Parkway Facility Wildlife Manatee (Open to public via No Entry Hall Sanctuary 520 ObservationHaulover 3 and 405) Road Fee station Deck Canal 406 Refuge Visitor L. Pond Rd. Oak and Palm Pine Island Dummit Hammock Center 3 Observation tower Beacon Cove Peacocks Pocket Rd. NASA Parkway Conservation Area Pine 42 Trails Peacocks Flatwoodsrail Black APOLLO BEACH T Point Pocket Beach access Eldora Hammock rail Pole and WSEG Patillo Creek Rd. Wildlife 402 Peacocks Canaveral National Troll Zone Bairs E. Gator 405 Drive Creek Rd. Pocket Rd. To Restrooms Seashore Visitor Castle Windy T Cove INDIAN RIVER LAGOON Melbourne Information Center Marker 19 Catfish Mullet Creek Rd. Head AY Fishing Turtle Mound TERW Island l AL WA 3 Trai Bird W. Gator INTRACOAST Traffic light Wild Pump Creek Rd. 1 Cruickshank House Cocoa Rd. Seminole ResOakt Trail

Eldora Hwy Gator y Kings Fishing Piers Hill Creek Rd. Shiloh Marsh Rd. INDIAN RIVER LAGOON Pkw Chain of Canaveral Grisssom Port St. Enchanted John Lakes Park National Forest Exit A1A Mims Seashore 528 201 1 Headquarters 50 Coot Exit Exit 406 Titusville 202 Creek 208 Exit Turnbull Scottsmoor Exit 95 205 1 220 olusia County 405

Creek V Brevard County Exit Exit Exit 524 Edgewater 223 215 212 New Smyrna Exit 5A 231 SOUTH Beach LAKE Blue Heron 95 Wetlands 407 520 442 Treatment Beachline Facility Expresswa LAKE 95 y POINSETT Exit 50 244 Daytona N Beach Salt 0 Miles 20 46 Lake St. John's 44 US 1 National Wildlife Buck Lake Refuge New Smyrna 0 Kilo 20 Conservation Exit 528 249 Beach Area 4 Loughman To To To Daytona A1A Beach 44 Lake Orlando Orlando 95 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Merritt Island National Travel Distance (from the Refuge Visitor Center): For further information, contact: Merritt Island NWR is an overlay of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center where Wildlife Refuge/ Canaveral Refuge Manager the world's most advanced technology launched man to the moon, and today, continues Black Point Wildlife Drive - 3.5 miles 406 National Seashore Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge space exploration. However, there is another kind of "space" here, one that is set aside 402 P. O. Box 2683 for over 500 different species of wildlife and 1000 species of plants. Exit 220 Titusville Hammock Trails - 1.5 miles Titusville, FL 32781 Orlando Kennedy 50 405 Space Center Phone: 321/861 0667 Contained within this 35-mile long barrier island is a rich abundance of plants and 417 407 Beach Line Manatee Observation Deck - 10.5 miles Visitor Center Phone number: 321/861 5601 animals from both the subtropical and temperate climate zones. The Refuge is Expressway Cape Email: [email protected] 528 strategically located on the Atlantic Flyway, a major bird migration corridor, and it 4 Orlando International Canaveral Playalinda Beach - 7 miles http://www.fws.gov/refuge/merritt_island is a key resting stop for many migrating bird species. Merritt Island NWR's habitats Airport Cocoa Cocoa Beach support one of the highest numbers of endangered and threatened species found Scrub Ridge Trail - 6.5 miles To Walt Emergency by cell phone: 321/867 7911 within the refuges of the National Wildlife Refuge System. The unique relationship Disney A1A Canaveral National Seashore Headquarters: 321/267 1110 the Refuge shares with NASA bears testimony that nature and technology can World Pine Flatwoods Trail - 13 Canaveral National Seashore Closure Information: 321/867 4077 192 95 coexist. Florida’s Melbourne miles Kennedy Space Center Information: 866/737 5235 Turnpike May 2015 U.S.U.S. Fish Fish and and Wildlife Wildlife Service Service

Visitor Center Wildlife Observation and Photography Highly recommended for the The main route to view wildlife is Black Point first-time visitor. For visitor Wildlife Drive. Hiking trails, towers, decks and center hours visit the refuge dike roads marked on the map offer excellent, website, Facebook page or call alternative wildlife viewing, especially in the 321/861 5601. The Center is fall and winter. One of the best ways for viewing located on SR 402, five miles wildlife on the refuge is by canoe or kayak. east of U.S. 1 in Titusville. The Center offers: Black Point Wildlife Drive This 7-mile, one-way drive travels through salt n Refuge Maps and Information and freshwater marshes and is located on SR n Wildlife and Habitat Displays 406, one mile east of the intersection of SR 402 and SR 406. A $5.00 Refuge Daily Pass is sold n Auditorium for Movies and on an honor system at the drive’s entrance. Pick Programs up an auto tour brochure at the drive's entrance n Bookstore/gift shop or at the Refuge Visitor Center. The brochure includes numbered stops describing the natural n Educational Resources history and management of the area. Wading birds, shorebirds, raptors, waterfowl, alligators, n 1/4 mile Boardwalk Visitors may view mixed flocks of wading birds feeding along the Black otters and other wildlife species can be Point Wildlife Drive, credit Tom Dunkerton. Scrub habitat on the refuge supports one of the largest observed. The Wild Bird Trail (1/4 mile round Refuge Fees populations of the threatened Florida scrub-jay. The trip) is located at Stop # 4. Located at Stop #9 The purchase of the Refuge management technique of conducting prescribed fire n Littering and dumping are prohibited. Please take your litter are: parking lot, restrooms, observation tower, Daily Pass for $5.00 per vehicle (controlled burns) is essential for maintaining the off the Refuge and dispose of it properly. wheel chair accessible platform, and the trail is required to enter the Black Florida scrub jay's natural habitat, credit USFWS. Shuttle launch at Kennedy Space Center - Merritt Island NWR is a Point Wildlife Drive. The daily head to Cruickshank Trail (five mile loop). 140,000 acre overlay of Kennedy Space Center, credit USFWS. n Camping, open fires and barbeque grills are not permitted on the Refuge. fee for individuals entering by foot or by bicycle is $1.00. To Foot Trails launch a boat at Bairs Cove, Beacon 42 and Bio Lab boat ramps Hiking the refuge is most pleasant during the fall, winter, and Beach Access n Pets are permitted on the refuge, but must be leashed and requires the purchase of the Refuge Daily Pass. The Refuge Daily early spring. Seven walking trails are marked on the map. Canaveral National Seashore/Playalinda Beach offers 24 miles of under control at all times. Pass is valid at all refuge fee sites and for entry to Canaveral pristine, undeveloped beach for sunbathing, swimming, wading, National Seashore. The daily fee is collected on an honor system n Visitor Center Boardwalk - 1/4 mile Loop surfing, fishing, and hiking. Limited camping and horseback n Horses are not permitted on the Refuge, but are permitted and can be purchased at all refuge fee areas and the Refuge at the North District of Canaveral National Seashore in n Oak Hammock Trail - 3/4 mile Loop riding are permitted November 1 through April 15 by obtaining Visitor Center. Cash or check is required and credit cards are not a special use permit. There are no designated picnic areas, New Smyrna Beach from November 1 through April 15. Call accepted. n Palm Hammock Trail - 2 mile Loop telephones, food services, beach showers, or drinking water. An 386/428 3384, extension 0 for information and reservations. entrance fee of $5.00 per vehicle is charged at the fee station. The A $15.00 Refuge Annual Pass is sold at the refuge visitor center. n Releasing of any wild or domestic animals onto the Refuge n Scrub Ridge Trail - 1 mile Loop Refuge Daily Pass is valid for entry. See Refuge Fees for details. The following passes are valid for entry to refuge fee sites and can is prohibited. be purchased at the refuge visitor center: The Refuge Daily, the n Cruickshank Trail and Tower - 5 mile Loop For current beach information, call 321/867 4077. Refuge Annual, the America the Beautiful Senior, Access, Military n Collecting of any animals, plants, artifacts and n Wild Bird Trail - 1/4 mile Round Trip Restrooms natural features is prohibited, other than legally taken and Annual passes and the Federal Duck Stamp. Children under Restrooms are located at the Refuge Visitor Center, Stop #9 the age of 16 are admitted free. The Canaveral National Seashore fish or waterfowl. n Pine Flatwood Trail - 1 mile Loop along Black Point Wildlife Drive and Playalinda Beach. Annual pass is also valid for entry at all refuge fee areas. Each n Fishing and crabbing are permitted on the refuge in pass admits the pass holder and all passengers in a private, non- Manatee Observation Deck Wheelchair Accessibility accordance with state and refuge regulations. A refuge commercial vehicle. For additional information call the visitor Manatees frequent this spot year-round and can be seen more n Refuge Information Center and Boardwalk (1/4 mile loop) permit is required for both recreational and commercial center at 321/861 5601. reliably in spring and fall. The deck is located 10.5 miles north of fishing. Fishing is allowed in the open waters of the Indian the Visitor Center off SR 3 at Haulover Canal. Bairs Cove boat n Manatee Observation Deck River Lagoon, Banana River, Mosquito Lagoon, mosquito Refuge Daily Pass: $5.00 per vehicle (includes motorcycles) launch offers another viewing area. n Observation Deck at Stop # 9 on Black Point Drive control impoundments and interior lakes. Fishing is Individuals on foot or bicycle: $1.00 per day prohibited on the Kennedy Space Center security area, and Boat Launches n Observation Deck at Refuge entrance on SR 406 along Black Point Wildlife Drive and its adjacent dike roads Merritt Island NWR Annual Pass: $15.00. For an additional Motorboats, canoes and kayaks may be used for wildlife observation, except for L Pond Road. $20.00 this pass can be upgraded to a Canaveral National fishing and hunting. Boat speed regulations are in effect in several n Beach Access at Eddy Creek (Parking Lot # 8) at areas for manatee protection. Boat/canoe launching is limited to Playalinda Beach Seashore’s Annual Pass at Canaveral’s Playalinda and Apollo n Two pole and troll zones are located in Mosquito Lagoon. designated launch areas. A $5.00 Refuge Daily Pass is required to Beach Fee booths. Operation of internal combustion engines is not allowed within launch a boat from Bairs Cove, Bio Lab and Beacon 42 boat ramps. General Refuge Regulations the zones and vessels drafting more than 12" may not enter. America the Beautiful Access Pass - Free for medically authorized The Refuge Daily Pass is sold on an honor system at each site, cash The Refuge is closed to entry from sunset to sunrise. All use is Electric trolling motors and non-motorized power sources such individuals. or check only. For details see Refuge Fees. limited to daylight hours, year-round. Portions of the Refuge may be closed from time to time due to NASA's launch activities. as push poles or paddles are permitted. America the Beautiful Senior Pass. - $10.00 n Bairs Cove - Haulover Canal n Air boats, Jet Skis, Wave Runners, and ATV's are not n Waterfowl hunting is permitted November through January America the Beautiful Annual Pass - $80.00 permitted. in designated hunt areas. A refuge permit and hunter safety n Beacon 42 - Mosquito Lagoon certification is required. State, federal and refuge regulations America the Beautiful Military Pass - Free to U.S. military n Carrying, possessing fireworks or explosives is prohibited. apply. members and their dependents of most military branches with n WSEG - Mosquito Lagoon (No Fee) Persons possessing firearms on National Wildlife Refuges must proper military ID. comply with all provisions of State and Local laws. n Glass beverage containers are prohibited. n Bio Lab - Mosquito Lagoon Federal Duck Stamps: $25.00 n Feeding, enticing or disturbing alligators, manatees and n Bicycles are prohibited on foot trails. n Eddy Creek - Mosquito Lagoon other wildlife is not permitted.