Connecting the two is Klondike Beach, which has no road access and provides a truly desolate beach experience. The park’s 24-mile-long beach is the longest undeveloped beach on the east coast of Florida. Apollo Beach is up north, and Playalinda Beach is down south (which butts up against the Kennedy Space Center complex). There is no obnoxious noise (of any kind) drowning out the natural sound of the surf.
There are no shops, hotels, or boardwalks here. This is where you go when you want to escape the madness that plagues other beaches. Since it’s part of the National Park Service, and you need to pay to access it, the beach is cleaner and quieter than many Florida beaches. Obviously, the beach is the main draw at Canaveral National Seashore. It’s a place of solitude, wilderness, and peace. Today, Canaveral National Seashore is like a shining pearl on Florida’s mostly overdeveloped Atlantic coast. The land has been preserved as a wildlife refuge and sanctuary since at least the 1950s when it was originally a buffer for NASA’s facilities during the space race. The 24-mile stretch of gorgeous sand and the surrounding islands, mangroves, and wetlands are pure, undeveloped beauty. The Visitor Center, though, is in the north part of the park and a bit farther from Orlando. The south entrance of the park is about an hour from Orlando. In fact, it borders NASA on the south end. Canaveral is on the Atlantic coast between New Smyrna Beach (south of Daytona Beach) and NASA’s John F. Welcome to Canaveral National Seashore! StatsĪ recent quick trip to Florida brought me close to Canaveral National Seashore, so of course I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to check it out. There are lots and lots of pictures. Glad to have you aboard! This is usually done through a kid-friendly lens and almost always includes activities and suggestions we can recommend from personal experience. And pictures.
#Canaveral national seashore national park series
The Roarbots’ series of NPS Adventures takes a big-picture view of one location within the National Park Service and highlights some of the best activities that site has to offer.
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