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Marina Park Titusville

Titusville

Between the St. Johns River and the Indian River Lagoon, Titusville is a gateway to nature, trails, and space

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Birding at Merritt Island NWR

Exploring Titusville

As the home of Kennedy Space Center, Titusville has seen countless waves of residents come and go with each space program. Things are ramping up again at KSC, so the city is bustling. The historic core along US 1 is a nice place to stroll and shop. Downtown, don’t miss Space View Park for its memorials to each of the space programs (and the manatees that come to the seawall). And a visit to Titusville isn’t complete without rock shrimp savored at Dixie Crossroads!

What put Titusville on the ecotourism map is Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which surrounds KSC. From bioluminscent kayaking in summer to spotting roseate spoonbills in winter, it’s an unparalleled natural destination on the Atlantic Coast. Explore it on your own or with a guide at the Space Coast Wildlife & Birding Festival, Florida’s longest running birding festival. Held each January, it introduces participants to the vast nature preserves surrounding the city.

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Trails and Parks Around Titusville

Best Trails and Parks Around Titusville

Dummett Cove Merritt Island

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

With recreational activities ranging from hiking to biking, boating, fishing, and bioluminscent kayaking, Florida’s top destination for birding is also home to Kennedy Space Center

Playalinda Beach, Canaveral National Seashore

Playalinda Beach

At the south end of Canaveral National Seashore, Playalinda Beach is a popular destination for beachgoers along the Space Coast thanks to its natural beaches and views of Kennedy Space Center.

Bike on bridge at creek on Brevard Coast to Coast Trail

Brevard Coast to Coast Trail

The eastern terminus of the state-spanning Coast to Coast Trail is in the trail town of Titusville, where a ride on the Brevard Coast to Coast Trail provides cyclists the best ride in the county

Enchanted Forest Titusville trail

Enchanted Forest Sanctuary

It’s not rocket science: the first and finest of the Brevard Environmental Endangered Lands, Enchanted Forest Sanctuary in Titusville is a fabulous destination for family hiking.


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Sand pines along paved path

Wuesthoff Trail

Wuesthoff Trail
Wuesthoff Park Nature Trail

Wuesthoff Park

Wuesthoff Park
Great Blue Heron and lake

Chain of Lakes Park

Chain of Lakes Park
Bike path through pine forest

Florida Coast to Coast Trail

Florida Coast to Coast Trail
Sandy trail through scrub forest

South Lake Conservation Area

South Lake Conservation Area
Forest road in pines with water in tire tracks

Fox Lake Wetland Trail

Fox Lake Wetland Trail
Loblolly bay trees surrounding trail

Fox Lake North Loop

Fox Lake North Loop
Boardwalks leading to dense forest

Fox Lake Sanctuary

Fox Lake Sanctuary

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Swamp sunflowers

Sunflowers on the St. Johns

October 5, 2021//  by Sandra Friend

For more than a decade, I’ve been chasing sunflower blooms in Florida wetlands in October. In 2021, it’s a banner year for these showy beauties in Central Florida.

Pelicans on Pine Island Creek

Biking Pine Island Conservation Area

December 20, 2020//  by John Keatley

Within sight of the massive Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center, this ride to the Indian River Lagoon offers some of the best birding you’ll do by bike.

Bike rider on woodland trail

Biking Scottsmoor Flatwoods East

December 9, 2020//  by John Keatley

At Scottsmoor Flatwoods Sanctuary, the trails are open to hikers, cyclists, and equestrians. But as we learned, off-road biking here can be more than a little challenging.

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Where to Stay in Titusville

The one truly unique lodging you’ll find in town is Casa Coquina del Mar, a B&B with comfortable suites in a 1920s home with views of the Indian River. Otherwise, major chain hotels are clustered around Interstate 95 at SR 50.

Camping? Manatee Hammock is a county campground right along the lagoon and nicely shaded by live oaks. It fills up quick, so reserve early! After returning from several months on the Appalachian Trail, we spent a week in a cabin at the Titusville/Kennedy Space Center KOA and enjoyed it, both for the ease of getting out and about and the location off SR 46.

NEARBY: Christmas, Cocoa, Edgewater, Mims, Merritt Island, New Smyrna Beach, Oak Hill | ALONG: Atlantic Ocean , Indian River Lagoon, St. Johns River | PART OF: Central Florida, Florida’s Space Coast

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