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This section
includes Walking Pathways and Greenways for
Titusville, Northern Brevard, Southern
Volusia, and Eastern Seminole Counties.
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River Breeze Park
250 H.H. Burch Road, Oak Hill, 386-322-5133
From Brevard County proceed North on US-1 to
Oak Hill. (DO NOT SPEED THROUGH OAK HILL.)
You will come the the intersection of
Halafax and US-1, the only light in town, a
flashing yellow light. Two miles north of
this intersection turn right on H H Burch
Road and the entrance to the park will be
about .4 miles down on the left.
Situated on 37 acres with 5 acres directly
on the water, River Breeze is a beautiful
park in the small town of Oak Hill in
southern Volusia County. A Nature Trail
combined with a large dock overlooking the
northern Mosquito Lagoon offers a great
chance to Scope the opposite shoreline of
one of the many islands in this part of the
lagoon. An oyster bed lies inland of the end
of the dock, exposed at low tide while the
rest of the park is naturally wooded and a
trail is provided.
GPS N 28 53.719 W 80 51.239
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Seminole Rest;
Seminole Rest is located east of US-1 in
Oak Hill on River Road. (In Oak Hill, turn
east onto Halifax Avenue, which is located
by the flashing caution light on US-1. Take
Halifax Avenue east to River Road. Turn
north on River Road. Seminole Rest is two
tenths of a mile on the east side of River
Road.
Seminole Rest is owned by the National Park
Service and part of the Canaveral National
Seashore although it is a stand alone
destination on the mainland. It is primarily
a Historic Site containing a large Indian
Midden and the historic Instone House built
before 1890. However the park also offers
great views of the Mosquito Lagoon and an
interpretive trail around the park.
A Historical Perspective From National
Park Service
GPsN 28 52.162 W 80 50.231
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Lake Mills Park
This 50 acre park is located on the
shoreline of Lake Mills in Seminole County
off of Tropical Avenue just north of Lake
Mills Road. There are three areas for
birdwatching in the area, a scrub forest,
the lakeshore, and a beautiful mixed
hardwood swamp with a little creek winding
through the swamp to the lake.
GPs N 28 37.902 W 81 07.537
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Chain of Lakes
Snowy Egret Drive, Titusville
Parks Referendum Project
FROM I-95, take SR-46 Exit 223 toward Mims,
and go east on W. Main Street (FL-46) 1.5
miles. Turn RIGHT onto US Hwy 1, go 1.5
miles then left on Jay Jay Road. The
entrance to Snowy Egret Drive is on the
right.
FROM US Hwy 1, turn east onto E. Jay Jay Rd
(.3 miles north of Dairy Rd or .5 miles
south of Parrish Rd). The entrance to Snowy
Egret Drive is on the right.
Open after 7:00 a.m. until dark.
Chain of Lakes is a regional stormwater park
and athletic facility, containing soccer
fields and softball fields. Of interest to
birders is a walking trail that completely
encircles a large serpentine stormwater
retention lake east of the fields. Along
much of the eastern shoreline the trail is
just off the shore of the lake, allowing a
view of waterfowl, wading birds, gulls,
terns, and osprey. To the east of the trail
at this point is a series of restored salt
marshes that are designed to treat
stormwater from the lake as it enters the
lagoon. There is also an observation tower
that allows a panoramic view of the marshes,
the park, and the Indian River Lagoon. As
the trail extends around the northern tip of
the lake it enters a series of restored
freshwater swamps, that have been engineered
to provide treatment for the stormwater
before entering the lake. As the trail
travels through these forested wetlands look
for many different species of migrant
songbirds among the trees.
GPs N 28 38.584 W 80 49.642
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Titusville
Wellfields Trail
The Titusville Wellfields Trail is a
multiuse trail of about 2 miles in length
that winds through the City of Titusville's
South Area Wellfields, which are situated
within 300 acres of mature scrubby forest.
The trail is open to bicycle, wheelchair and
pedestrian use. The South Area Wellfields
are adjacent to the Dicerandra Sanctuary and
are home to the largest single population of
Dicerandra Thinicola or Titusville Mint, a
plant species that grows in very limited
areas of Northern Brevard County and nowhere
else in the world. The Area around the
wellfields trail is also home the gopher
tortoise, indigo snakes, bobcat, raptors,
songbirds, turkey, gray fox, and many other
species. To access the wellfields trail,
park at Wuesthoff Park across Barna Avenue,
and pick up the trail there. It then crosses
Barna and enters the wellfields next to the
City Fire Department.
GPs N 28 33.334 W 80 49.345
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Enchanted Forest Sanctuary
is a truly unique sanctuary where
Walking & Learning trails wander through
timeless Scrub, Mesic, and Hydric ecosystems
with their wide variety of endangered and
threatened species. An ADA accessible trail
extends from the Nature Center to an
overlook of the Addison Ellis Canal. The
relationship between soil types and plant
communities is easily seen here. Guided
hikes are available or you can strike out on
your own with a map provided by volunteers
at the visitor's center and gift shop, who
are always eager to answer any questions. A
study conducted in 1994 documented usage of
the Enchanted Forest Sanctuary by 52 bird
species including wild turkey, bald eagle,
red-shouldered hawk, barred owl, cooper's
hawk, northern bobwhite, eastern screech
owl, and numerous songbird species. Bobcats
and white tailed deer also are known to be
here. In addition, this sanctuary provides
refuge for two of Florida's endangered
reptiles, the eastern indigo snake and the
gopher tortoise. With the Titusville area
being located within an isotherm, a
transitional zone separating a temperate and
a subtropical climatic zone, the variety of
plant life to be found here is truly
astounding.
The entrance to the Enchanted Forest
Sanctuary can be found on the North side of
State Road 405 in Titusville just west of
the intersection of 405 and US-1
GPS N 28 31.731 W 80 48.138
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Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge;
Visitor Center Trail
To get to the refuge visitor's center,
stay on the main road as it veers to the
right (at which point it becomes State Road
402). You will soon see the entrance on the
right about 2.3 miles past the Black point
turnoff.
The Visitor's Center has interactive
displays and an information desk inside, and
outside has a dock leading over one
freshwater pond with an osprey's nest
visible on an elevated platform, To the
right, a boardwalk winds along the shoreline
habitat leading to a gazebo over another
pond. Red bellied and pileated woodpeckers
can be seen as well as northern parulas,
gray catbirds, Carolina wrens, American
redstarts, and many other songbirds.
GPS N 28 38.602 W 80 44.202
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Mitchell Ellington Park
575 W Hall Rd Merritt Island FL 32953
FROM US Hwy 1, take SR-528 east 2.7 miles,
turn left onto Courtenay Parkway (SR-3) and
go 1.8 miles. Turn left on Hall Road. The
park site is on the left.
Mitchell Ellington Park is a 114 acre park
that features athletic fields and a
playground. However there are wetlands on
the north section, wetlands and woods on the
east and west as well as two ponds in the
center of the park that provide chances to
see song birds, deer, waterfowl, alligators,
raccoons, squirrels and many other species.
These areas are connected by an ADA
Accessible Pedway allowing a chance for the
mobility challenged to enjoy some of the
area wildlife.
ADA ACCESSIBLE: Parking, Pedway, Restrooms,
Pavilions, Playground.
GPS N 28 25.922 W 80 42.761
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Kings Park
995 Chase Hammock Road, Merritt Island
FROM US Hwy 1, take SR-528 east 2.7 miles,
turn left onto Courtenay Parkway (SR-3) and
go 3.1 miles. Turn right and go 0.9 miles on
Chase Hammock.
Open after 7:00 a.m. until dark.
This is a 240 acre park with a manmade
freshwater lake and a myriad of creeks and
smaller brackish ponds that make for a very
interesting birding and wildlife area,
especially with the addition of the multiuse
trail on the property, which runs along one
of the creeks. There are also several rustic
hiking trails through the park for some off
the beaten path hiking. Look for wading
birds and other waterfowl along the creeks
and backwaters, and migratory songbirds and
raptors in the wooded sections.
GPS N 28 26.840 W 80 41.690
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Lighthouse Point Park; Ocean
5000 S. Atlantic Ave. Ponce Inlet (386)
756-7488
Directions; From Daytona Beach, take I-95
south toward Miami. Take SR-421, Exit 256,
toward Port Orange. Take the Taylor Road
ramp toward Port Orange/Daytona Beach
Shores. Merge onto FL-421 East. FL-421 east
becomes FL-A1A North/Dunlawton Avenue. Turn
right on South Atlantic Avenue (4075) and
drive straight to the park.
Lighthouse Point Park consists of 52 acres
of pristine land on the north side of Ponce
DeLeon Inlet in the Town of Ponce Inlet. The
52-acre park features fishing, nature
trails, an observation deck and tower,
swimming and picnicking.
A variety of wildlife call the Lighthouse
Point Park home, including raccoons,
possums, skunks, armadillos, shore birds and
birds of prey.
Park GPS N 29 04.707 W 80 55.394
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Just to the North of the Park is the
Ponce Inlet Lighthouse and Museum,Florida's
tallest lighthouse where visitors can climb
203 steps to the top of the 175 foot tower
and enjoy magnificent views of the World's
Most Famous Beach, Ponce Inlet, and
surrounding inland waterways from the
lighthouse gallery deck
Lighthouse GPS N 29 04.840 W 80 55.681
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Symrna Dunes Park; Ocean and Lagoon
Directions;
From the west: Take the North or South
Causeway east. Proceed north on Peninsula
Drive for two to three miles.
From the south: Take S.R. A1A north to
Flagler Avenue and turn left. Turn right on
Peninsula Avenue and go north two miles.
The park consists of five ecosystems (ocean,
river, dunes, scrub zone, saltwater marsh).
The principal system is vast sand dunes. To
protect the sensitive sand dunes from foot
traffic, two miles of elevated walkways,
picnic areas, pavilions and an observation
tower were built, allowing visitors to
travel through the park in a natural
environment. On the estuary side look for
assorted shorebirds, especially during lower
tidal phases while gulls terns and gannets
can be seen diving for baitfish
GPsN 29 03.962 W 80 54.889
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