![]() ![]() Open Friday through Sunday to the public. Seminole Rest Historic Site - West side of Mosquito Lagoon. Boat tours (once per week, fee required, reservation required) with a ranger depart from here. ![]() Courtesy NASA.Ĭanaveral National Seashore T-Shirts and Souvenirs from the official merchandise of America's Best History.Īpollo Visitor Center - Located in the northern section of the park, the Visitor Center has exhibits, a short film about the park, facilities, orientation, a book store, walking trails, and ranger tours many days. Photo above: Rocket on the way to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center. IMAX theaters, exhibits, shows, flight simulators, and bus tours, plus the Astronaut Hall of Fame. Over twenty-four miles of beaches with restrooms and boardwalk access from the various parking areas.Ĥ. There are also guided tours at various locations, including Playalinda Beach and the Seminole Rest home, plus those midden shell mounds to visit.ģ. Whether you're on the beach or one of the many trails, it's a great leisurely place to hoof it. Free right now, although that may change, but reservations, one week in advance are required and you must be at least eight years old.Ģ. Yes, you'll be canoeing, guided by a ranger. If you want a more interactive experience, take the Mosquito Lagoon Canoe tour. There's a fee, but the two hour tour through the National Seashore with a ranger guide will be a great addition to your visit. If you're gonna be there during the days of the tour (usually once per week), take the Birder Pontoon Boat Tour or Mosquito Lagoon Boat Tour on the pontoon boat Tortuga del Sol. Photo above: Moulton-Wells House, also known as the Eldora State House, a Historic Register of Historic Places dwelling. Both are located in the Apollo Beach section of the park, one on the west and one of the east side of Mosquito Lagoon. Playalinda is considered the best surf beach of the three, but is also the beach closed during launch and some other Cape Canaveral activities.īoth the Seminole Rest Historic Site and Eldora State House are open to visit several days a week during the winter season, with occasional ranger tours. Klondike Beach sits in the center and Playalinda Beach in the south. ![]() Apollo Beach (north) where the Visitor Center is located. There are three sections of beaches within the twenty-five miles. Timucuan Indian tribe midden shells, including Turtle Mound, which can be seen seven miles into the Atlantic, is located just north of the Visitor Center. Today the park is home to over three hundred birds, some of which can be pointed out during your boat bird tour if you get the chance, one thousand plants, plus mammals of the Manatee kind and sea turtle variety. Studies to preserve the park began in 1955, but it was not designated the Canaveral National Seashore until January 3, 1975. Exhibits now tells the story of the town of Eldora and its four eras of history. The Instone House and a caretaker's cottage from that period remain and can be visited, as well as the mounds, on boardwalks to preserve the integrity of the site.Įldora State House - Built in 1913, the house, also known as the Moulton-Wells home, is evidence of earlier life on Mosquito Lagoon. When the pioneer period of Florida developed in the 1870s, structures began to dot the Oak Hill area and Seminole Ranch. After European arrival, the Timucuan population had been reduced, mostly through disease, from two hundred thousand to one thousand by 1700. Seminole Rest Historic Site - Also site of several midden shells, including Snyder's Mound on the western shore of Mosquito Lagoon. Historians note it known as Surruque, after an Indian Chief, and later as Mount Belvedere, the Rock, Mount Tucker, and Turtle Mount. It's name, Turtle Mound, is the most recent monikor, due to its shape. Midden shells contain oyster shells from clam processing and refuse from the tribe. It is six hundred feet long and fifty feet high. Most significant evidence of which, Turtle Mound, the largest of the midden shells constructed not only in the park, but in the mainland United States, around 1,000 B.C. ![]() Timucuan Indians - Native American tribe who inhabited the coast of southern Georgia to Central Florida lived within the confines of the Canaveral National Seashore. One hint, if you came in from the north, you've probably already seen, or at least, passed the largest, Turtle Mound. If that's of interest, ask where's the best locations are to witness that history. This area was home to the Timucuan Indians and remnants of their shell middens can be seen on several trails. With twenty-four miles of them, that's likely a subjective opinion, but it will take you awhile to check them all out on your own so a little subjectivity might be welcome. For most first time visitors, a stop at the Apollo Visitor Center is the best place to get orientation, find out about ranger activities, historic sites, and the best beaches. ![]()
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