Merritt Island Refuge

Location

Located in north Merritt Island near Kennedy Space Center and Titusville, Florida.

Directions

From I-95 exit 80, take State Road 406 (Garden Street) and go east for about 6 miles. After you cross the Indian River bridge, you should see signs for Merritt Island Refuge. Continue following State Road 406 until it intersects with State Road 402.  

Hiking

Maps

An interactive topographical map of Merritt Island Refuge from TopoZone.  You can zoom in, pan in all directions and get geodetic coordinates of any point on the map. 

An interactive aerial map of Merritt Island Refuge from TerraServer. Shows the Indian River on the left, State Road 3 on the right, and State Road 402 along the bottom. Aerial photo was taken on January 26, 1999.

Flowers

Sleepy Hibiscus, Seaside Gentian and Saltmarsh Morning-Glory

Local Weather

Trail Conditions

• 11-Jun-2001: The Allan Cruickshank Memorial Trail is in good condition. The trail has been mowed recently. According to the sign below, both Palm Hammock Trail and Oak Hammock Trail are dry (I'll take their word for it). The mosquitoes were extremely bad on the Hammock Trails. I tried toughing it out (no bug spray) but didn't get very far down the trail before I had to turn around and high-tail-it back to the car. I'll be back armed with DEET next time. 

Additional Information

• North Brevard Business Directory
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Last updated on 13-Apr-2004 at 6:33 P.M.