WATER & COAST
Coconut Point Park Beach
Brevard County · Atlantic Coast
A 62-acre sanctuary running dune to lagoon with no parking lot of its own - visitors park at Juan Ponce de Leon Landing and walk in.
ABOUT THIS PLACE
Coconut Point is a 62-acre sanctuary of coastal strand, oak scrub, coastal oak forest and mangrove, rolling over ancient dunes from the Atlantic across to the Indian River Lagoon. A mile-long trail crosses it from dune to lagoon and ends at an observation platform where wading birds, shorebirds, osprey and sometimes a pod of dolphin can be seen, and where juvenile sea turtles feed among the seagrass. The Ais lived along these shores, and the county records the site as near the place historians believe Juan Ponce de Leon came ashore in Florida in 1513. There is no parking lot at the sanctuary itself, so visitors park at Juan Ponce de Leon Landing Park at 4005 Highway A1A. The sanctuary is part of the county's Environmentally Endangered Lands program, which buys and manages natural land, and is run in partnership with the State of Florida. Admission and parking are both free and it is open in daylight only. Pets, smoking, alcohol, motor vehicles and hunting are all prohibited, visitors are asked to stay on the trail, and nothing may be taken from the site
Not identified in this guide as an officially clothing-optional beach. This is a visit category, not a safety rating—check surf, lifeguards, water quality and posted rules.
BEACH CONDITIONS
Keep comparing