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These sites all have improved biking and
walking surfaces for either ease of
walking, wheelchair use, provide access
to otherwise inaccessible habitats, or
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East Central Regional Rail Trail
The Southern terminus of the
East Central Regional Rail Trail is
located in Downtown Titusville and the
trail currently crosses Garden Street
via bridge and runs to the north
nearly to Maytown Fl. about 15 miles.
When complete the trail will fork into
two branches, one headed to Edgewater
and the other to the Lake Monroe area.
Future plans are to integrated into the
250 mile Cross Florida Trail, the 260
mile St. Johns River to Sea Loop, and
the East Coast Greenway proposed to run
the entire length of the East Coast from
Calaise, Maine to Key West, Florida.
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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 28.643067,-80.82736
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Sand Point Park;
101 N Washington Avenue, Titusville
Parks Referendum Project
FROM I-95 take SR-406 Exit-220 and go
east 2.8 miles on Garden Street, turn
left on US Hwy 1, the park entrance is
on the right.
FROM US Hwy 1 at SR-50 go north on US
Hwy 1, 4.1 miles just past Garden
Street. The entrance is on the right.
Follow the main entrance road towards
the lagoon and veer to the left to the
last parking circle. Scan the lagoon for
osprey, pelican, gulls, terns, and other
waterfowl, the shoreline rocks for small
shorebirds, and the water near the rocks
and in the marina basin for manatee. A
multi-use trail loops through the park
and connects to the entrance of the
Titusville Municiple Marina next door.
Open after 7:00 a.m. until dark, except
for scheduled use.
ADA ACCESSIBLE: Parking, Restrooms,
Blacktop Walkway
GPS N 28 37.045 W 80 48.412
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Fox Lake Park
4400 Fox Lake Road, Titusville
Fox Lake Park is a 37 acre
recreational park with picnic
facilities, vollyball courts, a large
pavillion with a stage, a boat ramp and
fishing dock on Fox lake. (My largest
largemouth bass I ever caught came while
fishing right off this dock, 7.5 lbs.)
It is also the home of the Fox Lake
Bluegrass Festival as well as several
other festivals throughout the year.
Other than the park, the shoreline
around the lake is in it's natural state
so many species of wading birds and
other wildlife can be viewed from the
park. The trails are actually two one
way roadways forming two loops within
the park and the slow speed limits make
them popular for bicyclists.
The outer loop follows the shoreline
of the lake until it reaches the boat
ramp, then goes past a pond next to the
caretakers house. The inner loop winds
through onamental trees and pines, then
meets the outer loop next to the boat
ramp.
GPS N 28 35.271 W 80 52.385
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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.
GPsN 28 33.334 W 80 49.345
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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.
GPsN 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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