Port Canaveral as a port stop

[electro]

What is there to do in port Canaveral other than the space center? We are there as a port stop on Friday Oct 6 from 8 to 5.

 

Thanks

[Corby114]

You can spend a few hours at Jetty Park which is just south of Port Canaveral or Uber over to Ron Jon's Surf Shop which also is south of the Port. They have plenty of souvenirs there for sale.

[Anita Latte]

Do you like more active things to do? For example, you could go kayaking. There are tours at Thousand Islands Conservation Area. People often see wildlife there. There are other places in the Indian River Lagoon…many guides are for darker bioluminescence tours but they often also day tours which usually focus on wildlife viewing. 
 

There’s a lot of conservation land around that you can enjoy in various ways. If you rented a car you could go over to the Merritt Island Conservation Area. There’s a small visitor center and a boardwalk type trail and then you could drive the Black Point Wildlife drive. If you’re in to birding, that’s a great scenic drive…or if you’re a hiker, look for different trails identified as Florida Birding Trail. If you want to see a completely natural beach…Canaveral National Seashore is also accessed on North Merritt Island. The sand is very pebbly and coarse and the seas can be rough…but there are hiking trails there too and it’s pretty amazing to see completely undeveloped shore.
 

You might be able to schedule a surfing lesson? Or a kite surfing lesson?

 

You could probably do a charter boat and go fishing…or maybe they have just day trips that aren’t fishing. You might be able to rent a boat on your own if you’re into that…the intercostal waterway and in particular the Indian River Lagoon is a playground of water activities and home to world class fishing though I don’t know what’s in season in October. There are also ocean bound charters…

Depending on your interests, there are quite a few specialty museums around…space ones of course, but also the Valiant Air Command Warbird, Wizard of Oz, Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science…

 

And there’s any number of typical beach town attractions…Cocoa Beach Pier, Ron Jon, miniature golf, and of course Atlantic Ocean beaches…

 

 

[electro]

22 hours ago, Anita Latte said:

Do you like more active things to do? For example, you could go kayaking. There are tours at Thousand Islands Conservation Area. People often see wildlife there. There are other places in the Indian River Lagoon…many guides are for darker bioluminescence tours but they often also day tours which usually focus on wildlife viewing. 
 

There’s a lot of conservation land around that you can enjoy in various ways. If you rented a car you could go over to the Merritt Island Conservation Area. There’s a small visitor center and a boardwalk type trail and then you could drive the Black Point Wildlife drive. If you’re in to birding, that’s a great scenic drive…or if you’re a hiker, look for different trails identified as Florida Birding Trail. If you want to see a completely natural beach…Canaveral National Seashore is also accessed on North Merritt Island. The sand is very pebbly and coarse and the seas can be rough…but there are hiking trails there too and it’s pretty amazing to see completely undeveloped shore.
 

You might be able to schedule a surfing lesson? Or a kite surfing lesson?

 

You could probably do a charter boat and go fishing…or maybe they have just day trips that aren’t fishing. You might be able to rent a boat on your own if you’re into that…the intercostal waterway and in particular the Indian River Lagoon is a playground of water activities and home to world class fishing though I don’t know what’s in season in October. There are also ocean bound charters…

Depending on your interests, there are quite a few specialty museums around…space ones of course, but also the Valiant Air Command Warbird, Wizard of Oz, Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science…

 

And there’s any number of typical beach town attractions…Cocoa Beach Pier, Ron Jon, miniature golf, and of course Atlantic Ocean beaches…

 

 

Thanks for all the info. Not interested in renting a car. Kayaking might be fun. I'll look into that. 

[hurricane0226]

Wizard of Oz Museum

[Anita Latte]

Just had lunch at the port and saw a boat heading out for parasailing. Think it was called Cocoa Beach Parasailing and saw their shop location across from Grillz and the Sunshine Marina in Port Canaveral.

 

Also, there are helicopter tours that leave from Port Canaveral…had forgotten about those. They’re located closer to the entrance to the port area by the freeway.

Edited August 19, 2023 by Anita Latte