SHUTTLE
LAUNCH CLOSURE
Merritt
Island NWR closes
to the public 24 hours prior to the
day of a shuttle
launch. The refuge
closes to the public
at the following
entry points: Approximately,
1 mile south of Haulover
Canal on State Road
3 and just east of
the Max Brewer Bridge
on State Road 406.
The
refuge closure
may be extended
if the shuttle
launch is delayed
and rescheduled.
Please contact
the refuge at 321-861-0667
for further information.
Please visit the
following website
to view shuttle
launch schedule: http://www.nasa.gov/missions/highlights/schedule.html
The
refuge closure
may be extended
if the shuttle
launch is delayed
and rescheduled.
Please
contact the refuge
at 321-861-0667
for further information.
Bio Lab Road will be closed from Friday, August 1at 4 pm to Friday August 8 at 4 pm.
Waterfowl Hunt 2008-2009
Shiloh
Marsh Road and
L Pond Road are
closed annually to
motor vehicles from
November 1 - February
15. This is to reduce
disturbance to
winter waterfowl.
Individuals may
enter by foot
to birdwatch
or fish from
the road during
this close period.
Banana
River No Motor
Zone --
Most of the Banana
River north of
Port Canaveral
and the Beach
Line Highway
(SR 528) has
been closed to
motor boats for
the protection
for manatees.
The portion of
the Banana River
sandwiched between
the Kennedy Space
Center and Cape
Canaveral Air
Force Station
has one of the
highest concentrations
of manatees in
Florida. Boaters
generally referred
to this area
as the “No
Motor Zone”.
Motorized vessels
are not permitted
within the waters
of the zone.
This includes
any vessel having
an attached or
non-attached
internal combustion
or electric trolling
motor capable
of use. The boundary
of the No Motor
Zone is delineated
with signs.
This 10,600 acre
open water area
is one of the
few places in
Florida free
from motor boats
and has become
a popular destination
for paddlers
and fishermen.
The shoreline
on the north,
east, and west
side of the lagoon
is within the “Security
Area” of
the Kennedy Space
Center and Cape
Canaveral Air
Force Station;
therefore access
to the No Motor
Zone is very
limited and restricted
to two locations
from the south.
From the southwest
side, KARS Park
provides a 30
car parking lot,
store for ice
and supplies,
and restrooms.
The launch site
is located at
the north end
of KARS Park
and provides
direct access
into the No Motor
Zone. KARS Park
charges a $5.00
per boat launch
fee which can
be paid at the
KARS store. KARS
Park is located
at the east end
of Hall Road
off Courtney
Parkway (SR3).
From the southeast
side, paddlers
can launch off
of the 401 Causeway
north of the
Cruise Terminals
at Port Canaveral.
Paddlers on the
east side, be
advised, Cape
Canaveral Air
Force Station
maintains a permanent
closed area that
extends 10,000
feet into the
Banana River
and occupies
about half the
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