• Visitors enjoying a stroll along Canaveral National Seashore's pristine beach

    Canaveral

    National Seashore Florida

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  • Haulover Canal Bridge Closure

    The Haulover Canal Bridge will be closed for construction beginning May 6, 2013. The bridge will be closed to all traffic for about 7 weeks. Access to the facilities on the north and south sides of the bridge will be open and unaffected.

Be A Junior Ranger

Earn Your Junior Ranger Patch
Canaveral Junior Ranger Patch
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Earn your Junior Ranger patch and certificate by participating in the Basic Junior Ranger Program.

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Basic Junior Ranger Program. Children are required to attend three park programs, pick up a bag of trash in the park and do a special arts & crafts program on their own showing what they've learned during their time in the park. After completion of all the activities children are awarded a Junior Ranger patch and certificate.

One Day Junior Ranger Program. Children may pick up a Junior Ranger Activity Book at the Visitor Information Center or the South District Fee Booth. Once they have completed the activities and returned the book, the child will receive a Junior Ranger sticker and certificate.

Junior Ranger Activity Book

Contact the Junior Ranger Program Manager by email

Did You Know?

saw palmetto

Canaveral National Seashore is located along the “frost line of central Florida” creating a unique assemblage of temperate and subtropical plants.  A plant survey in 1975 showed Turtle Mound, one of our archaeological sites, to be the northernmost location for eight species of subtropical plants. More...