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Contact: Laura Henning, 321-229-3766
Titusville, FL—National Parks have been called “America’s Best Idea” and while most people think of the 63 iconic national parks, out of the 433 national park units there are many other designations. Canaveral National Seashore will celebrate its 50th year as a unit of the national park service and one of 11 national seashores. National seashores are created to protect and preserve the natural and cultural resources and provide for the recreation of the visitor.
Canaveral National Seashore authorized on January 3, 1975, by the 93rd Congress and signed into law by President Gerald Ford. President Ford was the only U.S. President to serve as a national park ranger, he worked one summer in Yellowstone National Park in 1936.
Canaveral National Seashore includes 58,000 acres of barrier island, Atlantic coastline, amazing estuarine environment, and historic sites ranging from archaic to pioneer Florida. The seashore has 24-miles of beach that serve as nesting habitat for sea turtles with nest numbers over 10,000 annually. The seashore is home to 15 endangered species and is the largest strip of undeveloped beach on the east coast of Florida. The northern boundary starts in south New Smyrna Beach and ends at the boundary of Kennedy Space Center in Titusville. Canaveral National Seashore has the distinction of being at the crossroads of nature and space technology. The seashore is a great place to surf, fish, birdwatch and catch a rocket launch.
On January 11, 2025, there will be a formal anniversary event at the Apollo Visitor Center, 7611 S. Atlantic Ave., New Smyrna Beach, FL 32169. This is a public event that begins at 10:30 am.
For more information about Canaveral National Seashore and our preservation efforts, please visit our website at www.nps.gov/cana or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CanaveralNationalSeashore.
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Last updated: January 6, 2025