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Shepard Park gets its name from astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American in space. Besides being an oceanfront park, it’s also the perfect spot to watch future Cape Canaveral launches. This five-acre park has a beautiful beach, picnic shelters, a children’s playground, 10 large picnic pavilions, barbecue grills, vending machines, and a bathhouse with showers, changing areas, and restroom facilities. There is also an option to rent beach chairs and umbrellas for a relaxing day. The paid parking lot with 300 spaces is close to the beach. This is the perfect set-up for a fun day at the beach.

Address: 200 East Cocoa Beach Causeway, Cocoa Beach, FL, Phone: 321-868-3252

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Visit the pelican rookery at Banana River Aquatic Preserve Go fishing at the famous Cocoa Beach Pier See local history exhibits at Exploration Tower Learn about East Coast surfing at Florida Surf Museum Walk the mile-long nature trail at the Helen & Allan Cruickshank Sanctuary Go shopping at Historic Cocoa Village Take a guided tour with an astronaut at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Have a picnic in Lori Wilson Park Enjoy exhilarating birds-eye view with Cocoa Beach and Thousand Islands Helicopter Tour Tour Sands Space & History Center Watch Cape Canaveral launches from Shepard Park Have lunch at The Fat Snook, a casual beachside restaurant Take the kids to The Dinosaur Store & Museum Go kiteboarding with 321 Kiteboarding and Watersports Go kayaking with Adventure Kayak of Cocoa Beach Book a trip with Fin and Fly Fishing Charters See dolphins and manatees with Fin Expeditions Take a lesson at Ron Jon Surf School Take the kids to Lighthouse Cove Mini Golf

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