Paradise / Howard E. Futch Park
✓ North Indialantic
✓ Full-time Brevard Ocean Rescue tower
✓ Popular family beach access
Indialantic / Melbourne Beach
Indialantic & Melbourne Beach Guide
Central and south beachside combine lifeguarded county parks, free-parking options, surf fishing and quieter barrier-island access.
Beach access
Where to start.
Official access info ↗
Spessard Holland North
✓ Free parking
✓ Seasonal lifeguards
✓ Restrooms and showers
✓ ADA-accessible beach crossover
✓ Surf fishing
Spessard Holland South
✓ Free parking
✓ Seasonal lifeguards
✓ Restrooms and showers
✓ Pavilions
✓ Surf fishing
Bonsteel Park
✓ Free parking
✓ ADA-accessible crossover
✓ Restroom
✓ Surf fishing
✓ Adjacent barrier-island trails
Before you get in the water.
✓ Brevard Ocean Rescue lists Paradise/Futch Park as a full-time tower location; Spessard Holland parks use seasonal coverage.
✓ Not every Melbourne Beach access is guarded—do not assume a lifeguard is present.
✓ Barrier-island parking and access rules vary by town/county facility; use posted signs.
Use the posted flags and official rescue info.
Conditions can be different from what the beach looked like an hour earlier. Swim near staffed towers when possible and treat warning flags seriously.
Try another stretch
A different kind of beach day.
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