Kelly Park
Merritt Island · North Banana River Drive area
A central-Brevard launch option for the Banana River system.
✓ Public park access
✓ Lagoon access
Central Lagoon
Boating the Central Indian River & Banana River
Merritt Island, Cocoa, Rockledge and Melbourne give boaters multiple ways into the Indian River and Banana River without running the ocean.
Public launch options
Where to put in.
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Kiwanis Island Park
Merritt Island · SR 520 / Merritt Island
A convenient central location for getting onto the lagoon system near the Cocoa Beach causeway.
✓ Public park
✓ Boat-ramp access
✓ Central Brevard location
Pineda Landing / POW-MIA
Melbourne · North U.S. 1 / Pineda area
A useful Indian River access point for north Melbourne and Suntree-area boaters.
✓ Public ramp
✓ Indian River access
What matters on this water.
✓ The lagoon is shallow in many areas; local channels, shoals and posted slow-speed/manatee zones matter.
✓ Afternoon storms and sea breeze can change an otherwise easy lagoon day quickly.
✓ For launch-specific closures or construction, check the Brevard County Parks directory before towing over.
Check weather and tide.
Other Brevard water
Change the kind of boat day.
Port Canaveral
Fast Atlantic access plus an easy connection back toward the Banana and Indian River systems.
Open guideSouth Brevard
South Brevard combines easy Indian River access around Grant-Valkaria with Sebastian Inlet for Atlantic access when conditions cooperate.
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