Pelican Beach Park

Located along the Brevard County shoreline, Pelican Beach Park is a park that has an unnamed white sand beach in the city of Satellite Beach. Pelican Beach Park has lifeguards on a seasonal basis. 

However, the beach and the area around it have many amenities including picnic areas, pavilions, barbecues, volleyball courts, a playground, restrooms, and showers. The park also offers accessibility to people with disabilities. 

Pelican Beach Park offers many fun activities including sunbathing, beach combing, picnicking, volleyball, wildlife watching, fishing, volleyball, swimming, surfing, kitesurfing, windsurfing, skim boarding, paddle boarding, kayaking, canoeing, jet-skiing, surf-skiing, and boating. If you are planning to go into the water near Pelican Beach Park, we recommend being careful as the water here is known to have unpredictable rip currents and occasional strong waves. Depending on the time of the year, you can view many kinds of animals in the water near Pelican Beach Park including sea turtles and dolphins. If you like birdwatching, you can view many kinds of birds around Pelican Beach Park. If you are planning to fish in the water near Pelican Beach Park, we recommend ensuring compliance with the local fishing regulations.

Getting to Pelican Beach Park is easy - the park is present near 1525 Florida State Road A1A, and a free parking lot is present near it.

There are many attractions near Pelican Beach Park. If you like shopping, the downtown area of Melbourne offers exciting shopping stores, restaurants, galleries, and theaters. In addition, this area also has buildings with beautiful murals. The area also hosts the annual Downtown Melbourne Food & Wine Festival.  Riverview Park is a waterfront recreational park which has many amenities including a non-motorized boat launch, a pavilion, playgrounds, and barbecue areas. In addition, this park also hosts a farmers market on Saturdays. If you are looking for another attraction near Pelican Beach Park, Samsons Island is a 52-acre nature park which has a vibrant landscape - you can explore Samson Island’s beautiful landscape via the nature trails present here. The preserve also offers a great bird watching experience and you can view many kinds of birds here including egrets, horned owls, ospreys, and great blue herons. The water around this island also offers an amazing kayaking, boating, and fishing experience. In addition, this island also offers an amazing picnicking experience and it also has primitive campsites. However, if you are planning to camp in Samsons Island, you can obtain one for free at the Satellite Beach Recreation Department’s office (present at 1089 South Patrick Drive) during their office hours.

If you get hungry, there are many great restaurants near Pelican Beach Park. Chart House is an upscale restaurant that offers amazing views of the Indian River Lagoon. In addition, the restaurant serves excellent gourmet dishes and is particularly known for its amazing seafood. Fiesta Jalisco serves excellent Mexican dishes including chimichangas, burritos, and quesadillas. If you are looking for another good and affordable restaurant near Pelican Beach Park, Doubles Beachside serves amazing sandwiches, salads, wraps, burgers, chicken wings, hot dogs, and fries.

If you are looking for a hotel near Pelican Beach Park, there are many great nearby options. The 4-Star Port d'Hiver Bed and Breakfast offers many amenities including a courtyard with a fire pit, a pool, and a hot tub. In addition, the hotel also offers complimentary breakfast and evening wine and snacks. A more affordable hotel is the 3-Star International Palms Resort & Conference Center Cocoa Beach which offers many amenities including two pools (including a pirate themed kids’ pool), a hot tub, a fitness center, a bar, a grill, and a lounge. The hotel also offers sports facilities. If you are looking for another good and affordable hotel near Pelican Beach Park, the 2-Star Suburban Extended Stay Hotel Melbourne Airport offers many amenities including a fitness room, a deck overlooking a lake, coin operated laundry facilities, and complimentary shuttle service to a nearby airport.