TURTLE WATCH
RESERVATIONS

​Excitement is in the air! Get ready to be part of something extraordinary at Canaveral National Seashore. Ranger-Guided Turtle Watch Tours are offered in June and July, weather permitting. While there are no guarantees in nature, the group will walk up to 1/2 mile with their Ranger and hope to observe a Loggerhead sea turtle laying her nest and returning to the ocean. The evening concludes by helping to mark the nest for research purposes. Participants will choose a name for the Turtle.  

 

​The programs are open to all persons 8 years of age and older. 

Reservations have a maximum of six (6) persons per reservation. The fee for this program is $25 per person for ages 16 and above and $10 for those ages 15 and under. 

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The programs will be presented in both Apollo and Playalinda Districts and run from 8 p.m. until midnight on most Fridays and Saturdays.

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Participants meet their Ranger at a Visitor Center and caravan by private vehicle to a parking lot near the beach. If you have questions or are not going to make it, please call the Visitor Center at 386-428-3384.

We ask parents to ensure this activity is suitable for their children to limit noise and avoid disturbing the turtles and other participants. Because the group size is limited, the only refunds that will be issued is in a situation when the tour is cancelled due to weather or an unsafe beach situation.  

 

Note: This tour is not ADA Compliant.  Participants must be able to walk 1/2 mile on soft sand.