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Jetty Park: Beachfront cabins & camping in Cape Canaveral

Cape Canaveral and neighboring Cocoa Beach have a gorgeous beach, and Jetty Park is all about being close to it.

Located where the beach meets the Port Canaveral Inlet, Jetty Park lets you forget about commercial tackiness elsewhere and just hang out at an exceptional beach from dawn until dark.

The jetty at Jetty Park in Cape Canaveral at dawn. (Photo: Bonnie Gross)
The jetty at Jetty Park in Cape Canaveral at dawn. (Photo: Bonnie Gross)

It is owned by the Canaveral Port Authority and is basically inside the port. (You could walk to the port terminals.) A leafy entrance leads you into a park-like setting, leaving the industrial scene behind. The transformation from tank farm to a tiny beach enclave is impressive.

Jetty Park cabin in Cape Canaveral
Cabin at Jetty Park in Cape Canaveral. (Photo: Bonnie Gross)

You can camp at Jetty Park – RV or tent – and even rent little cabins. Daily admission for non-county residents is basically prohibitive ($15 per car) but for an overnight stay near the beach, Jetty Park can be an appealing getaway.

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Interior of cabin at Jetty Park in Cape Canaveral. (Photo: Bonnie Gross)

Jetty Park campground & cabins: The positives

Jetty Park campsite in Cape Canaveral
One of the shaded campsites at Jetty Park in Cape Canaveral. (Photo: Bonnie Gross)
  • All camping and cabin sites are within a block of the beach, which is broad and so hard-packed you can ride a fat-tire bike on it for miles. When swimming, there can be a strong current running toward the inlet and there are signs warning about the potential for rip tides. Most people played it safe: The beach stays shallow for such a great distance, most swimmers play in waves no deeper than their chests (and there are lifeguards.)
  • You can fish on the 1000-foot jetty without a license and it offers those not fishing a scenic stroll, with sea turtles often sighted. (We saw a juvenile.)
  • The port inlet allows you to watch everything from cruise ships to submarines coming and going. (A Trident submarine facility is directly across the inlet from the campground but there were no subs present when we visited.)
  • If you’re lucky and there’s a rocket launch from the space center, you’re in THE spot to see.
  • Beach Wheelchairs are available free through concessionaire Island Watercraft Rentals. As you enter Jetty Park, call Island Watercraft Rentals at 321-693-7873 to request the use of a beach wheelchair.
  • Cabins are tiny but functional. ( I believe they’re the sort you rent at KOA campgrounds.) There are no kitchens or showers. You use the central bathhouse and there is a grill and picnic tables. But the cabins do have AC, a small fridge and a bathroom. 
  • The four-person cabins are $140.
  • Camping costs from $24 to $54 a night in summer; in winter it’s $34 to $64. (as of summer 2022)

Jetty Park campground & cabins: The negatives

Jetty Park in Cape Canaveral
Campground loop at Jetty Park in Cape Canaveral.
  • While there is a bit of variation among sites, the camp sites are small and some are quite close together. Some lack shade, vegetation or trees. The worse sites look like you’re camping in a parking lot. Unfortunately, there is no guarantee of site assignments, according to the Jetty Park website, but it looks like you’re better off in a site along the perimeter rather than in the center loops.
  • Tripadvisor visitors give mixed reviews to the campground, with several people complaining about noisy neighbors. As in many campgrounds, your experience may depend upon the luck of where you are assigned and who camps next door.
  • Check the camping descriptions carefully before you go: One Florida Rambler reader says “you cannot run a quiet generator or any generator that has not been factory installed in your unit.”
The beach at Jetty Park in Cape Canaveral is hard-packed and offers great recreational opportunities. (Photo: Bonnie Gross)
There’s plenty of room for all sort of activities at the beach at Jetty Park in Cape Canaveral. (Photo: Bonnie Gross)

Resources for planning a trip to Jetty Park in Cape Canaveral

Jetty Park website, including cabin and camping reservations

Make cabin and campsite reservations here or by calling 321-783-7111.

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Map of Jetty Park campground layout (PDF)

Floorplan of Jetty Park cabin (PDF)

The beach at Jetty Park in Cape Canaveral is hard-packed and offers great recreational opportunities. (Photo: Bonnie Gross)
The beach at Jetty Park in Cape Canaveral is hard-packed and offers great recreational opportunities. (Photo: Bonnie Gross)

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Updated 4/2019


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Virginia

Tuesday 18th of January 2022

Jetty park fees are outrage . They raised the price from 89$ a night to 149$ a night for cabins for a crappy cabin . You can see the ocean from the cabin so don’t go there thinking you can .

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