Maritime Hammock Sanctuary, Melbourne Beach: Photos, Reviews & Location

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#3 of 3 Tourist attractions in Melbourne Beach

LocalGuideWorld score: 4.53

10.5 km from the center of Melbourne Beach

Rating breakdown

5 ★66%
4 ★22%
3 ★8%
2 ★3%
1 ★1%

6200 S Hwy A1A, Melbourne Beach, FL 32951, United States

brevardcounty.us

+1 321-723-3556

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Quick facts

What is the rating of Maritime Hammock Sanctuary?: Maritime Hammock Sanctuary is rated 4.5 out of 5 based on 147 reviews.
How does Maritime Hammock Sanctuary rank in Melbourne Beach?: Maritime Hammock Sanctuary is #3 of 3 Tourist attractions in Melbourne Beach by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
Where is Maritime Hammock Sanctuary located?: 6200 S Hwy A1A, Melbourne Beach, FL 32951, United States — 10.5 km from the center of Melbourne Beach.
How can I contact Maritime Hammock Sanctuary?: Phone: +1 321-723-3556 · Website: brevardcounty.us

Reviews (8)

Michael P 2024 Feb 16

Nice place for a hike through some different ecosystems. Watch out for spiders and closed trails!

Lisa Lopez 2022 Sep 02

Nice hiking area with lots of shade to beat the heat. Be warned...the mosquitoes are literally out for blood. Don't forget the bug repellent!!

Tim 2022 Jan 02

Very beautiful place. Trails are easy to walk. Bug spay is needed in some places if you don’t want to get swarmed. Even with bug spray I got bitten. I saw some large gators in the ponds. Also saw a large snapping turtle and a tortoise. But the trees and plants are what make this so beautiful and worth the time here.

Danielle Henn 2022 Jan 01

BRING BUG SPRAY! Even in January. This place is full of mosquitos! I hope to return armed with better attire (long sleeves and a hat with a net) and some bug spray. We got eaten up a quarter of a mile in and had to turn back.

That said, the trail was beautiful and nearly untouched. I hope to see more of it soon!

Marlayna Sheeran 2021 Apr 13

An easy, beautiful walk. We took young kids and they had a great time. We went about 2 miles but there was much more that we didn't get to explore.We saw an alligator, which made me a bit nervous. It was shady and cool. I loved that it was right next to the ocean and there was a nice cool breeze coming off the water. We saw butterflies and lizards galore.

Simply Adventures (Sarah Lynn) 2021 Apr 10

I really do like the trails I came during dry season and it hasn't rained and probably like at least a month. So the water levels were very low. I feel like during the wet season half of the trails you probably can't use or get too. Nice Trails but stop is not really marked and on Google Maps you can't really see the trails and they're not marked on Google Map either so it is super easy to get turned around.

Must Ask Rides 2018 Nov 20

the Maritime Hammock Sanctuary holds such a diverse layout of landscapes. there is an open-sand gopher tortoise playground amidst a flower garden of fiery red sage, periwinkles, and beach sunflowers. there are green bees. there is a hardwoods hammock with bunnies, squirrels, and butterflies. there are several mangroves with crabs, white and blue, great land and ghost beach. there are several muddy areas, each a little different, some with frogs or lizards or earthworms, each muddier than the last. the ponds and sloughs have (long-necked) soft-shelled turtles, gators, and fish and the lagoon has dolphin passers-by and maybe manatees. a lot to see if your lucky in such a small parcel, really. all kinds of birds. and, THE Great Blue Land Crab!!!

Kenneth Gardner 2018 Nov 06

This was my wife and I's first hike and we couldn't of been more pleased. The trail was easy to follow, mostly shaded, beautiful scenery of the woods and of Indian River. It's about a 3 mile hike with 2 geo cache located slightly off the trail. We enjoyed it so much we brought a friend to experience the trail on our second trip. We would recommend this for anyone loving a walk in the woods 😊