Port Canaveral Releases Plan for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Mission Launch
2/24/2023
Public parking on Port will be limited - Visitors and guests are advised to plan accordingly
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying astronauts on the Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission on Oct. 5, 2022 (Photo Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Port Canaveral today released its plan for access to the Port during the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew 6 Mission from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center north of the Port. The launch is currently scheduled for Monday, February 27th with the liftoff targeted for 1:45 a.m.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Port Canaveral is open.
- Jetty Park will remain open past 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 26 and close following the launch. Parking is available until capacity is reached.
- Parking at The Cove is for business patrons only. Lots will remain open until capacity is reached.
- All cruise terminal parking garages and surface lots are reserved for cruise passenger parking only.
- No parking /viewing alongside SR 401 or George King Boulevard.
- No drone photography will be permitted from the Port without prior approval of CPA’s Public Safety and Security Department.
- BCSO deputies will be patrolling the Port to enforce parking restrictions.
- BCSO Marine Units will patrol the Port waterways.
JETTY PARK – OPEN THROUGH LAUNCH
- Parking is limited to electronic passholders. Parking passes must be purchased in advance. No cash or credit card transactions are allowed at the entrance booth.
- Lot will close when 100% vehicle capacity is reached.
- Walk-ins or bicyclists will be allowed to enter the park until capacity is reached.
- After the launch vehicles departing Jetty Park will be directed by BCSO deputies onto Shorewood Drive towards N. Atlantic Blvd.
BOAT RAMPS PARKING
- Freddie Patrick Boat Ramps and Rodney S. Ketcham Park Boat Ramps vehicle and trailer parking will be open and available to boaters on a first-come, first-serve basis until capacity is reached.
- Boat Ramps parking lots are exclusively for boater vehicles and trailers using boat ramps.
COVE PARKING FOR RESTAURANTS AND BUSINESSES
- Parking lots in the Cove dining district are for the exclusive use of Cove merchant patrons.
- Lots will close when maximum vehicle capacity is reached.
TRAFFIC IN AND AROUND THE PORT
- Exploration Tower and parking lot are closed for construction
- All cruise terminal parking garages and nearby surface lots are open for cruise guest parking only.
- NO parking allowed on George King Boulevard, SR 401, or any Port roadways.
- NO parking on unpaved lots or grassy surface areas.
- NO parking allowed on State Road 528 median – entire length
- SR 401 will be open to vehicle traffic heading to the Port’s northside cruise terminals and cargo operations and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station checkpoints.