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Comprehensive Plan Recreation and Open Space Element City of Vero Beach Currently, the City of Vero Beach has 20 municipal parks. These public parks are classified as specialty parks, community parks, beach parks or neighborhood parks. While the majority of Vero Beach's parks are ten acres or less, Memorial Island Park is comprised of 54 acres and is one of Vero Beach's most developed recreational park areas. Other parks in Vero Beach include neighborhood parks such as Groveland Park, Jacoby Park, and Troy Moody Park; community parks such as Pocahontas Park, Michael Field, Bob Summers Field, and MacWilliams Park; beach parks such as Humiston Park, Jaycee Park, South Beach Park and Conn Beach Park; and specialty parks such as Boat Basin Park, and the 16th Street Ballfield Complex. Appendix A provides a detailed inventory of parks found in the City of Vero Beach. • City of Sebastian At present, the City of Sebastian has thirteen municipal parks. Seven are classified as community parks, while four are classified as neighborhood parks. All parks are situated on five acres or less with the exception of the Barber Street Sports Complex and Lake Hardee Park. Riverview Park, Schumann Drive Park and Lake Hardee Park are the most developed park areas owned by Sebastian. Other park areas in Sebastian include the Community Center and the Sebastian Yacht Club. Appendix B provides a detailed inventory of parks found in the City of Sebastian. City of Fellsmere All of the City of Fellsmere's parks are classified as neighborhood or specialty parks, and all are six acres or less in size. While Central Park has a basketball court and playground equipment, City Hall has horseshoe pits and playground equipment, and the City recreation area has a baseball field. Appendix C provides a detailed inventory of parks found in the City of Fellsmere. • Others Located partly within Indian River County and partly within Brevard County, the Sebastian Inlet State Recreation area is managed by the State of Florida. The primary feature of the park is the presence of the Sebastian Inlet, the physical feature which forms the dividing line between Brevard County and Indian River County. The park is comprised of approximately 301 acres of beach, dune vegetation, woodlands, and inland waters. With 8,000 lineal feet of shoreline, the Sebastian Inlet State Recreation Area is a popular park for such activities as swimming, surfing, boating, and fishing, and offers facilities such as paved parking, fishing piers, restrooms, showers, a lifeguard tower, and dune crossovers. Besides the state, the federal government also has park facilities within the county. One such facility is the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge which was established in 1903. This was the first national wildlife refuge established in the United States. Comprising approximately 4,359 acres that Community Development Department Indian River County 14