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Comnrehensive Plan Recreation and Onen Snace Element
<br />Currently, Indian River County maintains six public beach parks. One of those parks, Ambersand
<br />Beach, is a small beach park with no facilities other than stabilized parking. This small 3 acre parcel
<br />with 110 lineal feet of shoreline is located south of the Sebastian Inlet State Recreation Area.
<br />Swimming and surf fishing are popular activities at Ambersand Beach.
<br />Located at the eastern end of CR 510, Wabasso Beach Park has facilities such as paved parking,
<br />restrooms, a lifeguard tower, showers, dune crossovers, and 274 feet of boardwalk. At a little over 2
<br />acres in size, Wabasso Beach has 400 lineal feet of shoreline and offers activities such as swimming,
<br />scuba diving, surf fishing, surfing, and sunbathing.
<br />Tracking Station Park is a county maintained park with paved parking and dune crossovers. This
<br />park consists of 9 acres with over 1,200 lineal feet of shoreline and offers good access to activities
<br />such as swimming, scuba diving, surf fishing, and sunbathing.
<br />Round Island Park is the fourth park that the County maintains; it extends from the Indian River
<br />Lagoon to the Atlantic Ocean near the St. Lucie County line. The park's approximately 70 acres
<br />provide access to sandy beaches for swimming, scuba diving, and fishing, while an 8 foot "cat
<br />crossing" offers boaters easy access to launch their catamarans in the Atlantic Ocean. On the Indian
<br />River Lagoon side, Round Island Park provides paved vehicular access to the lagoon and a boat
<br />launching area. Other Round Island facilities include paved parking, picnic tables, and pavilions.
<br />Located on the north barrier island, Golden Sands Park was the first of the beachfront tracts acquired
<br />with state Save Our Coast and county beach bond funds to be developed. With 1,040 feet of
<br />shoreline, Golden Sands Park is fourteen acres in size and has paved parking, restrooms, dune
<br />crossovers, picnic areas, and sandy beaches.
<br />Treasure Shores Park is the newest county beach park. At 77 acres in size and with 4,483 feet of
<br />shoreline, Treasure Shores Park is the county's largest beach park. Like Golden Sands Park,
<br />Treasure Shores Park has paved parking, restrooms, dune crossovers, picnic areas, and sandy
<br />beaches.
<br />At present, the City of Vero Beach operates and maintains four beachfront parks within its city
<br />limits. Jaycee Park and Conn Beach are contiguous and often considered as one beach park. While
<br />Jaycee Park has a full range of facilities including parking, restrooms, showers, picnic tables, a
<br />lifeguard tower, potable water, electric service, a restaurant, and 575 feet of boardwalk, Conn Beach
<br />has no facilities other than parking and electric service. Combined, Jaycee Park and Conn Beach
<br />make up 9.3 acres and have approximately 2,100 lineal feet of shoreline with 1,956 feet of
<br />boardwalk. The primary activities at Jaycee Park and Conn Beach are swimming and sunbathing.
<br />Humiston Beach Park is located just south of SR 60 in Vero Beach and is the smallest municipal
<br />beach park in the county. Facilities at Humiston Beach include parking, restrooms, outdoor
<br />showers, picnic tables, potable water, electric service, and a 446 foot boardwalk. A children's
<br />playground is located in the four acre park, and its approximately 530 lineal feet of shoreline offer
<br />good access to swimming and scuba diving activity.
<br />Community Development Department Indian River County 18
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