If there is a single clear gain to dwelling in an region for almost your whole lifestyle, it’s realizing in which the true hidden gems are in your region, those locations that actually give you a feeling of place, that remind you why you adore dwelling where you are and by a easy detour on a street much less traveled, you can change a mundane and or else routine errand trip into a mini voyage of discovery and rest, and as this sort of, on a latest journey to Cocoa Village for enterprise I opted to return residence to Titusville on a single this sort of road, Indian River Push, commencing in the village off the westbound lane of State Street 520 just west of the bridge.
Time seemed to sluggish down to Florida Time nearly right away. Speed limitations are gradual and a indicator tells you that you will be sharing the highway with bicycles, and understandably so as this is a wonderful bicycle trip!
To your remaining will be an architectural showcase of lovely properties, with designs ranging from Spanish Villa to Victorian, Neoclassical, to Bungalow, and a lot more intermingled with historic homesteads from this area’s early settlement. Numerous of these have stunning expansive lawns while some keep gorgeous tropical gardens. Distinction this with the check out to the correct and you will find by yourself awed by the expansive sights of the Indian River Lagoon. As you slowly and gradually make your way northward you will find your self attaining elevation and in some places you will find by yourself on a ledge overlooking the lagoon what looks like about one hundred toes virtually straight down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYcSz-dffgE will discover gorgeous properties next to the lagoon that look as if they ended up created into a cliff, with quite steep driveways going down towards the lagoon. These houses have no yards to talk of but the pleasure of these house owners is obviously obvious in the tropical floral displays lining the roadway.
About two.3 miles north of 520 you will discover the entrance to McFarland Park, a one acre shaded overview of the lagoon with a fishing and observation dock, and a great spot to get out for a moment and enjoy the lagoon. From there the travel, and the spectacular views will carry on northward underneath the State Road 528 Bridge for yet another few miles, till the curves to the west and satisfies US-1 in Sharps, south of Port St. John and Titusville.
Indian River Generate is about seven miles in size with recurrent stops at 3 way intersections. Most of these will take you to US-one must you decide not to do the total scenic push. To begin at the South conclude heading North, get 520 east right up until you get to Delannoy Avenue, which will be the last left you can consider ahead of crossing the 520 Causeway, and continue one block north to the mild, which will be the intersection of the westbound lane of 520. This is a a single way highway so continue to be to the appropriate so you can switch still left into the significantly correct hand lane of 520 when the mild changes. Indian River Push will be the extremely following appropriate.
To begin at the North conclude, the push will be identified straight across US-1 from Corky Bell’s Seafood Cafe in Sharps, just South of Port St. John.
Editor’s notice If you are touring to Cocoa Village from the North for its fantastic dining and buying, This is a great scenic route to get on your way to get you in that “Florida point out of Head” plus, when you attain Condition Road 520 at the south stop, straight throughout is Brevard Avenue (one way, south) into the heart of Cocoa Village.