Port Canaveral Releases Plan for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Mission Launch

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 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.