![]() (Markers 10 and 11)Īs you emerge from the hammocks at Mosquito Lagoon, the midden is on the right, rising from the shore. The resurrection fern is almost like a moss, but it is not parasitic (doesn’t feed off the tree) but rather it’s an air plant that feeds off the moisture in the air.Īnother surprise was the wild coffee, closely related to the cultivated version, and yaupon, which the Indians used to brew a ceremonial tea. Possibly the coolest spot for me was the “resurrection fern” that grows on the limbs of the live oak (marker 9). A midden is a hill of shells where once-resident Timucua Indians cast their waste into a pile. Very little sun penetrates the vegetation for the entire half-mile length of the trail, which ends at a picnic table, next to an Indian midden and a small beach with a scenic view of Mosquito Lagoon. After noon, you can generally find a space but it can be a crap shoot, especially on weekends.ĭirectly across the park road from Lot #3, you’ll see the tree-covered tunnel entrance to the Castle Windy Trail. No parking is allowed along the park road, so the best time to come is before noon. The trail is 2.9 miles from the park entrance (Parking Area No. The Castle Windy Trail is accessible only from the northern entrance to Canaveral National Seashore, beachside on SR A1A from New Smyrna Beach. I wouldn’t make a special trip to Canaveral to just hike this trail, but as part of an overall day of beaching, fishing and/or paddling, it’s a nice break and an easy stroll. This trail is special because it introduces you to a cross-section of the plant zones in this coastal landscape behind the dunes. ![]() The Castle Windy Trail is a shady respite from the often brutal Cape Canaveral National Seashore, a canopied path through coastal zones of saw palmetto, live oak, sable palm and eastern red cedar. Cape Canaveral’s coastal zones defined in the shady silence of the Castle Windy Trail Entrance “tunnel” to the Castle Windy Trail at Cape Canaveral National Seashore.
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