Enjoy Family Fun While Exploring the Indian River Lagoon Spoil Islands on a Pontoon Boat

Enjoy the day with your family and explore all that the space coast has to offer

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – The Indian River Lagoon offers many spoil islands to explore – from Mims to Micco and beyond, you’ll find great fishing and easy access. 

Enjoy the day with your family and explore all that the space coast has to offer.

Many boat ramps in Brevard County are just a brief paddle across to a spoil island where you can spend your day fishing, camping, and exploring.

Recreation Islands are managed under the Spoil Island Project. These islands are better suited for recreational activities and are managed in a manner that promotes sustainable recreation.

Recreation Islands are marked on the interactive maps with a green tree symbol, and most contain designated camping and picnic sites with tables, fire rings, and grills.

Some of the best boating experiences have centered around spoil island camping for the weekend or just day-tripping for the entire day.

Route 1 Motorsports located right here on the Space Coast at 1300 Highway 1, Malabar, Florida, has a great assortment of the new 2023 Sea-Doo’s with ample room and storage along with plenty of seats you can bring the whole family and some friends.

These Florida gems make a fantastic destination by boat that will surely please the entire family.

Kids will indeed have no shortage of cool stuff to explore and find, from animal life/habitat, hidden trails, fishing from the banks, and some even have exposed sandbars that extend almost all the way to the ICW channel.

At any moment, you can see porpoises jumping and feeding on baitfish and a wide variety of pelicans and herons getting their dinner.

Boaters will appreciate the ease of accessibility. While protected by the various treelines and shapes, you will undoubtedly be able to find an anchoring that is protected from wind or swell.

In some cases, you might just as quickly put it on the beach and unload your gear.

Set up for the day with chairs, sunshade, coolers, and even a portable grill. Let the pace slow, put a line in the water, and watch the sun move across the sky.

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