Many of my favorite childhood memories of summer that they grow along the Florida Space Coast revolve around camping on an annual basis, and I enjoyed every summer in Sebastian State Park, about 30 miles south of my home on a satellite beach. Then, when my friends were old enough to ride, the weekend at the campsites was commonplace. When I got married and I had my own family, the camping tradition continued, and today my daughters told me that these trips are connected with some of their favorite memories. Sebastian Inlet is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful and most popular state parks in Florida and for good reason. There are so many things to do.
First and foremost, Sebastian Inlet is a fishing mecca and produces some of the best Snook fisheries in the state, but more opportunities - Redfish, Snapper, Sea-Trout, Flounder, Bluefish, Spanish Mackerel, Tarpon and Jacks, as well as many others. The cliffs along the coastline almost always produced the mangrove Snapper for me, and the Sheepshead made less frequent catches. I would catch the Atlantic Spadefish, which looks like an aquarium with a freshwater aquarium from all sides around the basements under the bridge of the A1A Bridge. Summer nights will find me and any friend who comes with us at the end of the L-shaped dock at the tent camp with Coleman's lantern suspended above the water. After the wave went out for about an hour, shrimps appeared to climb a dozen not far from the surface of the water. Putting one on the hook and throwing it off the bench almost certainly caused a lot of fishing. Shark night fishing is popular among several. My oldest was a 5-foot nurse-shark from the North Pier, but I saw bigger Blacktips and Bull Sharks, as well as others here.
Surfing also reigns here. “First Peak” is a break from surfing, known throughout the whole eastern scene. This occurs north of the North Pier, when, under the right conditions, with swelling coming from the northeast, sections of the incoming wave hit the pier and bounce off the rest of the wave, forming a very pronounced peak. The best surfers on the staff regularly graze here and it can get very crowded. Sebastian Inlet annually takes part in several surf tournaments that attract professionals from all over the world. Monster Hole, a reef structure about 1/3 of a mile off the coast of the south pier, is another local legend. In flat times you will never know that there is a break. A 3-5-foot tumor is required to eliminate it, but when this happens, fearless surfers get hollow, powerful leaves that exfoliate for a hundred yards or more. I mentioned fearless surfers because he was never fully explained to me wherever the name “Monster Hole” is due to the waves that break there, or the large sharks that are visible there. In addition, this is the way, not for beginners.
While fishing and surfing dominate here, in Sebastian Inlet much more. As a child in the summer, my friend and I would be the only snorkers at the entrance, but today it has become very popular. The vacuum lagoon on the north side of the entrance is a great place to start scuba diving, as the lagoon has easy access, shallow, sandy bottom, and yet rock berths that protect the lagoon from currents inside the entrance itself to create a structure that combines mangroves perch, striped beetles, sheep and various species of tropical species. Once during the diving with my daughters in this bay we were paid a visit to Manati. Some people crawl along the rocks that line the northern side of the depression, and then go for a drift dive, preferably at high tide, and scuba diving along the cliffs along the southern coast of the entrance near the tent camp for me saw big Snook just swinging about waiting for the next night's feeding. If you are scuba diving and really want to see a lot of fish and hit your children, swim with a beach area near the campsite, where you will find chunks of rocks, with a handle full of cut bait shrimp, and back to act, release the shrimp into the water in front of you . You will be rewarded with a petite madness of food, if you are in front of you. Remember that always stay within 100 feet of the flag of the dive and from the canal of the boat. Also avoid scuba diving in front of people who fish from the shore. The best inlet diving will always be in the later stages of the incoming stream or in the earlier stages of the outgoing stream. That is, when the inlet is filled with cleaner sea water. You can also sometimes go down from the beach when the water is clear and there is little or no swelling. You can take a walk on the ocean side of the south pier and go south of the jetty, you will find mountain ranges near the shore, within a radius of 100 yards.
Scuba diving is also popular here and is allowed in all waters of the entrance, except the canal of the boat, and directly under the bridge and fishing podiums. In the immediate vicinity of the entrance, the Monster Hole is popular, especially with lobster divers, and then you have the Riomara Reef, which begins south of the southern pier, within 100 yards of the coast, extends for about one mile and goes all the way to Roymar Divers here can meet sharks, rays, sea turtles and over 200 species of fish, as well as unique and rare species of coral Oculina. The reliefs in the limestone and cocaine ranges can be quite dramatic. Depths range from 3-4 feet to 15. Remember that you always wear and show the flag of the dive.
For kayakers, Sebastian Inlet State Park is a great place to swim. Entering the Sebastian marina, located about a mile north of the entrance itself, you get access to the Carmenbella Karman area with mangrove lined coastlines and additional pockets and coves between the marina and Enter, when he embarked on the inlet on The southern side near the campsite allows you to explore the mangroves to the south of the entrance and the entrance to the lagoon itself, although caution should be exercised due to tidal currents through the entrance.
The marina also serves as a walkway hammock trail, as well as some off-road cycling routes in the area, while there are walkways along the northern edge of the entrance leading from the main concession to the North Pier. Wildlife with many species of birds along the entrance, as well as forests surrounding the entrance, inhabit here. In addition, if he lives near the coast in the ocean, he will float through the entrance. I had observations from the bridge podiums of dolphins, manats, sea turtles, sharks, rays, etc.
There are two museums in the State Park. In the northern concession zone, there is a fishing museum in the Sebastian Bay, which tells the story of the fishing industry in the area, and the McLarty Treasure Museum is located on the A1A beach about a mile south of the bridge. In July 1715, 11 ships, including 10 Spanish galleons laden with gold, silver and royal jewels, plundered from Central and South America, sailing north along the East coast of Florida, sailing to Spain when a massive hurricane was stuck in the fleet, driving ships to the shore. El Capitan, who is believed to have been the most northerly of the fleet, was driven to the ridge of husks right on the beach from here, and massive waves beat him to pieces. The survivors of the shipwreck camped on the site where the museum is located today, and the remains of the wreck remain about 100 yards from the coast. The search for a reminder of his treasure continues to this day.
If you go; Sebastian Inlet State Park is located on the A1A state road about 15 miles south of Melbourne Beach, north of Vabasso, and offers a marina, museums, concessions, full service camps, pavilions, picnic areas and 3 miles of beaches in addition to the entrance itself. The park is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Sebastian’s Fishing Museum and the McLarthy Museum are open 7 days a week from 10:00 to 16:00. For holidaymakers who plan to arrive after sunset, call the park on the day of arrival at 321-984-4852 to get a combination of gates and instructions.
