Brevard & Orange Counties, FL
Melbourne, FL Dog Resource Guide
The City of Melbourne is located on the east coast of Central Florida. About an hour's drive south of the Kennedy Space Center, Melbourne is in the southern portion of Brevard County.
Closest Pet-Friendly Emergency Shelter
Viera Regional Park
2300 Judge Fran Jamieson Way
Viera, FL 32940
Phone: 321-433-4897
Viera Regional Park is located in the heart of Viera and features baseball, soccer, and softball fields, as well as basketball courts and two pavilions. There is a also a community center/gym with four lighted tennis courts. A dog park is being planned for the future.
Directions to:
- From I-95 take the Wickham Road/CR 509 exit (exit 191) towards Satellite Beach/Patrick AFB.
- Continue onto Wickham Road N.
- After about 4/10 of a mile, turn slightly right onto Lake Andrew Dr.
- Go 1.4 miles, turn left onto Judge Fran Jamieson Way and end at 2300 Judge Fran Jamieson Way.
Closest Dog-Friendly Park
Wickham Park
2500 Parkway Dr.
Melbourne, FlL 32935
Phone: 321-255-4307
Wickham park is a 391.04-acre regional park featuring numerous open areas, pine woods and lakes. The park hosts 88 campsites plus 25 overflow campsites with shower rooms, laundry and fire pit, as well as community events, special interest and equestrian activities.
Also at the park are 2 seasonally guarded swimming lakes, a disc golf course, horseshoe pits, volleyball courts, playground, multipurpose and soccer fields. There is an exercise trail, nature trails, dog park, and horse trails with an equestrian area at the southwest corner of the park. An office/visitors reception facility is located near the park entrance. Positioned at the north end of the park is an event pavilion adjacent to Brevard Community College’s south parking area, and an amphitheater is close to the campgrounds. A Vietnam Veterans Memorial has been an annual event for several years, and a POW/MIA Plaza is being constructed west of the event pavilion. The park has an ample number of pet waste stations and pet waste litterbags to help you clean up and properly dispose of your doggie doo doo.
Directions from US Highway 1:
- At Eau Gallie Blvd/SR-518, go north 2.1 miles on US Hwy 1.
- Turn left and go 1.2 miles on Parkway Drive. The park entrance is on the right.
Directions from I-95
- Take the Eau Gallie Blvd/SR-518 Exit-183 east 2.6 miles.
- Turn left on N Wickham Rd.
- Go 2.0 miles, turn right on Parkway Dr and continue 0.5 miles. The park entrance is on the left.
Closest Animal Shelter
South Animal Care and Adoption Center
5100 W Eau Gallie Blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32934
Phone: 321-253-6608
The South Animal Care and Adoption Center is one of the centers operated by Brevard County Animal Services and Enforcement. This center is committed to building lifelong bonds between people and their animals through community outreach, the prevention of cruelty and education. One of the shelter’s primary goals is to protect the public from stray or dangerous animals. The South Animal Care and Adoption Center is devoted to the prevention of cruelty to animals by offering a temporary shelter for abandoned and unwanted animals as well as healthy animals and through the investigation of animal cruelty cases.
Directions to:
- From I-95 take exit 183.
- Go West on State Highway 518/East Eau Gallie Blvd. and then turn right onto Inspiration Lane and the shelter will be straight ahead.
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