Juan Ponce de León Landing — Attraction in Palm Bay

Great beach spot with history This is located on the East side of A1A about a half mile south of the Village of Tramore. It is hard to miss as it has a large life-size sculpture of Juan Ponce De Leon located on the road side of the parking lot and facing the water on a pedestal about 3 feet tall. There is a plaque behind the statue. It has one entrance off the road on the south end of the park. There are about 40 parking spaces for cars. A building with bathrooms is located on the beach side of the parking lot. The bathroom was a little messy but not bad for being used by many people. There are two entrances to the beach. The one to the north is the ramp and the one to the south is just stairs. The beach is excellent with a fairly wide beach. The beach was about 50-75 feet wide at low tide and looked to be about 30 feet at high tide. It did not seem very crowded when we visited and seemed fairly far from major population centers that would make it a busy spot. I would definitely recommend this as a good beach for any visitors to the area or long...

Awhile back, Douglas T. Peck sailed the sea track of Juan Ponce de Leon. His point of landfall ended up at Melbourne Beach, Florida. Not Saint Agustine. This park commemorates Juan Ponce de Leon's real and true landing place. In 2013, United Third Bridge, Inc., celebrated the 500th anniversary of the Discovery of Florida. John Browne Ayes, the 14th great grandson of Juan Ponce de Leon re-enacted Juan Ponce de Leon's Tomo or declaration of discovery on behalf of the King of Spain here at Juan Ponce de Leon Landing. John Browne Ayes is a historian, genealogist and actor. He wrote the book, Juan Ponce de Leon His New And Revised Genealogy in 2010. The book was the only publication that contained archival documentation of the genealogy of the explorer and discoverer of Florida, Juan Ponce de Leon. Juan Ponce de Leon Landing is very important because it is a living celebration of the real and true landing place...

I really like the fact that this park had a very nice wheelchair accessible and beach cart friendly ramp. There is a clean public restroom v Pavillion that are reservable for get-togethers. There are picnic benches and ample parking. The surf was up and the local surfers were catching rays and waves. Surf fisherman were catching fish and the great blue heron was catching some too. There ere plenty of sea shells but the the beach was covered in a ggeat deal of a mixture fresh and old seaweed. The statute commemorating Ponce de Leon's landing is very co, as peoe have left various bracelets and other jewelry at his feet. I left a serpentine ring under his boot.... if you actually read this and go there, please leave me a comment and let me know if it is...