Listed separately for clarity – Google Maps still shows this in Titusville, but it is now located inside Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex and is included with your admission.
OSIRIS-REx, launching on an Atlas V 411 from SLC-41 on 8th September 2016, as seen from the LC-39A gantry. Photo by Lupi (original)
When launch viewing is offered at this site, this is the best possible viewing location. Admission to this site, when offered, is a premium surcharge on top of your KSC admission. Check KSCVC website for more info. Accessible via bus from KSCVC (parking available). Wheelchair & scooter accessible via KSCVC buses. Food & restrooms available. Recommended by Wayward.
On-site at KSC at the Apollo/Saturn V Center. For launches for which LC-39A gantry viewing is not offered, this is the best possible viewing location. When launches occur during normal business hours, admission to this site is often included with your KSC admission; at other times, it’s offered at a premium surcharge. Check KSCVC website for more info. Accessible via bus from KSCVC (parking available). Wheelchair & scooter accessible via KSCVC buses. Food & restrooms available. Recommended by Wayward.
Not to be confused with the segment of NASA Causeway that connects Titusville with Merritt Island, and brings visitors to Kennedy Space Center. Admission to this site, when offered, is a premium surcharge on top of your KSC admission. Check KSCVC website for more info. Accessible via bus from KSCVC (parking available). Wheelchair & scooter accessible via KSCVC buses. Food & restrooms available.
This is the “Visitor Complex” viewing included with your main admission to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The actual moments of ignition and liftoff will be obscured by trees, but the launch will be visible once the rocket clears the treeline. Landings at LZ-1 and LZ-2 are not visible from here.
Intelsat 35e launching on 5th July 2017 from LC-39A on a Falcon 9, as seen from Playalinda Beach. Photo by Lupi (original)
Spectacular spot for launch viewing; however, due to distance from the launch pads, often subject to closure. It’s a good idea to have a backup plan. Parking $20; restrooms available (“basically brick-and-mortar porta-potties,” per Lupi). Elevated boardwalks are accessible via ramps; beaches themselves are not. Always bring water and bug spray!
Falcon Heavy on pad LC-39A the day before its historic debut, poised for flight. Photo by Lupi.