Beach Management Program

The Brevard County Beach Management Program administers several beach restoration projects that place beach quality sand and native dune vegetation along the Atlantic shoreline to protect upland property and maintain healthy beaches to be enjoyed by residents, tourists, and wildlife.

Because healthy beaches are essential to Brevard's tourism-based economy, the Tourist Development Council has dedicated a portion of the bed tax (collected from hotels and motels) to fund the local cost share of most County beach management projects.

Current Beach Project Updates

There are four segments of shoreline along the Brevard County coastline between Jetty Park and Sebastian Inlet with County beach and dune restoration projects. The area within the boundaries of Patrick Space Force base is federal and does not fall within any of the County projects.

The US Army Corps of Engineers manages the Federal Shore Protection Project, and Brevard County is the local sponsor.  The Federal Project encompasses three sections of shoreline:

• The North Reach spans 9.8 miles between the Port Canaveral Jetty and the northern border of Patrick Space Force Base
• The 7.6 mile Mid Reach begins at the southern border of Patrick Space Force Base and extends south to Flug Avenue, Indialantic
• The 3.8 mile South Reach begins at Flug Avenue, Indialantic and extends south to Spessard Holland Park North.

  The South Beaches is a non-federal county between Spessard Holland South and Sebastian Inlet State Park.

In response to Hurricane Ian and Tropical Storm Nicole restoration work in the Mid Reach and South Reach, as well as the South Beaches, began in 2023-24 and was restarted in November 2024 after the summer sea turtle nesting season. Sand placement work in the North Reach is also currently underway.

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is managing the Mid Reach and South Reach projects, and their contractor Dutra Group, is staging equipment between Spessard Holland North and South Parks. The two parks will generally remain open during this work but the beach area between them may be closed at times. Spessard Holland South will always remain open.

Mid Reach sand was delivered by truck through upland staging areas. Sand placement began on December 2, 2024, and was completed March 12, 2025. Sand placement work on the beach is complete. Brevard County is installing sea oats and similar plants throughout the Mid Reach on the newly constructed dune slopes. Planting is completed south of Gemini Park in Satellite Beach, with the final segment from Gemini Park to Pineda Causeway to be planted in late April 2025.

The South Reach, between Spessard Holland Park and Flug Avenue, is contracted for nourishment but because of mechanical problems with the Contractor’s dredge the schedule has been delayed and it is most likely the South Reach nourishment will not start until November 2025 to be completed prior to April 30, 2026. Updates will be provided when available.

Mid Reach and South Reach progress maps can be seen here: Olsen-Associates 

The North Reach, between Jetty Park and Patrick Space Force Base is being nourished between January 2025 and April 30, 2025. Work is being done in combination with the Canaveral Harbor Sand Bypass. Additional information can be found here: Port Canaveral 

The South Beaches is the southern segment of Brevard County’s shoreline and extends south from Spessard Holland Park to Sebastian Inlet. Brevard County completed South Beaches sand placement in March 2024. In January/February 2025, Brevard County is installing sea oats and similar native plants throughout the South Beaches along the sandy dune slope constructed last year.

Progress updates will continue to be posted here regularly while the project is still underway.

Hotline Number (321) 574-8855.