launch viewing sites

Space Coast Launch Facilities:
Kennedy Space Center:
At Launch Complex 39, the oceanside Pad A is leased to SpaceX, launching Falcon 9 rockets and the triple-body Falcon Heavy. The FSS, a black structure made from Apollo tower sections, provides crew access to Dragon spacecraft. Nearby, a new grey gantry rising twice as tall promises Super Heavy vehicles in the future. Pad B, surrounded by three lightning protection towers, has no permanent FSS; NASA's SLS/Artemis moves to the launch site on a mobile platform atop a crawler-transporter.
Cape Canaveral SFS:
SLC-41 is the lift-off point for ULA's Atlas V and Vulcan rockets. A grey service tower in the shape of an upside down "L" provides access to the Starliner capsule. Vehicles are brought to the pad by a mobile rail-mounted transport; the site is surrounded by four lightning towers. SpaceX uses SLC-40 for Falcon 9 launches and landings. Their rocket makes the trip to the hardstand via the transporter/erector, then raised shortly before launch. The pad features four lightning stands and a new tower. SLC-37 is being prepared for Super Heavy rockets. Relativity Space has completed SLC-16. The rocket is moved via a transporter and raised in the center of four lightning towers. Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launches from SLC-36, which sports a huge grey FSS and adjacent water tower. Finally, SLC-46 is equipped for small launchers. A support building sits adjacent to a concrete pad, flanked by two lightning towers.
Viewing Locations:
SR-528 is the prime location for launches from Cape Canaveral SFS. US-1 locations in Titusville are closer for LC-39 activity, while additional spots near the Max Brewer Bridge offer good views. Brevard's beaches are also a great place to witness a liftoff; the action rises from behind ground obstructions. Jetty Park at Port Canaveral has similar views; entrance to the facility must be paid for before approaching the gate. Open hours are generally 7am to 9pm. Playalinda Beach / Canaveral National Seashore offers one of the closest locations for missions from LC-39/A and SLC-41.
Kennedy Space Center's Visitor Complex offers chances to watch launches. They usually don't support missions outside of their 9am to 5pm operating hours. A bus tour to the Saturn V Center will place spectators close to LC-39 pads, as well as SLC-41 and SLC-40. Often, the trip is included with admission. For high profile missions and those rare events available outside normal hours, packages are offered for an additional cost. The LC-39 Gantry offers unmatched proximity to SLC-41 (2 miles) and SLC-40 (3 miles) when available and is usually an add-on cost.
Falcon and New Glenn stages returning from a sea landing can be seen from Port Canaveral, usually two days after launch. At Jetty Park's pier, the barge-tug combo will pass close by. A small park next to Gator's on Glen Cheek Drive provides a front-row seat as the combo enters the West Turn Basin and docks.