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PARKING & DIRECTIONS

PARKING:

*Participants – please plan to arrive at Deas Gate between 4:30-6:00 a.m. All participants and spectators must have a valid Space Force T-Minus 10-Miler parking pass to be allowed entry through Deas Gate. Parking passes must be obtained at Packet Pick-Up on Friday, December 13. Participant shuttles will transport participants to the start line beginning at 4:30 a.m. with the last shuttle departing at 6:45 a.m. You must wear your race bib to ride. Please allow time to get through the security checkpoint prior to getting on the shuttle.

Deas Gate opens to participants and spectators at 4:30 a.m. There will be no participant or spectator drop-off allowed the morning of the race. Deas Gate closes to participants at 6:15 a.m. and closes to spectators at 9:30 a.m.

Parking is free. All vehicles must be removed from the designated parking areas on Saturday after the event. Overnight parking is strictly prohibited.

Please note where you are parked by the signs along the Skid Strip. There is a high likelihood of the number being different on both sides. For example: one side of the sign could be “4” and the other could be “6”. This may help you locate your vehicle after the event.

Motorcycle Parking: There will be no designated motorcycle parking.

Handicapped Participants: All handicapped participants and spectators must enter through Deas gate and will follow directional signage to the respective handicapped parking area. You must have a valid Space Force T-Minus 10-Miler wheeled athlete parking pass to be allowed entry through Deas gate. Parking pass must be obtained at Packet Pick-Up on Friday, December 13.

2022 Parking Map

GPS Users:

Deas Gate – (28.4187593, -80.6050577)

*It is recommended to use Waze for directions to Skid Strip at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

DIRECTIONS TO DEAS GATE:

*It is recommended to use Waze for directions to Skid Strip at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Coming from Cocoa Beach:

  • Take the A1A Northbound, take Exit 54 A toward Cape Canaveral
    Space Force Station. Continue on FL-401 S.
  • Proceed straight until you reach Deas Gate.
  • Once entering the gate, proceed on Sam Phillips Parkway for 3.6 miles until turning right onto
    Flight Control Rd.
  • Proceed on Flight Control Rd. for just over a mile before turning left onto the Skid Strip
    connecting road.
  • Once entering the Skid Strip, turn left, and follow the instructions of the volunteers to assist you
    in parking.


Coming from I-95:

  • Take Florida 528 East bound toward Canaveral/Cape-Port-S.F.S.
  • Take Exit 54 A toward Port Canaveral/N Cargo Piers toward Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
  • Continue on FL-401 S.
  • Proceed straight until you reach Deas Gate.
  • Once entering the gate, proceed on Sam Phillips Parkway for 3.6 miles until turning right onto
    Flight Control Rd.
  • Proceed on Flight Control Rd. for just over a mile before turning left onto the Skid Strip
    connecting road.
  • Once entering the Skid Strip, turn left, and follow the instructions of the volunteers to assist you
    in parking.