Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge 
1339 20th St.
Vero Beach, FL 32960
772-562-3909
http://www.fws.gov/archiecarr/
Wildlife Refuge: Birding, Hike, Picnic, Walk, Water Sports
The twenty mile section of coastline from Melbourne Beach to Wabasso Beach in Florida is the most important nesting area for loggerhead sea turtles in the western hemisphere and the second most important nesting beach in the world. Twenty-five percent of all loggerhead sea turtle and 35% of all green sea turtle nests in the United States occur in this twenty mile zone. Nesting densities of 1,000 nests per mile have been recorded. Approximately half of this area is available for acquisition and four parcels totaling 9.3 miles make up the core area.