Living in Florida's Space Coast
Trails End
Somebody platting Trails End in the late 1980s decided west Cocoa needed mountain country street names, and the result is Craggy Bluff Place, Lost Canyon Place and Echo Ridge Place laid out on some of the flattest land in Brevard County. Every one of them dead ends. Quarter acre and larger lots, four of six homes with screened pools, and a hundred dollar a year association.
Trails End In Cocoa, Florida
The street names are the first thing anyone notices and they turn out to be a useful shorthand for how the place is built. Craggy Bluff Place, Lost Canyon Place and Echo Ridge Place are all Places, not Streets or Drives, and they all terminate. Three of the six most recent transfers describe a dead end street and three describe a cul de sac. Nothing passes through Trails End on the way to anywhere else, which is the whole point of the layout.
The plat was recorded in sections, and county records still carry Trails End Section 2 and Section 3 alongside the original. Trails End Homeowners Association, Inc. was registered as a Florida nonprofit corporation in 1997, and dues have held at $100 a year. That is a nominal figure, and it buys covenant enforcement and a small common park rather than any real amenity package. If you want tennis courts and a jogging path, this is not that neighborhood and it is not priced like one.
Houses date from 1987 to 2003 with 2001 the midpoint, so the majority of the stock is late 1990s and early 2000s. Five of six are single story, and ranch styling shows up repeatedly. Construction is concrete block and stucco under shingle, and everything is on public water with a septic tank. Sizes run 1,448 to 2,088 square feet with three or four bedrooms and two baths, which makes this a straightforward, well proportioned Florida house without a lot of odd geometry.
Four of six homes have an in ground pool and all four sit under a screen enclosure. Lots run a quarter acre to 0.38 of an acre, so there is genuine yard behind the cage rather than a fence six feet off the deck. There is a pond inside the community, and two properties carry a lake or pond view from the rear. Several owners have replaced roofs, ductwork and water heaters in the last decade, which shows in how these homes appraise.
The thing to know as a buyer is the pace. Trails End homes go under contract in about thirteen days, the fastest turn of any Cocoa neighborhood in this price band, and the price range is remarkably tight at $375,000 to $408,000. That combination means very little negotiating room and no time to think it over. Have your financing letter ready before you tour, because a second showing next weekend is usually not an option here.
Trails End At A Glance
What a Trails End parcel actually looks like on paper.
| Detail | What you get |
|---|---|
| Detail | Value |
| Location | Off James Road north of SR 524, reached from Cox Road, west Cocoa 32926 |
| Plat | Recorded in sections, including Trails End Section 2 and Section 3 |
| Built | 1987 to 2003, with 2001 the midpoint |
| Home size | 1,448 to 2,088 square feet, about 1,702 typical |
| Bedrooms | 3 to 4, three is the common count |
| Bathrooms | 2 |
| Lot size | 0.25 to 0.38 of an acre, a quarter acre typical |
| Construction | Concrete block and stucco with shingle roofs |
| Association | Mandatory but nominal. Trails End Homeowners Association, Inc., registered in 1997, $100 a year |
| Amenities | A small common park. No community pool, clubhouse or gate |
| Utilities | Public water on every parcel, septic tank on every parcel |
| Streets | Craggy Bluff Place, Lost Canyon Place, Echo Ridge Place, all dead end or cul de sac |
| Private pools | Four of six homes, all screen enclosed |
| Water views | A pond inside the community, with two homes carrying a water view |
| Annual taxes | $2,145 to $3,168, around $2,507 typical |
| Price per square foot | About $236 |
| Price range | $375,000 to $408,000, about $401,000 typical, and homes go under contract in roughly 13 days |
Trails End Details
Every Street Is A Dead End
Craggy Bluff, Lost Canyon and Echo Ridge all terminate, several in cul de sacs. There is no route through Trails End to anywhere else, so the only vehicles on your street belong to people who live on it. That is a real quality of life difference from a through street neighborhood at the same price.
A Hundred Dollars A Year
The association is mandatory but the number is nominal. One hundred dollars annually covers covenant enforcement and a small common area. It is enough structure to keep the neighborhood consistent without the administrative weight or the assessment risk that comes with a full amenity association.
Screened Pools On Two Thirds Of Homes
Four of the six homes have an in ground pool and every one of them is under a screen enclosure. On lots this size the cage still leaves usable yard behind it, which is not always the case in newer communities where the pool consumes the entire back setback.
Thirteen Days To Contract
This is the fastest moving neighborhood on this side of Cocoa. Homes here go under contract in about two weeks. Combine that with a price range that spans only thirty three thousand dollars top to bottom and you have very little room to negotiate and no time to deliberate.
Septic On Public Water
Every parcel here has city supplied water and its own septic system. That is standard for a west Cocoa plat of this era. Put a septic inspection in the contract, get the tank and drainfield located on a current survey, and ask when the system was last serviced.
A Pond Inside The Plat
There is a pond within the community and a couple of homes look out over it from the back porch or pool cage. If a water view matters to you, those parcels are worth waiting for, because there are only a handful of them and they rarely come available at the same time.
Homes For Sale In Trails End
Current Trails End listings appear below. This neighborhood moves in about two weeks, so treat anything here as a same week showing rather than something to circle back to.
Trails End Frequently Asked Questions
How much is the HOA in Trails End?
One hundred dollars a year. Trails End Homeowners Association, Inc. has been a registered Florida nonprofit corporation since 1997. The dues cover covenant enforcement and a small common park. There is no community pool, clubhouse or gate attached to that figure.
Are the streets really all dead ends?
Effectively yes. Craggy Bluff Place, Lost Canyon Place and Echo Ridge Place all terminate, several of them in cul de sacs. There is no through route, so traffic on any given street comes down to the households on it and whoever is visiting them.
Is Trails End on septic or sewer?
Septic. Every parcel is on public water with its own septic system, which is typical for a west Cocoa plat from this period. Budget for an inspection, get the tank and drainfield shown on a current survey, and ask for service records.
How big are the lots?
They run from a quarter acre up to 0.38 of an acre. That is meaningfully more land than the production communities being built today, and it is why the screened pool homes here still have usable yard behind the enclosure rather than a fence line at the cage.
How fast do homes sell in Trails End?
About thirteen days from listing to contract, the fastest of any Cocoa neighborhood in this price range. The price band is also tight, running $375,000 to $408,000. Come with financing in hand and be prepared to decide the same day you tour.
Are there waterfront lots?
There is a pond inside the community, and two of the recent transfers carried a lake or pond view. Those parcels are the exception rather than the rule. There is no river or lagoon frontage here, and no direct boating access from the neighborhood.
How do I get to Trails End?
From I-95, take exit 202 to SR 524 and head east. Turn north on Cox Road, follow it to the end, then turn right onto James Road, which continues into Blue Ridge Avenue. Craggy Bluff Place, Lost Canyon Place and Echo Ridge Place branch off from there.
What is the drive to the beach?
Figure about half an hour to Cocoa Beach. You take SR 524 or SR 520 east through the city, cross the causeway to Merritt Island, then continue to the beachside. Cocoa Village and the Indian River waterfront are roughly fifteen minutes east.
James Road off Cox Road, Cocoa 32926
Trails End sits in west Cocoa, north of SR 524 and reached by taking Cox Road up from 524 to James Road. This part of the city is a patchwork of small platted pockets and acreage parcels rather than one continuous grid, so the drive in involves a couple of turns. Cocoa Rico Ranchettes shares the James Road corridor immediately nearby, and the Friday Road acreage neighborhoods lie to the west.
I-95 at exit 202 is the closest interchange, about five to seven minutes out on SR 524. From there Melbourne is roughly half an hour south and the Orlando side about forty five minutes by way of 528. Going east, Cocoa Village and the Indian River are about fifteen minutes and the beaches about thirty with the causeway crossing. Everyday shopping sits along SR 520 and SR 524.
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