Saw a falcon launch at SLC-40 from banana creek last February. Unlike what the article said there was no fee beyond entrance to KSC. Had no problem finding a good seating spot in the bleachers for my 7 person group about 45 minutes prior to launch.
It was loud, louder than I expected, but not painfully cover your ears loud.
My experience may be atypical. A week prior to our visit there were no scheduled launches. I just did a random check as we were driving up that morning and saw it was going on.
100% glad we prioritized the launch over spending time at the other attractions. My 7yo would agree. We still hit other things but the launch was far and away the highlight. Just wish I could have seen a shuttle launch 40 years ago when I was 7.
Don’t miss the chance to see a launch if you get it.
I had a similar experience to you - was in the US for a couple of weeks in May so made the trip to the cape to try and see Starliner (bought the fancy tickets and everything). On the way there, we realised there was also going to be a Falcon 9 launch (they're doing multiple a week at the moment for Starlink) and we were able to watch it from Banana Creek without buying any extra ticket! Would recommend to anyone who gets a chance.
Anyway, they scrubbed the Starliner launch until after my visit so I'm even more glad I got that opportunity.
It was loud, louder than I expected, but not painfully cover your ears loud.
My experience may be atypical. A week prior to our visit there were no scheduled launches. I just did a random check as we were driving up that morning and saw it was going on.
100% glad we prioritized the launch over spending time at the other attractions. My 7yo would agree. We still hit other things but the launch was far and away the highlight. Just wish I could have seen a shuttle launch 40 years ago when I was 7.
Don’t miss the chance to see a launch if you get it.