After Sharing Jupiter Roger Dean Stadium with the St. Louis Cardinals, the Washington Nationals now call Space Coast Stadium in Viera their spring training home. It was completed in 1994 as the spring-training home of the Florida Marlins, who trained there through 2002.

There is a definite space theme to Space Coast Stadium, an homage to nearby Kennedy Space Center. Fans are greeted by a US Space Shuttle model dedicated to America's pioneering Spirit in Space Exploration. Each foul pole at Space Coast Stadium pays tribute to the lost crews of both the Challenger and Columbia.

Space Coast Stadium is a wonderful place to catch a Spring Training game primarily due to some significant improvements to the park for 2008 such as an electronic scoreboard with a 4 mega-pixel video screen, a brand new lighting system, and an updated PA system. The 2008 improvements come as an addition to the renovations that Brevard County commissioners committed $2.6 million in tourist taxes to for a new roof and canopies, interior and exterior paint jobs, improved drainage and new seats, changed to dark blue and the railings painted red to match the Nationals colors. Added for the 2010 season was a left field tiki bar and picnic area.

Season tickets are on sale now. Box Seats packages are $300 ($20 per game) and $225 for reserved seats ($17 per game). Each season package includes a game ticket to all 15 Nationals spring training home games. Single game tickets go on sale Saturday, January 28 at 10:00am.

2012 Ticket Prices:
Batter’s Box $26; Box Seats $22; Reserved $19; Reserved Bleachers $12
Prime game March 15 vs. New York Yankees: Batter’s Box $36; Box Seats $32; Reserved $29; Reserved Bleachers $17

Prime game March 15 vs. New York Yankees: Batter’s Box $36; Box Seats $32; Reserved $29; Reserved Bleachers $17

Pitchers and catchers report on February 19. Position players report on February 23 with first full squad workout on February 25.

Link to 2012 Nationals Regular Season Schedule

This season will mark the Nationals tenth Spring Training at this location. The stadium was built in 1993.

Parking: $7
Dimensions: 340 feet down left and right field lines and 404 feet to center.
Seating Capacity: 8,100
 

Practices held at 9 a.m. at Space Coast Stadium and adjacent to Washington Nationals Training Complex.

Pre-season Practice Policies: National's practice begins at 9:00 a.m. until they are done. Practices are located at the Washington Nationals Training Complex 5600 Stadium Parkway in Viera, and are open to the public.

Click here for a Space Coast Stadium Seating Diagram

Space Coast Stadium is also home to the Brevard County Manatees Class A Florida State League team

Find in Google Maps

From the north:
Exit I-95 at Exit 195. Turn left (west) on Fiske Boulevard. Fiske Boulevard becomes Stadium Parkway. Space Coast Stadium is two miles on right.

From the south:
Exit I-95 at Exit 191. Turn left (west) on Wickham Road to the traffic circle. Turn right (north) on Lake Andrew Drive. Follow Lake Andrew Drive north and west through the Brevard County Government Complex until Stadium Parkway (four way stop). Turn right (north) on Stadium Parkway; Space Coast Stadium is 1/2 mile on left.

Traffic and Road Construction Information from the Florida Department of Transportation
Learn about important traffic and roadway conditions by visiting www.FL511.com. This service reports travel times, road construction, lane closures and more on major Florida roadways.

1969-72 West Palm Beach (West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium)
1973-80 Daytona Beach (City Island Ball Park)
1981-97 West Palm Beach (West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium)
1998-2002 Jupiter (Roger Dean Stadium)
2003-12 Viera (Space Coast Stadium)

Space Coast Sports Commission (321) 783-9283 or www.spacecoastsports.com
Florida Space Coast Office of Tourism (321) 637-5483 or www.space-coast.com

Other nearby Spring Training sites
Osceola County Stadium, Kissimmee, Home of the Houston Astros - 55 miles to the West Champion Stadium at ESPN Wide World of Sports, Lake Buena Vista, Home of the Atlanta Braves, 63 miles to the West Tradition Field, Port St. Lucie, Home of the New York Mets, 75 miles to the South