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SALT LIFESTYLE
Beaches We Regular
Cape Canaveral Beach Access
State Path A1A, Cape Canaveral; free
Drive time from Orlando: about an hour or so
There’s really nothing super-remarkable towards beaches across the shoreline inside city of Cape Canaveral – they’re wide and plagued by shells, and dunes tend to be beautiful – but the things we love concerning the shores let me reveal that there’s easy boardwalk accessibility at the end of virtually every part roadway, which makes it impractical to get lost finding your way to the coast. And there’s no parking cost at the conclusion of those roads, therefore you don’t must come to an end to feed the meters every a couple of hours, in order to certainly escape without a care when you look at the metered globe. If we’re searching for an instant, close, unfussy day at the beach, we head to the cape and park it.
Cocoa Beach
Path 1A, Cocoa Beach; free, with the exception of the cost of metered parking
Drive time from Orlando: about an hour or so
Oh, Cocoa seashore – it is the area we discover ourselves frequently, mostly since it’s the nearest beach to us, and it’s easy to access. There’s a ton of metered parking on streets resulting in the beach boardwalks, which makes it a lot more convenient to unload and move on to using a lot off. This makes it the perfect coastline for an instant travel. Drive, playground your vehicle, park yourself in the sand for 2 hours, after that escape indeed there before it’s too hot and crowded. The greatest individuals watching is finished because of the pier, in which things will get some crowded and chaotic, however if you go down seriously to First, 2nd or 3rd Streets, you’ll uncover a great amount of prime spots to plant your umbrella. Visit Coconuts regarding the seashore for a frozen drink when you're parched.
Mary McLeod Bethune Beach Park
6656 S. Atlantic Ave., New Smyrna Beach; free
Drive time from Orlando: about an hour and 40 mins
Why drive all the way down seriously to this remote section of New Smyrna Beach, once you could simply spend time near Flagler Avenue or at one of many shores closer to civilization (as well as the main roadways) at brand new Smyrna? For one, as you can’t drive on coastline at this park, as you're able to at Flagler many other NSB shores, so it’s less blocked up by cars. Two, because this beach-access playground is practically down the street from JB’s Fish Camp, one of the best seafood camps in the region. Spend your entire day into the sand, then visit JB’s for many cool alcohol and steamed seafood to incorporate a little extra grit as to the we believe becomes your preferred summertime daytrip.
Playalinda Beach at Canaveral Nationwide Seashore
212 S. Washington Ave., Titusville; $5 per car; open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. during summer time
Drive time from Orlando: about one hour and a half
In Spanish, “playa linda” implies “pretty coastline, ” which is definitely one of many prettier Central Florida shores on the Atlantic coastline – save for many science and study frameworks and roadways, this will be unspoiled seashore. Miles from it. The drive there may be somewhat tedious, but you’ll forget exactly about that when you’ve parked the vehicle and crossed the boardwalk to drop your feet in roaring waves. If you’re into nude tanning, the furthest parking lot from the entry remains a haven for naturists shopping for a spot to go about their business without the hassle from even more prude beachgoers.