Apollo Beach at the northern entrance of the 24-mile long Canaveral National Seashore is located seven miles south of New Smyrna Beach. Like all 3 sections of the Seashore’s beaches, Apollo Beach is undeveloped with no designated picnic areas, phones, food, or drinking water. However, several locations have paved parking lots, restrooms and beach boardwalks. There also are limited beach...
Aquatica Water Park, owned by SeaWorld Orlando, features a South Pacific theme with mascots based on Australian and New Zealand animals. Although it’s located across the street from the SeaWorld theme park, Aquatica does not use any of SeaWorld’s more famous animal symbols. Aquatica is doing its own thing. To see Aquatica’s numerous options, check the park map here. A good...
The East Coast distance from the Florida/Georgia border to Key West is more than 500 miles.The longest stretch of undeveloped beach remaining on the Florida’s East Coast is the 24-mile strip of barrier island known as Canaveral National Seashore located between New Smyrna Beach and the Kennedy Space Center. The Seashore, one of Central Florida’s biggest attractions, draws an estimated...
Daytona’s 23 miles of beach, which stretch from Ormond Beach to Ponce Inlet, is exceptional in many ways. In addition to its considerable length, the width of the beach may be as much as 500 feet at low tide, unusually wide in Florida. No wonder Daytona Beach attracts as many as 8 million visitors annually from the U.S., Canada and Europe....
Once a sleepy fishing village, the city of Flagler Beach just north of the hustle and bustle of Daytona Beach still retains a laid-back, non-touristy atmosphere. By itself is has 6 miles of virtually deserted beaches, but when you count the shoreline running the entire length of Flagler County, suddenly you have 19 miles of virtually pristine coquina sand. Unlike almost...
Playalinda Beach, located at the southern end of Canaveral National Seashore, is usually more visited than Apollo Beach because of its convenient location 12 miles east of the city of Titusville. Playalinda Beach is located adjacent to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Space Operations. As a result, it can be closed at any time due to shuttle activity...