Playalinda Beach, Florida

Playalinda Beach (Playa Linda - Spanish for "pretty beach") is a beach located on Florida's east coast in Canaveral National Seashore. When translated from Spanish, Playa linda is "pretty beach". The beach is open to the public daily between 6:00 am to 6:00 pm in the winter and 6:00 am to 8:00 pm in the summer. Access to the beach may be [https://cms.ser.nps.gov/cana/planyourvisit/park-closure-notices.htm closed periodically] in preparation for Space Shuttle or other rocket launches.

Beach Information

Playalinda is known for its surfing spots.

Playlinda is accessible from Titusville, Florida by taking State Road 406 to the [http://www.maxbrewerbridge.com/ Max Brewer] draw bridge, following the road veering to the right to the main entrance into the park.

There has been a long a history of a legal disputes at Playalinda Beach over nudists using the beach. Of the four miles (6 km) of road that follows the beach, the northern most parking area is where nudist activity regularly occurs.

Park Fees

Park Fees

* Daily Use Fee: $5.00 per person (children under age 16 are admitted free)
* Annual Park Pass: $35.00
* Individuals on foot or bicycle; $3.00 per day

*Effective January 1, 2008, the National Park Service at Canaveral National Seashore was planning to adopt the National [http://www.nps.gov/cana/planyourvisit/feesandreservations.htm entrance fee] pricing structure by charging a $7.00 per person entrance fee at the Seashore. This plan has been indefinitely postponed. The last fee structure change was in January 2006.

Geography

Playalinda Beach is on a barrier Island separate from the mainland by the Indian River. The first parking spot is roughly located at coor dms|28|39|53|N|80|38|21|W|city (28.664722,-80.639167). Canaveral National Seashore's convert|24|mi|km of shoreline is the longest stretch of undeveloped public beach on the east coast of Florida. The stretch of drivable beach is just over convert|4|mi|km.

The barrier island is a thin ribbon of sand lying between the ocean and Mosquito Lagoon. In some places it is no more than convert|100|yd wide. Unlike many barrier islands with primary and secondary dunes, Playalinda has only a single dune, The island provides an important buffer against tropical storms and hurricanes, absorbing the initial brunt of wind and waves. [http://www.nps.gov/cana/naturescience/upload/Coast%20&%20Shorelines.pdf ¹]

Nearby Beaches

*Daytona Beach, Florida
*New Smyrna Beach, Florida
*Cocoa Beach, Florida
*Satellite Beach, Florida
*Sebastian Inlet (Florida)

External links

* [http://playalindabeach.net Surf Conditions at Playalinda Beach]
* [http://www.nps.gov/cana/planyourvisit/hours.htm Canaveral National Seashore]
*Cape Canaveral
* [http://countdown.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdown/cdt/ Shuttle Countdown]
*Mapit-US-cityscale|28.664722|-80.639167

Naturist links

* [http://www.central-fla-naturists.org/cfnmain.html Central Florida Naturists]