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Playalinda Beach (Playa Linda - Spanish for "pretty beach") is a beach located on Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
's east coast in Canaveral National Seashore
Canaveral National Seashore

The Canaveral National Seashore is a National Seashore located between New Smyrna Beach, Florida and Titusville, Florida, in Volusia County, Florida and Brevard County, Florida, United States....
. 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
Space Shuttle

NASA's Space Shuttle, officially called the Space Transportation System , is the spacecraft currently used by the United States government for its human spaceflight missions....
 or other rocket launches.

alinda is known for its surfing
Surfing

Surfing refers to a person or boat riding down a wave and thereby gathering speed from the downward movement. Most commonly, the term is used for a surface water sports in which the person surfing is carried along the face of a breaking ocean surface wave standing on a surfboard....
 spots.

Playalinda is accessible from Titusville, Florida
Titusville, Florida

Titusville is a city in Brevard County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 40,670 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the city had a population of 42,614....
 by taking State Road 406 to the 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.






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Playalinda Beach (Playa Linda - Spanish for "pretty beach") is a beach located on Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
's east coast in Canaveral National Seashore
Canaveral National Seashore

The Canaveral National Seashore is a National Seashore located between New Smyrna Beach, Florida and Titusville, Florida, in Volusia County, Florida and Brevard County, Florida, United States....
. 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
Space Shuttle

NASA's Space Shuttle, officially called the Space Transportation System , is the spacecraft currently used by the United States government for its human spaceflight missions....
 or other rocket launches.

Beach Information

Playalinda is known for its surfing
Surfing

Surfing refers to a person or boat riding down a wave and thereby gathering speed from the downward movement. Most commonly, the term is used for a surface water sports in which the person surfing is carried along the face of a breaking ocean surface wave standing on a surfboard....
 spots.

Playalinda is accessible from Titusville, Florida
Titusville, Florida

Titusville is a city in Brevard County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 40,670 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the city had a population of 42,614....
 by taking State Road 406 to the 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. Brevard County passed an ordinance against nudity but the Sheriff is not enforcing it pending a challenge to the constitutionality of the ordinance. 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: $3.00 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 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 (28.664722,-80.639167). Canaveral National Seashore's of shoreline is the longest stretch of undeveloped public beach on the east coast of Florida. The stretch of drivable beach is just over .

The barrier island is a thin ribbon of sand lying between the ocean and Mosquito Lagoon. In some places it is no more than 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.

Nearby Beaches

  • Daytona Beach, Florida
    Daytona Beach, Florida

    Daytona Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, Florida, United States. According to 2006 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the city has a population of 64,421....
  • New Smyrna Beach, Florida
    New Smyrna Beach, Florida

    New Smyrna Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 20,048 according to the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S....
  • Cocoa Beach, Florida
    Cocoa Beach, Florida

    Cocoa Beach is a city in Brevard County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 12,482 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2005, the city had a population of 12,435....
  • Satellite Beach, Florida
    Satellite Beach, Florida

    Satellite Beach is a city in Brevard County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 9,577 at the 2000 census. As of 2005, the population estimated by the U.S....
  • Sebastian Inlet (Florida)


External links

  • Cape Canaveral
    Cape Canaveral

    Cape Canaveral, from the Spanish language Cabo Ca?averal, is a headlands and bays in Brevard County, Florida, United States, near the center of that state's Atlantic Ocean coast 45 minutes East of Orlando by car....

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