Nudist Beach: Playalinda Beach At Cape Canaveral In Florida
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Parking is very limited at Apollo Beach (due to the "enlightened" NPS
management); Playa Linda has a lot more parking available (and it is
used). Don't even bother with Apollo unless you want to be in line when
the gates
open around 700am in order to get one of the couple dozen or so parking
spaces at the last parking lot. The rangers at both places rigidly
(read: tight-assedly) enforce parking regulations.
Playalinda Beach
Florida Beach Profile
>From Dawn Henthorn,
Your Guide to Florida for Visitors.
Playalinda's nudity is well known: Some come because its a regular
habit. Others come because they've heard about it. What have they
heard? That Playalinda beach is one of Florida's few nude beaches. They
heard correctly.
Playalinda is located within the Cape Canaveral National Seashore and
is a federally owned beach. Whether by word of mouth or force of habit,
this remote stretch of beach is well known as a nude beach.
Location, location, location: The four miles of road that follows the
beach for four miles gives out at the north end of Lot 13 and north of
dune crossover 13B is where the fun really begins. On one side you have
fishermen wearing straw hats and most are clad from head to toe in
jeans and t-shirts. On the other, you have people who aren't wearing a
stitch of clothing - happily baring everything with nothing left to
the imagination.
Will I be offended?: Over a mile of sand you will see naked people
tanning areas that normally don't see the light of day. In Foghorn
Outdoors' Florida Beaches, authors, Parke Puterbaugh and Alan Bisbort,
report that a typical Saturday at the beach was statistically populated
by approximately 100 people - 80% men and 20% women - including gay
men, true naturists and heterosexual couples.
You pretty much have to go out of your way to be offended, but if such
activities typically offend you, don't go.
Is it legal?: Information presented on this page does not mean that
Florida law allows nudity in public places. There is a Brevard County
ordinance against nudity on the books, but it goes largely unenforced.
Directions: From Interstate 95, take State Road 406 exit at Titusville.
After crossing the Indian River, take a right fork onto State Road 402
and continue east to the beach.
>From Cocoa Beach, take Highway A1A north to State Road 528 and go west
to State Road 3 and follow it north to State Road 402, then turn east
(right) and proceed to the beach.
Parking: Parking is $5.00 per vehicle, per day, to enter Cape Canaveral
National Seashore.
Hours: Hours for the Cape Canaveral National Seashore is 6:00 a.m. to
6:00 p.m.
Facilities: Facilities are limited to rest rooms and a visitor center.