Cocoa Beach

One of the region's most popular oceanfront playgrounds, Cocoa Beach offers six miles of sunny coastline and wide, sandy stretches perfect for seaside strolls. The closest beach to Orlando, only an hour away, this shoreline also boasts some of the East Coast's best surfing spots. Deep-sea fishing, parasailing and ecotourism opportunities are readily available, and several oceanfront parks feature picnic pavilions with spectacular views of the space launches at Kennedy Space Center.