About Cocoa Beach, Florida
Cocoa Beach is Florida's #1 vacation beach, home of the I Dream of Genie television series, America's space program and 9-time world surfing champion, Kelly Slater. Whether you're looking for surf, sunbathing or entertainment, Cocoa Beach is the place to visit. Here are the main reasons why you should consider this unique east coast vacation spot:
- 8 miles of beautiful white sandy beaches, magnificent sunrises and picturesque sunsets.
- Minutes to Cocoa Beach's gorgeous 27-hole golf course with new restaurant, lounge, clubhouse & driving range.
- Year-round swimming in heated olympic pool complex with diving boards, separate kiddie pool, and slide.
- Lighted tennis complex featuring ten hard tru-courts and two soft clay-courts.
- Enjoy a new tennis pro shop and request lessons with Richard Cote, Florida's top professional tennis instructor.
- Lighted 3-wall & 4-wall handball / racquet ball courts.
- Access to 5 major cruise lines to the Bahamas and elsewhere. Daily casino cruises (day & night).
- Shop at two of the world's largest surf shops.
- 45-minutes to major theme parks: Disney World, Sea World, Epcot, Universal Studios & more.
- Visit the famous Kennedy Space Center and Astronaut Hall of Fame.
- Lots of great surfing & fishing spots throughout the entire space coast.
- Paddle wheel sunset boat cruises.
- Air boat rides to see Florida alligators in their natural habitat.
- Port Canaveral restaurants & clubs: Grills, Rusty's, Fishlips, Finnegans, Redheads, boat rentals and bait shops.
- Deep sea fishing and charter boats leave daily from Port Canaveral.
- Deep sea scuba diving and scuba lessons with top of the line scuba shops for gear and equipment rental.
- Horseback riding,
- Family thrill park with go-carts, video games and much more.
- Numerous shopping outlets and malls.
- Take a day trip to the acclaimed Brevard Zoo.
- Miniature golf course.
- Large outdoor 600 person pavilion and beautiful new indoor auditorium for banquets & receptions.
- Water sports rentals, jet-ski rentals, wind-surfing rentals, kayak tours, 1000 island tours and more.
- Great nature tours, nature trails & bird watching.
- The largest dinosaur store in Florida.
- Historic Cocoa Beach pier extends 842 feet out over the Atlantic Ocean.
- The Cocoa Beach pier has restaurants, bars, shops, fishing and beach rentals.
- Numerous festivals are held annually at the Cocoa Beach pier.
- Bicycle sales and rentals for casual riding on and off the beach.
- Every Saturday morning a 14 or 28 mile ride along the scenic Indian River with the Space Coast Freewheelers.
- Land your plane at Merritt Island public airport with access to car rentals.
- Local air charters or flights direct to the Bahamas islands.