02-09-2013, 03:00 PM
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Cocoa Beach area
We were going to try to hit a beach one day. Looking for something close. I've been to Daytona and hated the feeling there. Has anyone been to the Cocoa Beach area? How long a drive from Disney? It looks like there is actually more than one beach there, which one would you recommend for a family with a 5 year old? Thanks for any help.
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02-09-2013, 03:13 PM
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02-09-2013, 09:07 PM
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 It was a nice walk to the Cocoa Beach pier too.
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02-10-2013, 01:55 AM
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We always use one of our days to drive to Cocoa as well. We go to Lori Wilson park beach. There is never more than a few families there so it's very uncrowded. They have free parking, bathrooms etc as well.
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Went to Coco about two years ago and it looked like a ghost town. Eveything was abandonded. Did I go to the wrong part or something?
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http://www.beachhunter.net/cocoa-beach/shepard-park.htm Shepard park is where we go to the beach when we hit the atlantic side. 50mins from disney via the toll road. ($2.50 each way in tolls) you can park for free, but it is a bit of an extra walk. We choose to park in the parks lot for $7.00. Nice and secure. Showers. Never gets too crowded. the sand is nice, and the water is nice as well. very clean beach.
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02-11-2013, 11:59 AM
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but in srping or fall, we drive the 2+ hours to clearwater indian rocks beach on the gulf. Slightly warmer water temps than the gulf in non summer seasons.
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