Coming to the Space Coast is different than a lot of places because we do not stay in one town and do everything in 1 town, the whole area is our playground.
5 nights in Cocoa Beach with twin 6 year olds should be a blast as long as you have a car and want to see what Brevard County has to offer. My nieces and nephews love just bein at the hotel pool and on the beach every year.
1. The water temperature in Cocoa Beach in October will still be almost 80 degrees. The kids will want to spend time playing in the water. Bring or buy some sand toys because they will love making castles with moats. Also buy or rent a couple of bodyboards for them to play in the water. We always bring a bat and wiffle ball, football, etc. too.
2. There are waves and they may be a little rougher in October or could be like a lake depending on whether there is a storm system out there. One good thing in the Cocoa Beach area we find that the bottom is a little more regular meaning there is not as many drop offs close to the shore as farther South. It is also sandy beaches and the reef that runs along the coast is not a problem there. You might want to spend a day at theCocoa Beach pier beach. Westgate owns the pier now and has shops and reastaurants. You will see surfers at that beach. Also go to Ron Jons. You can spend hours there looking at all the stuff they sell. Great place for pictures there, too. You could even rent surfboards and take a day lesson . Lori Wilson beach park has a cool nature path.
3. Go to the Space Center for a Day. It is really interesting on the tour, but they also have fun things for the kids to do. There is a playground and a water play area where the water spurts up out of the ground. Watch for alligators in the ditches/canals along the road. on Space Center property as you drive in to the Visitors Center.
4. Check out Canaveral National Seashore. You have to go to Titusville to get the bridge to get out there. A block before you get to the bridge is Space View park on the river. If you watched shuttle launches they always showed the crowd from there. It has mouments from every era of US space. They have molds of many of the astronauts hands to measure your own against there, too. In addition to the beach, Canaveral Beach has a great Widlife trail that you drive through slowly to see the mangrocves, marsh, and all the wildlife. If you do go we like parking in the first beach access because you can see gantries etc. ffrom the sand.
5. A little farther to drive but well worth a day trip. Sebastion Inlet State Park. South on A1A from Cocoa Beach. You will go past Patrick airforce Base so watch for planes out on the tarmac as you go by. Check out some of the beaches on the way. Paradise Beach has a big playground and Canova Beach(at the end of Eau Gallie Causeway) has the reef exposed at low tide. Spend the rest of the day at Sebastian Inlet . Probably see some surfing and lots of fishermen on the pier and jetty. My guys like to walk to the end. There is a fishing bridge that goes over the inlet itself and it is cool looking down into the water and watching boats come in or out to the ocean. On the West side of the park is a large tide pool that is fun for little ones to play in without waves. You might even want to get a reservation that night for dinner at the Disney Vero Beach Resort which is down the road a little ways. BTW the restaurant at Sebastian Inlet has pretty good food.
6. Come down to Melbourne and go to Andretti Park.(go carts. mini golf, games) While in the area go to the Bass Pro Shop. Outside are alligators and wild hogs to see. It is called the Stick Marsh Outlet. as the wall fish tank with local kinds of fish.
7. How bought deep sea fishing or a dolphin cruise on the river? Check out Miss Cape Canaveral for a 1/2 day on the ocean.
8. Mini golf? Lighthouse Cove, Jungle Village, or Golf and Gator.
9. Brevard Zoo off I-95 in Viera.
10. Air boat ride
11, Head up to Christmas, Florida and take a picnic to Fort Christmas. My guys loved it there. Has a good playground, old village buildings and the fort.
12. Just have some fun while here....feel free to ask questions or pm me if you want.
