Ocean Beach

[DisneyHotDog]

Where is the closest beach (ocean/gulf) to Disney? I would like to drive to a beach for the day and was wondering which would be the closest and how far is it?

 

[Mickey2013]

Daytona is under an hour from Orlando. Just drive east and you'll hit the beach one way or the other.

 

[Princess Sara's Mom]

Where is the closest beach (ocean/gulf) to Disney? I would like to drive to a beach for the day and was wondering which would be the closest and how far is it?

I wish I could provide you with the closest beach info, but I'm a Gulf Girl and prefer that side. I've done Daytona, Cocoa, Flagler, [which would be closer, I think, distance-wise/timewise] St. Augustine, etc but much prefer Clearwater and my new favorite, Longboat Key.

We stayed at the Hilton [during the week in September for a few days] and it was so serene and the sunsets were amazing. Nice walking beaches... There's a neat little community with great restaurants, St. Armands, that's about 5 to 10 minutes away and worth the drive.

Well, I guess it depends on what you're looking for--if you are looking for a quiet, relaxing beach time, then I recommend Longboat--if it's fun, party beach-scene [it's been years and frankly some of those memories are a bit on the fuzzy side! ] & you're like 'I just want to go to a beach', then, I'd probably go to Daytona & Cocoa which I think are closer--maybe someone else can help you out on where specifically to go there...

Hope this helps!