Canaveral National Seashore Beach - Titusville, FL
N 28° 42.136 W 080° 40.020
17R E 532526 N 3175045
Canaveral National Seashore is located along the Atlantic coast in Titusville, Florida, USA.
Waymark Code: WM2TVT
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 12/22/2007
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The Canaveral National Seashore (CANA) is a National Seashore located between New Smyrna Beach and Titusville, Florida, in the United States. The park's 24-mile long beach is the longest undeveloped beach on the east coast of Florida. The southern part is also known as Playalinda Beach and the northern part includes Turtle Mound.
The John F. Kennedy Space Center is located at the southern end of the barrier island occupied by Canaveral National Seashore so access to the seashore is often restricted during launch-related activities at the space center. Mosquito Lagoon borders the other side of the Cape from the Seashore.
The Playalinda Beach has thirteen parking lots numbered from the south. The space shuttle launch facility is easily visible from the approach to Parking Lot #1. The shore north of Parking Lot #13 has for years been an informal nudist beach. Brevard County passed an ordinance (3 to 2) making nudity illegal in the county, but the National Seashore administration refuses to spend money out of its own budget to enforce a local county ordinance, so enforcement is spotty and infrequent. We took our coordinates at Parking Lot #13 as it is by far the most popular access point to the CANA beach.
Park highlights include pristine, undeveloped beach, dunes and lagoon offering sanctuary to an abundant blend of plants and animals. Year-round recreation includes fishing, boating, canoeing, surfing, sunbathing, swimming, hiking, camping, nature and historical trails.
Type of beach: Natural
Location of beach: Seashore
Beach surface type: Coarse sand
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