Why Vacation in Cocoa Beach?

Cocoa Beach is only an hour’s drive from Orlando and the area offers an exceptional array of family fun attractions. Of course, the biggest and best attraction is simply the beach itself – where you’ll find plenty of sunshine, white sand and the inviting waves of the Atlantic Ocean.

There’s no vacation quite as relaxing as a beach vacation. And if you’re heading to Cocoa Beach, Florida, there’s nothing better than a beachfront hotel with ocean views. Oceanfront resorts and suites are plentiful in Cocoa Beach and most of the Cocoa Beach hotels, inns, condo rentals and vacation rentals are ideally located near popular family-friendly attractions, shops, restaurants and nightlife.

A stay in Cocoa Beach also gives you easy access to Port Canaveral, home to a wide range of massive cruise ships. Catch a cruise or just watch the ships come in and out of Port Canaveral. Disney Cruise Lines, Carnival Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines all call Port Canaveral home year round.

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Explore what Cocoa Beach has to offer

Cocoa Beach, FL: EAT

Guests at the thatched Rikki Tiki Tavern at the end of the Cocoa Beach Pier

Rikki Tiki Tavern

Ocean-view dining room at Pelican's Bar & Grill on the Cocoa Beach Pier

Pelican's Bar

The open-air bar at Keith's Oyster Bar on the Cocoa Beach Pier

Keith's Oyster Bar

As you might expect, Cocoa Beach is filled with exceptional seafood restaurants as well as a wide range of other family-friendly eateries ranging from pizza, sushi and Mexican to Italian, fast food and Japanese. Choose from restaurants such as Gregory’s Steak & Seafood, The Fat Snook, Pompano Grill, Fat Kahuna’s Beachside Grill, The Tiny Turtle, Rock the Guac, Barrier Jack’s and many more.

One of the most popular places to dine in Cocoa Beach is the iconic Cocoa Beach Pier. Stretching out 800 feet over the Atlantic Ocean, the pier combines a variety of dining options with spectacular ocean views. Options include Pelicans Bar & Grill, Rikki Tiki Tavern, The Boardwalk Bar, Keith’s Oyster Bar and Sea Dogs.

Cocoa Beach, FL: DRINK

The tiki-roofed bar inside Longboards restaurant in Cocoa Beach

Longboards Tiki Beach Grille

The bar and stools at Twin Finnegans in Cocoa Beach

Twin Finnegans

Screens above the bar at the Time Out Sports Bar in Cocoa Beach

Time Out Sports Bar

The Cocoa Beach Pier is a great place to grab a beer or cocktail and relax. But there are plenty of other options for grabbing a drink while enjoying the ocean views. Some of the best hangouts include Longboards Tiki Beach Grille, Twin Finnegans, the Sandbar Sports Grill, Coconuts on the Beach, Time Out Sports Bar, Jumps Tiny Tavern and Cocoa Beach Casablanca.

A yellow umbrella and beach loungers on the sand beside the Cocoa Beach Pier

Explore Cocoa Beach

Located along the spectacular Space Coast in Brevard County, Cocoa Beach, Florida has plenty to do and there’s something for everyone in the family to enjoy! Cocoa is just a few miles from Cape Canaveral and no Canaveral getaway is complete without a visit to Kennedy Space Center. There’s no better way to explore the wonders of space and space travel than by visiting Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. It’s a great place to see rockets and space shuttles up close, tour launch facilities, and even meet a real astronaut!

Other area attractions include:

  • Ron Jon Surf Shop
  • Dinosaur Store & Adventure Zone
  • Golf N Gator Miniature Golf
  • Brevard Zoo
The Rocket Garden lit at dusk at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

Kennedy Space Center

Learn all there is to know about the Race to the Moon, explore the achievements of legendary astronauts, take a tour behind the gates, explore a space shuttle, and discover the history behind the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and shuttle programs. Wander through the rocket garden, explore the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, watch a movie of the first Lunar landing, experience the modules and microgravity of the International Space Station, check out a Mars rover vehicle, or experience the sights, sounds and sensations of blasting into space inside a space shuttle.

A surfer riding a wave on the Space Coast at Cocoa Beach

Surfing

When you stay at the beach, you’ll want to do as the locals do and experience one of the greatest joys of Cocoa Beach – surfing! As the surfing capital of the east coast, Cocoa Beach is a great location for catching some of the best waves you’ll find along the Atlantic. Test your skills while hanging 10 or simply gather near the Cocoa Beach Pier to watch others. You may even catch one of the many top surfing competitions held annually near the pier.

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