With the dark colored sand, I can see why they call it Cocoa Beach. We were there at the end of January so the beach wasn’t too crowded and the water was fairly cool. Lots of small shells for anyone who wants to collect a few. We noticed a couple of Man of Wars had washed up on the beach so you might want to make sure to keep an eye on small kids so they don’t go poking at them. Lots of people fish here and we saw someone catch a Bonnethead shark. Overall, a nice beach to walk along and watch the waves come crashing in.

Nice clean beach with a nice pier. Paid Parking lot available located right at the pier which was handy. Stopped in at the rikki tiki tavern for some drinks. Cocktails were great.

Took the kids multiple days, both to the pier and down farther. Down at the pier there’s restaurants, and a couple of shops, pay for parking in the lot right out front. There are also public beach entrances all down Ridgewood Drive, some u paid for some not (there’s an app to download and pay). If you’re going for a launch at the space center you have a pretty good view from here, anywhere along the space coast really. It’s a MUST to visit.

Always a great time! The best part is seeing rockets go off and cruise ships go out to sea all while enjoying the sun and sand. If you enjoy a sunrise over the ocean cocoa beach definitely has some of the most beautiful one I’ve seen!

Beautiful Beach!! Great place to hunt sea shells! The kids enjoyed riding the waves and digging for sand crabs. Recommend staying at a VRBO that has beach accessories available for use otherwise renting will get expensive!

We are from sunny southern California and live 15 minutes from some great beaches in MDR and Santa Monica…BUT nothing comes close to one of the most picturesque beaches on earth… COCO BEACH 🏖️! From parking feet from the beach and walking on some beautiful white sand, the whole environment was breathtaking! What we all loved the most and especially my children was the WARM Atlantic ocean! It felt like warm bathwater! To top it off the salt content didn’t hurt our eyes (we forgot our goggles) and the floor of the sea was as smooth as the beach. No big rocks, and plenty of sea shells to be collected. Fun had by all… BUT please reserve a chair with umbrella for rent already set up, or make sure to bring your own umbrella and chair… it gets HOT 🥵 in July!

Nice sand, not a lot directly on the beach or pier to do. Fair amount of shopping on road nearby. Parking fee, but not excessive. Marion Rd showers bathrooms were ok, not great. Umbrella chair rentals available but close fairly early.

One of the closer beaches from Orlando area, it was a nice day trip to the sand and ocean. By the public entrance, there was plenty of parking when we went. Water had some waves and nice sand of the kids. You can rent umbrellas and chairs for the day as well for $30. There really isnt much shady areas so bring your own umbrella or just rent it.