Things to Do in Cocoa Beach: The Pier, Surf Lessons, Mangrove Kayaking and Rocket Launches

Most beach towns offer sand and seafood. Cocoa Beach adds a beginner surf break, mangrove tunnels full of manatees and rockets launching up the coast.

The list

• Westgate Cocoa Beach Pier. A local landmark for more than 50 years, with fishing, beach rentals, gift shops and live entertainment.
• Learn to surf. Visit Florida calls the waves calm and consistent, with water shallow enough to wade past the breakers.
• Lori Wilson Park. Free parking, a wide beach and a nature trail into a maritime hammock.
• Kayak the Thousand Islands. Guided tours paddle mangrove tunnels where manatees and dolphins live.
• Kennedy Space Center. Space Shuttle Atlantis and the Apollo/Saturn V Center. Prices: Kennedy Space Center tickets.
• Launch watching. Check the SpaceX schedule and watch from the sand.
• Cruise day. Port Canaveral is minutes away.

Visit Space Coast adds boat tours, tiki bars and golf.

Where to stay

Westgate Cocoa Beach has 2-bedroom suites that sleep 6 and a shuttle to the pier.

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