Posted By: ChuckG
Blind Creek vs Playalinda (Central Florida) - 03/28/2019 01:13 PM
We just returned to Cypress Cove from another trip to Blind Creek (see previous thread link comparing Haulover and Blind Creek), this time preceded by a visit to Playalinda Beach, part of Cape Canaveral National Seashore. We camped one night at Jetty Park Campground in Port Canaveral (an hour's drive south of Playalinda) and 3 nights back at the Ft. Pierce KOA. We were lucky to have great weather all 4 days, bright sun and temps reaching the upper 70s, albeit with some coolish breezes. The ocean temps were upper 60s at Playalinda and 72F at Blind Creek.
Both Playalinda and Blind Creek are really nice and practically identical, once you walk over the dunes to the long, beautiful beaches.They were both uncrowded with plenty of room to spread out if one is willing to walk a bit on weekends. The differences have to do with access and proximity to accommodations and restaurants.
Playalinda (finally) has permanent signs about nudity near the last parking area #13 which is quite a long but scenic drive from I-95/Titusville. Also there is a gate where one must pay day fees unless one has a senior Golden Pass, free then!. It seemed to be a slow process getting through the gate, taking about 5 minutes even though there were only 4 cars in front of us. It must be painful on weekend mornings, so I suggest that you get their early, I think they open at 6 AM. Another reason to arrive early is that the parking areas fill up quickly. We had to park in area 12 after our 10 AM arrival, even on a Friday, and it was also full by noon or so. But thankfully, the nude area now extends from area 13 south to 12 so we had a short walk after all. Our friends went on a Saturday recently, arriving around 11 AM, and had to park at area 10, it took them 20 min to walk to the nude area. Each parking area has a small bathroom. There is one RV park in Titusville, some restaurants along Rt. 406 and a few hotels near the I-95 exit, maybe a 30 min drive from the beach.
Access to Blind Creek beach is easier, the large parking lot is just off of Rt. A1A on Hutchinson Island and it is located right next to the walkway (i.e. short walk to the beach). It looked to be quite full on Saturday. The nice thing is that there was no rush to get there, the lot was still practically empty at 9 AM on both Saturday and Sunday in late March (peak season) with a great weather forecast. And it is totally free with no entrance gate like at Playalinda. The Treasure Coast Naturists have done a nice job posting nudity warning signs, keeping the beach clean and funding the 3 porta-potties. Accommodations and restaurants are just 10 min away in either direction and coming in from the north there are a couple of convenience stores on the island, where we bought lunch food and ice.
So Central Florida is blessed with these two great naturist beaches, either of which are perfect for a nice, nekkid day or 2 in the sun! I should not leave out Apollo Beach on the north end of the Seashore. We are hoping to get there on our next beach tour!
Both Playalinda and Blind Creek are really nice and practically identical, once you walk over the dunes to the long, beautiful beaches.They were both uncrowded with plenty of room to spread out if one is willing to walk a bit on weekends. The differences have to do with access and proximity to accommodations and restaurants.
Playalinda (finally) has permanent signs about nudity near the last parking area #13 which is quite a long but scenic drive from I-95/Titusville. Also there is a gate where one must pay day fees unless one has a senior Golden Pass, free then!. It seemed to be a slow process getting through the gate, taking about 5 minutes even though there were only 4 cars in front of us. It must be painful on weekend mornings, so I suggest that you get their early, I think they open at 6 AM. Another reason to arrive early is that the parking areas fill up quickly. We had to park in area 12 after our 10 AM arrival, even on a Friday, and it was also full by noon or so. But thankfully, the nude area now extends from area 13 south to 12 so we had a short walk after all. Our friends went on a Saturday recently, arriving around 11 AM, and had to park at area 10, it took them 20 min to walk to the nude area. Each parking area has a small bathroom. There is one RV park in Titusville, some restaurants along Rt. 406 and a few hotels near the I-95 exit, maybe a 30 min drive from the beach.
Access to Blind Creek beach is easier, the large parking lot is just off of Rt. A1A on Hutchinson Island and it is located right next to the walkway (i.e. short walk to the beach). It looked to be quite full on Saturday. The nice thing is that there was no rush to get there, the lot was still practically empty at 9 AM on both Saturday and Sunday in late March (peak season) with a great weather forecast. And it is totally free with no entrance gate like at Playalinda. The Treasure Coast Naturists have done a nice job posting nudity warning signs, keeping the beach clean and funding the 3 porta-potties. Accommodations and restaurants are just 10 min away in either direction and coming in from the north there are a couple of convenience stores on the island, where we bought lunch food and ice.
So Central Florida is blessed with these two great naturist beaches, either of which are perfect for a nice, nekkid day or 2 in the sun! I should not leave out Apollo Beach on the north end of the Seashore. We are hoping to get there on our next beach tour!
