Please have several dates in mind when you call, and we ask that you keep your calls brief. The programs will be presented in both Playalinda (South) and Apollo (North) Districts and run from 8:00 PM until midnight on June 2, 3, 9, 10,, 16, 17, 23, 24, and 30. Persons with an Access Pass or a Senior Pass receive a 50% discount for the cardholder only. The fee for this program is $14.00 per person ages 16 and above 15 and under are free. Reservations have a maximum of six (6) persons per reservation call. The programs are open to all persons eight years of age and older. The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that nudity alone does not constitute lewd behavior, which is why Bevard County had to pass a law specifically addressing nudity.“TURTLE WATCH RESERVATIONS” Starting Monday (5/15) at 9:00am EST, we will begin taking reservations for this year’s June Turtle Watch programs. However, Lewd / Lascivious Behavior is on the list, and this is one of only three offenses that forces you to appear in court, with DUI and Reckless Operation of a Vehicle being the other two. There was a posting at one of the parking areas that lists common legal offenses and their fines and / or punishment, and nudity is not on the list (parking on the grass and disturbing the wildlife are).
In fact, the nude beach at Playalinda is much more popular than the one at Apollo, and nudity is legal at Apollo in Volusia County. When doing research on the topic, I found that articles on arrests and enforcement dried up after 2000, and today, from what I gather, unless you start having sex or are involved in other lewd behavior-violations that are more common than you might think-nobody is going to bother you. Arrests were made sporadically in the 1990s, but the sheriff made it clear that he and his men had better things to do than arrest naked people. Brevard County, where Playalinda Beach is located, had no anti-nudity laws for the first twenty years of the park’s existence, but such laws were enacted in 1995. When Canaveral National Seashore was created in 1975, the nude beach at Playalinda was well established. From reading online reviews, it sounds like most of the crowd is 50+ years old and the majority men.Ī nude beach exists in a National Park because the National Park Service follows state and county laws in regards to nudity since there is no federal law addressing the subject. I will say that most of the people I saw were aged hippies, none of whom I would care to see naked. You’ll have to check it out for yourself. I did not make a visit to the nude beach since I wasn’t planning to be nude, thus I can’t report more on it. Families that wander down to the end of the road should not find any surprises. You won’t see any naked people in the parking lot, and the beach is hidden behind the dunes. This is why I mentioned that the busiest parking lots are #12 and #13.
On a busy day, parking for the nude beach can be backed up as far down as Parking Area #10, a half-hour walk to Beach #13, though in most cases you can get a spot at least at Parking Area #12. There are only 45 parking spaces at Beach #13, and by the time I arrived the place was packed. Playalinda Beach #12 at Canaveral National Seashore (check out the couple at the top left)
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