Center Florida beaches include:

• Cocoa Beach
• Daytona Beach
• Ormond Beach
• New Smyrna Beach
• Ponce Inlet
• Melbourne

Cocoa Beach: A quaint beach town an hour east of Orlando on Florida's East Coast. Cocoa Beach not only offers you a relaxing escape, but you'll also be able to do some deep sea fishing and parasailing.

Daytona Beach: Historically Daytona is known for it's hard packed sand making it a great place to catch motosports events from  as well as the Daytona International Speedway, home to NASCAR's famed Daytona 500 and NASCAR headquarters.

Ormond Beach: The Northern Neighbor of Daytona Beach and was originally inhabited by the Timucuan Indians. Ormond resides in the Tomoka State Park and has a stunning Scenic Loop and Trail.

New Smyrna Beach: Settled in 1768 by approximately 1500 settlers, from Minorca, Majorca, Ibiza, Smyrna, Crete, Mani Peninsula, and Sicily, arrived to harvest indigo, hemp, and sugarcane to produce rum.  Today, this bustling resort community of 20,000 residents receives over 1 million visitors each year.

Ponce Inlet: This small town of only 3,178 inhabitants is located south of Daytona Beach. Several marinas are located here as it is considered one of the area's best fishing spots.  The town maintains a relaxed lifestyle with uncrowded beaches and the historical Ponce de Leon Inlet Light Station which is the tallest lighthouse in Florida and the second tallest lighthouse in the nation. Visitors who ascend the 175-foot-tall lighthouse tower are rewarded with an amazing view of the Florida coastline.

Melbourne: With the historic pier in Melbourne Beach Peir, and is Florida's oldest beach community as Ponce de Leon landed here in 1513. Melbourne was voted one of ten best bargain retirement spots in America.

Whether its fishing, surfing, or just plain old relaxing on the beach, you can find great beaches in Center Florida.