Playalinda Beach, Atlantic beach in Canaveral National Seashore, Florida.

Playalinda Beach is a sandy shore within Canaveral National Seashore, stretching across a natural coastline with undeveloped dunes and native plants. The water sits between the Atlantic Ocean and Mosquito Lagoon, creating a protected barrier island setting.

The land was originally set aside for NASA space launch facilities but was transferred to the National Park Service in 1975 for public use. Since then it has operated as a protected natural area open to visitors.

Surfers come here to ride the waves, and many visitors come to watch rocket launches from the nearby space center across the water.

Playalinda is reached from Titusville and is open daily from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm. Access can be closed periodically to prepare for rocket launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station or the Kennedy Space Center just south of the beach; the sections left open then draw crowds of launch watchers. The drivable stretch runs just over 4 miles (6.4 km), and the first parking area sits at 28.65438°N, 80.63177°W.

Brevard County's nudity ordinance is rarely or erratically enforced at parking lot #13, the last lot, giving that section a de facto clothing-optional status. A 2026 ranking of U.S. states by number of natural beaches named Playalinda the representative beach for Florida.