Best Coastal & Beaches in the USA

Alcova Reservoir

Alcova

Amelia Island & Fernandina Beach

Northeast Florida

Anna Maria Island

Gulf Coast

Annapolis Harbor

Annapolis

Apache Lake

Tortilla Flat

Assateague Island

Berlin

Avalon

Avalon

Bahia Honda State Park

Florida Keys

Bandon Beach

Bandon

Bar Harbor

Mount Desert Island

Barnegat Bay

Ocean County

Barnegat Lighthouse State Park

Barnegat Light

Basin Harbor Resort & Boat Club

Vergennes

Bass Harbor Head Light

Bass Harbor (Mount Desert Island)

Bay City State Park

Bay City

Bay Head

Bay Head

Bay St. Louis

Bay St. Louis

Bayou La Batre

Bayou La Batre

Bear Lake

Garden City

Bear Lake State Park (Utah)

Garden City

Beavertail State Park

Jamestown

Belle Isle Park

Detroit

Bethany Beach & Boardwalk

Bethany Beach

Big Bay State Park

La Pointe (Madeline Island)

Big Foot Beach State Park

Lake Geneva

Big Stone Beach

Milford

Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park

Key Biscayne

Block Island (Mohegan Bluffs)

New Shoreham

Bodega Bay

Sonoma County

Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge

Gulf Shores

Boneyard Beach, Bulls Island

Awendaw

Botany Bay Plantation Heritage Preserve and Wildlife Management Area

Edisto Island

Bowman-Haley Dam & Recreation Area

Bowman

Bradford Beach

Milwaukee

Branbury State Park

Salisbury

Breezy Point Beach & Campground

Chesapeake Beach

Brenton Point State Park

Newport

Broadkill Beach

Milton

Buccaneer Bay Water Park

Waveland

Buccaneer State Park

Waveland

Bug Light Park (Portland Breakwater Light)

South Portland

Caladesi Island State Park

Dunedin

Calvert Cliffs State Park

Lusby

Cannon Beach & Haystack Rock

Clatsop County

Cape Arago State Park

Coos Bay

Cape Blanco State Park

Port Orford

Cape Charles

Cape Charles

Cape Cod National Seashore

Cape Disappointment Lighthouse

Ilwaco

Cape Disappointment State Park

Ilwaco

Cape Disappointment State Park

Ilwaco, WA (near Astoria, OR)

Cape Falcon

Manzanita

Cape Flattery

Neah Bay

Cape Henlopen State Park

Lewes

Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area

Pacific City

Cape Lookout National Seashore

Outer Banks

Cape Lookout State Park

Tillamook

Cape Meares Lighthouse

Tillamook

Cape Perpetua Scenic Area

Yachats

Captain Cook State Recreation Area

Kenai Peninsula

Captains Choice Marina

Lake Murray

Captiva Island

Captiva

Carolina Beach

Carolina Beach

Carolina Beach Boardwalk

Carolina Beach

Carolina Beach State Park

Carolina Beach

Carolina Beach State Park Marina

Carolina Beach

Chatfield State Park

Littleton

Chatham Lighthouse

Chatham

Coeur d'Alene City Park & Beach

Coeur d'Alene

Coney Island

Brooklyn

Conneaut Township Beach

Conneaut

Coronado Island

San Diego County

Crane Beach

Ipswich

Crescent Beach State Park

Cape Elizabeth

Crystal Cove State Park

Orange County

Cumberland Island

St. Marys

Curtis Island Light

Camden

Cypremort Point State Park

Cypremort Point

Damariscotta River Cruises

Damariscotta

Dauphin Island

Mobile Bay

Delaware Beaches (North Shores)

Rehoboth Beach

Delaware Seashore State Park

Inlet District

Depoe Bay

Depoe Bay

Destin & Emerald Coast Beaches

Panhandle

Door County

Door Peninsula

Doubling Point Lighthouse

Arrowsic

Driftwood Beach

Jekyll Island

Dunes Club (Ocean City)

Ocean City

Duxbury Beach Park

Duxbury

Eagle Beach State Recreation Area

Juneau

East Matunuck State Beach

South Kingstown

Easton Beach (First Beach)

Newport

Easton's Beach Rotunda

Newport

Ebey's Landing State Park

Whidbey Island

Echo Lake State Park

North Conway

Ecola State Park

Cannon Beach

Edisto Beach State Park

Edisto Island

Elmer's Island Wildlife Refuge

Grand Isle

Elmore State Park

Lake Elmore

Emerald Isle

Crystal Coast

Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area

Enders

Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park

Fairport Harbor

Fenwick Island State Park

Fenwick Island

Ferry to Bainbridge Island

Seattle

Fire Island National Seashore

Long Island

Fisherman's Island State Park

Charlevoix

Fishermen's Memorial State Park and Campground

Narragansett

Folly Beach

Folly Beach

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area

Kure Beach

Fort Macon State Park

Atlantic Beach

Gansett Beach

Narragansett

Gansett Cruises

Newport

Gasparilla Island

Boca Grande

Gasparilla Island State Park

Boca Grande

Gastineau Channel

Juneau

Geneva-on-the-Lake

Geneva-on-the-Lake

Goat Island

Newport

Goat Rock Beach

Columbus

Gold Beach

Gold Beach

Golden Isles

Brunswick Coast

Grand Haven City Beach

Grand Haven

Grand Haven Lighthouse and Pier

Grand Haven

Grand Isle State Park

Grand Isle

Gulf Shores & Orange Beach

Gulf Coast

Gulfport Harbor

Gulfport

Gulfport Small Craft Harbor

Gulfport

Gunlock State Park

St. George

Hagley Landing

Pawleys Island

Half Moon Bay

San Mateo County

Hammonasset Beach State Park

Madison

Hampton Beach

Hampton

Hanalei Bay

Kauai

Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve

Honolulu, Oahu

Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area

Waimea, Big Island

Harbour Town Lighthouse

Hilton Head Island

Harkness Memorial State Park

Waterford

Harpswell Sound

Harpswell

Headlands Beach State Park

Mentor

Heber Springs & Greers Ferry Lake

Heber Springs

Heceta Head Lighthouse

Florence

Hilton Head Island

Beaufort County

Ho'okipa Beach Park

Paia, Maui

Holland State Park

Holly Beach

Cameron Parish

Homer Spit

Homer

Honeymoon Island State Park

Dunedin

Honolua Bay

Kapalua, Maui

Horn Island

Ocean Springs

House on the Rock

Otter Rock

Hunting Island State Park

St. Helena Island

Huntington Beach State Park

Murrells Inlet

Illinois Beach State Park

Zion

Illinois Beach State Park - North Unit

Zion

Indiana Dunes National Park

Chesterton

Indiana Dunes State Park Beach

Chesterton

Island Beach State Park (Northern Natural Area)

Seaside Park

Island Beach State Park (Southern Natural Area - Interpretive Center)

Seaside Park

Isle of Palms Beach

Isle of Palms

Isles of Shoals

Rye / Portsmouth

Jackson Lake State Park

Orchard

Jacksonville Beach

Jacksonville Beach

Jamestown Reservoir

Jamestown

Jekyll Island

Jekyll Island

Jekyll Island Sea Turtle Center

Jekyll Island

Jekyll Island State Park

Jekyll Island

Jenness State Beach

Rye

John Dellenback Dunes Trail

Reedsport

Jones Beach State Park

Long Island

Jones Park

Gulfport

Jordanelle State Park

Heber City

Kaanapali Beach & Black Rock

Maui

Kahana Bay Beach Park

Oahu

Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium

Kapaa Bike Path (Ke Ala Hele Makalae)

Kapaa, Kauai

Kelleys Island State Park

Kelleys Island

Kemah Boardwalk

Kemah

Kennebunk Beach

Kennebunk

Kennebunkport Historic District

Kennebunkport

Key West & Overseas Highway

Florida Keys

Kingsland Bay State Park

Ferrisburgh

Knight Point State Park

North Hero

Kohler-Andrae State Park

Sheboygan

Laguna Beach

Orange County

Lake Ashtabula

Valley City

Lake Dunmore

Salisbury/Leicester

Lake Elmore State Park

Lake Elmore

Lake Erie

Erie

Lake Erie Bluffs

Perry

Lake Erie Islands

Put-in-Bay

Lake Erie Islands (Put-in-Bay)

South Bass Island

Lake Erie Shores & Islands Welcome Center

Sandusky

Lake Harriet Bandshell Park Beach

Minneapolis

Lake Havasu & London Bridge

Lake Havasu

Lake LaMoure Recreation Area

LaMoure

Lake Las Vegas

Henderson

Lake Lowell

Nampa

Lake Michigan (Chicago Beaches - North Avenue Beach)

Chicago

Lake Michigan Beaches (Chicago)

Chicago

Lake Michigan Beaches (Evanston)

Evanston

Lake Michigan Shoreline (Evanston)

Evanston

Lake Minnetonka

Western Hennepin County

Lake Mohave

Laughlin

Lake Nokomis Main Beach

Minneapolis

Lake Oahe

Pierre

Lake Okoboji & Great Lakes

Okoboji

Lake Pepin

Lake City / Pepin

Lake Powell

Wahweap Marina (Utah Border)

Lake Powell (Wahweap Marina)

Page, AZ (Utah Border)

Lake St. Catherine State Park

Poultney

Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park (Sand Harbor)

Incline Village

Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park Sand Harbor Beach

Incline Village

Lake Wallenpaupack

Hawley

Lakeshore State Park

Milwaukee

Laniakea Beach (Turtle Beach)

Oahu

Lanikai Beach

Oahu

Lewes Beach & Historic Town

Lewes

Lime Kiln Point State Park

San Juan Island

Lion's Den Gorge Nature Preserve

Grafton

Long Beach

Long Island

Long Beach Island (LBI)

Ocean County

Long Beach Peninsula

Long Beach

Lydgate Beach Park

Lihue, Kauai

Lyman Lake State Park

St. Johns

Madeline Island

La Pointe

Makapu'u Point Lighthouse Trail

Oahu

Makena Beach State Park (Big Beach)

Kihei, Maui

Malibu

Los Angeles County

Marblehead Lighthouse State Park

Marblehead

Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk

Norwalk

Maritime Center at Norwalk

Norwalk

Marquette Harbor Lighthouse

Marquette

Marshall Point Lighthouse

Port Clyde

Mascot Dock & Restaurant

Wolfeboro

Matheson Hammock Park

Coral Gables

Miami Beach Art Deco District

Miami

Misquamicut State Beach

Westerly

Mokule'ia Beach Park

North Shore, Oahu

Molokini Crater

Maui Coast

Montana de Oro State Park

Los Osos (San Luis Obispo County)

Montauk Point State Park

Montauk, Long Island

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Monterey

Morris Island Lighthouse

Folly Beach

Mustang Island State Park

Corpus Christi

Mustang Island State Park - Beach Camping

Corpus Christi

Mustang Island State Park Paddling Trail

Corpus Christi

Myrtle Beach State Park

Myrtle Beach

Mystic Aquarium

Mystic

Nantucket

Naples & Marco Island

Southwest Coast

Narragansett Beach

Narragansett

Neah Bay

Makah Reservation

Neskowin Ghost Forest

Neskowin

New England Aquarium

Newport & Oregon Coast Aquarium

Newport

Newport Beach

Orange County

Niquette Bay State Park

Colchester

Nobska Lighthouse

Woods Hole

North Beach

North Beach

North Beach Boardwalk

North Beach

North Beach, Lake Charles

Lake Charles

North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher

Kure Beach

North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores

Pine Knoll Shores

North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke Island

Manteo

North Carolina Maritime Museum at Beaufort

Beaufort

North Head Lighthouse

Ilwaco

North Kingstown Town Beach (Blue Beach)

North Kingstown

North Shore

Lake Superior

North Shore of Oahu

Oahu

Nubble Lighthouse

York

Ocean Beach Park

New London

Ocean City Beach (Delaware side)

Fenwick Island

Ocean City Boardwalk

Ocean City

Ocean City Boardwalk

Ocean City

Ocean City Inlet

Ocean City

Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum

Ocean City

Oceanside

San Diego County

Odiorne Point State Park

Rye

Ogunquit Beach & Marginal Way

Ogunquit

Okoboji & Great Lakes Region

Okoboji

Ormond Beach

Ormond Beach

Oswald West State Park

Manzanita

Outer Banks

Atlantic Coast

P.J. Hoffmaster State Park

Muskegon

Pacific City

Pacific City

Park Point Beach

Duluth

Pascagoula Beach

Pascagoula

Pascagoula Beach Park

Pascagoula

Payette Lake

McCall

Peaks Island

Portland

Pecan Point Beach

Kingston

Pemaquid Beach Park

Bristol

Pemaquid Lighthouse Park

Bristol

Pemaquid Point Light

Bristol

Pensacola Beach

Pensacola

Perdido Key

Perdido Key

Perdido Key State Park

Perdido Key

Periwinkle Way

Sanibel Island

Perkins Cove

Ogunquit

Peter Iredale Shipwreck

Fort Stevens State Park, Hammond

Pettit Bay

Tahlequah

Pineview Reservoir

Ogden Valley

Pismo Beach

San Luis Obispo County

Plum Island

Newburyport

Point Beach State Forest

Two Rivers

Point Betsie Lighthouse

Frankfort

Point Judith Lighthouse

Narragansett

Point Pleasant Beach

Point Pleasant Beach

Point Reyes National Seashore

Marin County

Point Wilson Lighthouse

Port Townsend

Point Woronzof Park

Anchorage

Poipu Beach Park

Poipu, Kauai

Polihale State Park

Waimea, Kauai

Ponce de Leon Place

Rehoboth Beach

Ponce de Leon Place (Rehoboth Beach)

Rehoboth Beach

Popham Beach State Park

Phippsburg

Port Aransas

Mustang Island

Port Austin Reef Light

Port Austin

Port Crescent State Park

Port Austin

Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site

Port Isabel

Portland Head Light

Cape Elizabeth

Presque Isle State Park

Erie

Prince William Sound

Southcentral Alaska

Prouty Beach

Newport

Punalu'u Black Sand Beach

Big Island

Put-in-Bay

South Bass Island

Puu Pehe (Sweetheart Rock)

Lanai

Pyramid Lake

Nixon

Quoddy Head State Park

Lubec

Race Point Beach

Provincetown

Rehoboth Beach & Boardwalk

Rehoboth Beach

Reid State Park

Georgetown

Rockaway Beach

Queens

Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse

Rockland

Rocky Neck State Park

East Lyme

Rocky Neck State Park Beach

East Lyme

Rosy Mound Natural Area

Grand Haven

Ruby Beach

Olympic National Park

Rutherford Beach

Cameron Parish

Rye Harbor State Park

Rye

Sachuest Beach (Second Beach)

Middletown

Salt Creek Recreation Area

Port Angeles

Saltwater State Park

Des Moines

Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor

Brookings

San Juan Islands

Salish Sea

Sand Bar State Park

Milton

Sand Beach

Bar Harbor (Acadia National Park)

Sandy Hook Gateway National Recreation Area

Middletown Township

Sandy Point State Park

Annapolis

Sanibel Island

Gulf Coast

Santa Monica Pier & Beach

Santa Monica

Scarborough Beach State Park

Scarborough

Scarborough State Beach

Narragansett

Schooner Woodwind Sailing Cruises

Annapolis

Scusset Beach State Reservation

Sagamore

Sea Rim State Park

Sabine Pass

Sebago Lake State Park

Casco

Sebastian Inlet State Park

Melbourne Beach

Seven Mile Island (Avalon & Stone Harbor)

Cape May County

Seward & Resurrection Bay

Kenai Peninsula

Shackleford Banks

Outer Banks

Sherwood Island State Park

Westport

Ship Island

Gulfport

Shore Acres State Park

Coos Bay

Silver Lake State Park

Barnard

Silver Lake State Park Sand Dunes

Mears

Silver Sands State Park

Milford

Singing Beach

Manchester-by-the-Sea

Sitka Sound

Sitka

Slaughter Beach

Slaughter Beach

South Beach

Miami Beach

South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Care Center

Charleston

South Coastal Beach (South Bethany)

South Bethany

South Padre Island

South Padre Island

St. Albans Bay Park

St. Albans

St. George Island State Park

St. George Island

St. Louis Bay

Bay St. Louis

St. Simons Island

St. Simons Island

Stone Harbor

Stone Harbor

Sturgeon Point Lighthouse Museum and Park

Harrisville

Sullivan's Island Beach

Sullivan's Island

Tangier Island Cruises

Onancock / Reedville

Tawas Point State Park

East Tawas

The Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa

Point Clear

The Hamptons & Montauk

Long Island

The Jersey Shore

Atlantic Coast

Thimble Islands

Branford

Thor's Well

Yachats

Three Capes Scenic Route

Tillamook County

Tracy Arm Fjord

Southeast Alaska (near Juneau)

Tybee Island

Savannah Coast

Tybee Island Light Station and Museum

Tybee Island

Venice Beach

Venice

Virginia Beach Boardwalk

Virginia Beach

Waikiki Beach & Honolulu

Oahu

Waimea Bay Beach Park

Oahu

Walker Lake

Hawthorne

Wallis Sands State Beach

Rye

Watch Hill

Westerly

Whaleback Lighthouse

Kittery

Wharton Point

Phippsburg

Whidbey Island

Island County

Whitefish Dunes State Park

Sturgeon Bay

Whitefish Point Light Station

Paradise

Willard Bay State Park

Willard

Willard Bay State Park (North Marina)

Willard

Wingaersheek Beach

Gloucester

Woodland Beach

Smyrna

World's End

Hingham