Best Coastal & Beaches in the USA

80 destinations catalogued Β· 63 guides live

The best coastal & beaches across all 50 states β€” researched guides with honest tips, best times to visit, and links to our trip planning tools.

Arizona

Apache Lake

Tortilla Flat

Maryland

Assateague Island

Berlin

Maine

Bar Harbor

Mount Desert Island

Alabama

Bayou La Batre

Bayou La Batre

Michigan

Belle Isle Park

Detroit

Delaware

Bethany Beach & Boardwalk

Bethany Beach

Alabama

Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge

Gulf Shores

Maryland

Calvert Cliffs State Park

Lusby

Massachusetts

Cape Cod National Seashore

Delaware

Cape Henlopen State Park

Lewes

Georgia

Cumberland Island

St. Marys

Alabama

Dauphin Island

Mobile Bay

Delaware

Delaware Seashore State Park

Inlet District

Florida

Destin & Emerald Coast Beaches

Panhandle

Delaware

Fenwick Island State Park

Fenwick Island

Georgia

Golden Isles

Brunswick Coast

Louisiana

Grand Isle State Park

Grand Isle

Alabama

Gulf Shores & Orange Beach

Gulf Coast

Connecticut

Hammonasset Beach State Park

Madison

Hawaii

Hanalei Bay

Kauai

Arkansas

Heber Springs & Greers Ferry Lake

Heber Springs

Michigan

Holland State Park

Alaska

Homer Spit

Homer

Indiana

Indiana Dunes National Park

Chesterton

Mississippi

Jones Park

Gulfport

Hawaii

Kaanapali Beach & Black Rock

Maui

Missouri

Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium

Maine

Kennebunkport Historic District

Kennebunkport

Florida

Key West & Overseas Highway

Florida Keys

Arizona

Lake Havasu & London Bridge

Lake Havasu

Iowa

Lake Okoboji & Great Lakes

Okoboji

Hawaii

Lanikai Beach

Oahu

Delaware

Lewes Beach & Historic Town

Lewes

Arizona

Lyman Lake State Park

St. Johns

Maine

Marshall Point Lighthouse

Port Clyde

Florida

Miami Beach Art Deco District

Miami

Hawaii

Molokini Crater

Maui Coast

California

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Monterey

Connecticut

Mystic Aquarium

Mystic

Massachusetts

Nantucket

Florida

Naples & Marco Island

Southwest Coast

Massachusetts

New England Aquarium

Minnesota

North Shore

Lake Superior

Hawaii

North Shore of Oahu

Oahu

Maine

Nubble Lighthouse

York

Maryland

Ocean City Boardwalk

Ocean City

Maine

Ogunquit Beach & Marginal Way

Ogunquit

Alabama

Perdido Key

Perdido Key

California

Point Reyes National Seashore

Marin County

Maine

Popham Beach State Park

Phippsburg

Maine

Portland Head Light

Cape Elizabeth

Maine

Quoddy Head State Park

Lubec

Delaware

Rehoboth Beach & Boardwalk

Rehoboth Beach

Florida

Sanibel Island

Gulf Coast

California

Santa Monica Pier & Beach

Santa Monica

Maine

Sebago Lake State Park

Casco

Alaska

Seward & Resurrection Bay

Kenai Peninsula

Connecticut

Sherwood Island State Park

Westport

Mississippi

Ship Island

Gulfport

Alabama

The Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa

Point Clear

Connecticut

Thimble Islands

Branford

Georgia

Tybee Island

Savannah Coast

Hawaii

Waikiki Beach & Honolulu

Oahu

Oregon

Bandon Beach

Bandon

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Rhode Island

Beavertail State Park

Jamestown

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Rhode Island

Block Island (Mohegan Bluffs)

New Shoreham

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Oregon

Cannon Beach & Haystack Rock

Clatsop County

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Wisconsin

Door County

Door Peninsula

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South Carolina

Edisto Beach State Park

Edisto Island

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New Hampshire

Hampton Beach

Hampton

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South Carolina

Hilton Head Island

Beaufort County

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South Carolina

Huntington Beach State Park

Murrells Inlet

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Rhode Island

Narragansett Beach

Narragansett

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Oregon

Newport & Oregon Coast Aquarium

Newport

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North Carolina

Outer Banks

Atlantic Coast

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Pennsylvania

Presque Isle State Park

Erie

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Washington

San Juan Islands

Salish Sea

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New York

The Hamptons & Montauk

Long Island

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New Jersey

The Jersey Shore

Atlantic Coast

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Virginia

Virginia Beach Boardwalk

Virginia Beach

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