List of beaches in the United States

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The following is list of beaches in the U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories. Linked sub-articles have more detailed lists; not all beaches are shown on this list.


This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by with reliable sources.

States, federal district, and territories[]

Alabama[]

  • Dauphin Island
  • Gulf Shores
  • Orange Beach
  • Fairhope
  • Fort Morgan

Alaska[]

American Samoa[]

Ofu Beach on Ofu Island in American Samoa (National Park of American Samoa)

Arizona[]

California[]

See also: List of beaches in California; List of state beaches in California; List of beaches in San Diego; and List of beaches in Sonoma County, California
Main article: List of beaches in California
Ocean Beach Pier, San Diego
  • Aliso Creek Beach
  • Black's Beach
  • Capistrano Beach
  • Carlsbad
  • Carmel-by-the-Sea
  • Carpinteria
  • Children's Pool Beach, La Jolla
  • Corona del Mar
  • Coronado
  • Dana Point
  • Del Mar
  • Encinitas
  • Grover Beach
  • Hermosa Beach
  • Huntington Beach
  • Imperial Beach
  • La Jolla, San Diego
  • La Jolla Cove, La Jolla
  • La Jolla Shores, La Jolla
  • Laguna Beach
  • Long Beach
  • Malibu
  • Manhattan Beach
  • Mission Beach, San Diego
  • Monterey
  • Morro Bay
  • Newport Beach
  • Ocean Beach, San Diego
  • Ocean Beach, San Francisco
  • Oceanside
  • Oxnard
  • Pacific Beach, San Diego
  • Pacific Grove
  • Palos Verdes Estates
  • Redondo Beach
  • San Clemente
  • San Onofre Beach
  • San Pedro, Los Angeles
  • Santa Barbara
  • Santa Cruz
  • Santa Monica
  • Seal Beach
  • Solana Beach
  • Sunset Beach
  • Surfside
  • Torrance
  • Ventura
  • Venice

Connecticut[]

Main article: List of beaches in New England § Connecticut

Delaware[]

Main article: List of beaches in Delaware

District of Columbia[]

The District of Columbia does not currently have a true beach; several areas (such as Georgetown Waterfront Park) have boundaries along the Potomac river, but lack a true beach. From 1914 to 1925, there was a beach at the District of Columbia’s tidal basin.[17]

Florida[]

St. Pete Beach sunset
South Beach in Miami, Florida
  • Atlantic Beach
  • Bahia Honda Key
  • Beverly Beach
  • Boca Chica
  • Boca Raton
  • Boynton Beach
  • Butler Beach
  • Clearwater Beach
  • Cocoa Beach
  • Crescent Beach
  • Dania Beach
  • Daytona Beach
  • Destin
  • Fernandina Beach
  • Fort Myers Beach
  • Fort Walton Beach
  • Flagler Beach
  • Grayton Beach
  • Gulf Stream
  • Gulf Breeze
  • Hallandale Beach
  • Haulover Park
  • Highland Beach
  • Hillsboro Beach
  • Hobe Sound
  • Hollywood
  • Hollywood Beach
  • Holmes Beach
  • Indiatlantic
  • Indian Harbour Beach
  • Indian River Shores
  • Indian Rocks Beach
  • Jacksonville Beach
  • Jensen Beach
  • Juno Beach
  • Jupiter
  • Key Biscayne
  • Key Largo
  • Key West
  • Lake Worth
  • Madeira Beach
  • Marathon
  • Marco Island
  • Melbourne Beach
  • Miami Beach
  • Miramar Beach
  • Naples
  • Navarre Beach
  • New Smyrna Beach
  • Neptune Beach
  • North Palm Beach
  • Orchid
  • Ormond Beach
  • Palm Beach
  • Palm Beach Shores
  • Palm Coast
  • Panama City Beach
  • Pensacola Beach
  • Perdido Key
  • Pompano Beach
  • Ponce Inlet
  • Ponte Verda Beach
  • Riviera Beach
  • Royal Palm Beach
  • Santa Rosa Beach
  • Satellite Beach
  • Sarasota
  • Seaside
  • Siesta Key Beach
  • Sombrero Beach
  • South Beach
  • St. Augustine Beach
  • St. George Island Beach
  • St. Pete Beach
  • Stuart
  • Sunny Isles Beach
  • Vanderbilt Beach
  • Vero Beach
  • Vilano Beach
  • Wabasso Beach
  • Watercolor
  • John C. Beasley Park

Georgia[]

  • Cumberland Island
  • Jekyll Island
  • St. Simons Island
  • Sapelo Island
  • Sea Island
  • Tybee Island

Guam[]

See also: List of beaches in Guam
Tumon Beach, Guam

Hawaii[]

D.T. Fleming Beach, Maui, Hawaii
See also: List of beaches in Hawaii

Idaho[]

Illinois[]

See also: List of beaches in Chicago

Indiana[]

Louisiana[]

Maine[]

See also: List of beaches in New England § Maine

Maryland[]

  • Ocean City
  • Assateague Island

Massachusetts[]

Gay Head Cliffs in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
See also: List of beaches in Massachusetts

Michigan[]

Minnesota[]

  • Cedar Lake East Beach
  • McCarthy Beach State Park
  • Minnesota Point (Park Point)

Mississippi[]

  • Biloxi
  • Gulfport
  • Long Beach
  • Ocean Springs
  • Pascagoula
  • Pass Christian
  • Bay Saint Louis
  • Waveland
  • Ship Island, Mississippi
  • Horn Island
  • Petit Bois Island
  • Cat Island, Mississippi

Montana[]

Nevada[]

New Hampshire[]

See also: List of beaches in New England § New Hampshire

New Jersey[]

See also: Jersey Shore
  • Allenhurst
  • Asbury Park
  • Atlantic City
  • Avalon
  • Avon-by-the-Sea
  • Barnegat Light
  • Bay Head
  • Beach Haven
  • Belmar
  • Bradley Beach
  • Brick
  • Brigantine
  • Cape May
  • Cape May Point
  • Corson's Inlet State Park (Strathmere)
  • Deal
  • Gunnison Beach
  • Harvey Cedars
  • Island Beach State Park (Berkeley Twp.)
  • Lavallette
  • Loch Arbour
  • Long Beach
  • Long Branch
  • Longport
  • Manasquan
  • Mantoloking
  • Margate City
  • Monmouth Beach
  • North Wildwood
  • Ocean City
  • Ocean Grove (Neptune)
  • Ortley Beach (Toms River)
  • Point Pleasant Beach
  • Sandy Hook (Highlands)
  • Sea Bright
  • Sea Girt
  • Sea Isle City
  • Seaside Heights
  • Seaside Park
  • Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park (Long Branch)
  • Ship Bottom
  • Spring Lake
  • Stone Harbor
  • Strathmere (Upper Twp.)
  • Surf City
  • Ventnor City
  • Villas (Lower Twp.)
  • West Wildwood
  • Wildwood
  • Wildwood Crest

New Mexico[]

  • Lake Carlsbad Beach Park[24]

New York[]

Montauk, Long Island
See also: List of beaches in New York
  • Atlantic Beach
  • Brighton Beach, Brooklyn
  • Coney Island, Brooklyn
  • East Hampton
  • Fire Island
  • Lido Beach
  • Long Beach
  • Montauk
  • Ocean Beach
  • Southampton
  • Southwick Beach
  • Point Lookout
  • Rockaway Beach
  • Westhampton Beach
  • West Hampton Dunes

North Carolina[]

Cape Hatteras from space, October 1989
  • Atlantic Beach
  • Avon
  • Buxton
  • Cape Hatteras
  • Carolina Beach
  • Caswell Beach
  • Corolla
  • Duck
  • Emerald Isle
  • Holden Beach
  • Indian Beach
  • Kure Beach
  • Long Beach
  • Hatteras
  • Nags Head
  • North Topsail Beach
  • Oak Island
  • Ocean Isle Beach
  • Ocracoke
  • Pine Knoll Shores
  • Portsmouth
  • Rodanthe
  • Salter Path
  • Salvo
  • Southern Shores
  • Sunset Beach
  • Surf City
  • Waves
  • Wrightsville Beach
  • Yaupon Beach

North Dakota[]

Northern Mariana Islands[]

Micro Beach, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

Ohio[]

Oregon[]

Oregon Coast at Cannon Beach
See also: List of beaches in Oregon
  • Cannon Beach
  • Depoe Bay
  • Gold Beach
  • Lincoln City
  • Manzanita
  • Newport
  • Port Orford
  • Rockaway Beach
  • Seaside
  • Yachats

Pennsylvania[]

  • Erie
  • Presque Isle

Puerto Rico[]

Flamenco Beach in Culebra, Puerto Rico
Main article: List of beaches in Puerto Rico

Rhode Island[]

See also: List of beaches in New England § Rhode Island

South Carolina[]

Texas[]

Left: Padre Island National Seashore, Texas. Right: Beach in northern Palmyra Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands
  • Galveston
  • Mustang Island
  • Padre Island
  • South Padre Island
  • Surfside Beach

U.S. Minor Outlying Islands[]

  • Beaches at Midway Atoll[36]
  • Beaches at Palmyra Atoll

U.S. Virgin Islands[]

Magens Bay beach in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Main article: List of beaches in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Utah[]

  • Rendezvous Beach

Vermont[]

See also: List of beaches in New England § Vermont

(Central Vermont)

(Northern Vermont)

  • Alburg Dunes State Park
  • Boulder Beach State Park
  • Brighton State Park
  • Burton Island State Park
  • Crystal Lake State Park
  • Elmore State Park
  • Grand Isle State Park
  • Kill Kare State Park
  • Knight Point State Park
  • Lake Carmi State Park
  • Maidstone State Park
  • North Hero State Park
  • Ricker Pond State Park
  • Sand Bar State Park
  • Stillwater Recreation Area of Groton State Forest

(Southern Vermont)

  • Lake Shaftsbury State Park

Virginia[]

  • Buckroe Beach
  • Chincoteague
  • Colonial Beach
  • Ocean View
  • Virginia Beach

Bhutto beach.

Washington[]

  • Alki Beach
  • Ocean Shores

West Virginia[]

Wisconsin[]

Wyoming[]

See also[]

References[]

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