List of beaches in the United States
The following is list of beaches in the U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories.
Beaches occur both on the ocean shoreline and inland on lakes, rivers, etc. This list is organized by major coastline. States with large numbers of beaches are listed on linked subarticles.
Mainland Atlantic states and federal district
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
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Gay Head Cliffs in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
- 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
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.[1]
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
- Buckroe Beach
- Chincoteague
- Colonial Beach
- Ocean View
- Virginia Beach
- Bhutto Beach
North Carolina
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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
South Carolina
Florida
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St. Pete Beach sunset
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- 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
- Deerfield 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
- Moorings Village
- 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
- 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
- Tigertail Beach
- Vanderbilt Beach
- Vero Beach
- Vilano Beach
- Wabasso Beach
- Watercolor
- John C. Beasley Park
Gulf of Mexico states
(east to west, excluding Florida)
Mississippi
Mainland Pacific states
(northwest to southeast)
Alaska
- Bishop’s Beach[2]
- Black Sand Beach (Barry Arm)[3]
- Goose Lake (Anchorage)
- Kincaid Beach[4]
- Nome Beach[5]
- Nunathloogagamiutbingoi Dunes
- Summer Bay Beach[6]
Washington
Oregon
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Oregon Coast at Cannon Beach
California
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Ocean Beach Pier, San Diego
Island states and territories
American Samoa
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- Alao Beach & Tula Beach[7][8]
- Alega Beach[9][10][8]
- Aunu’u Beach[11]
- Faleasao Beach[11]
- Freddie’s Beach[9]
- Ofu Beach[12][10]
- Palagi Beach[13]
- Sa’ilele Beach[14]
- Two-Dollar Beach (Avaio Beach)[15][10]
- Utulei Beach Park[16]
- Vatia Beach[7]
Guam
- Agat Invasion Beach[17]
- Asan Beach[18]
- Dadi Beach[19]
- Faifai Beach
- First Beach
- Gab Gab Beach[20]
- Gun Beach[18]
- Haputo Beach
- Ipan Beach[18]
- Mushroom Rock Hilaan Beach
- Ritidian Beach[18]
- Shark Cove Beach[18]
- Tagachang Beach[18]
- Talofofo Beach (Surf Side Beach / Black Sand Beach)[21]
- Tanguisson Beach[18]
- Tumon Beach
- Ypao Beach
Hawaii
- D.T. Fleming Beach, Maui
- Kee Beach, Kauai
- Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve, Oahu
- Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area, Hawaii Island
- Kaanapali Beach, Maui
- Kahulu’u Beach Park, Hawaii Island
- Kailua, Oahu
- Mauna Kea Beach, Hawaii Island
- Kekaha Kai Beach, Hawaii Island
- Lumaha'i Beach
- Green Sands Beach, Hawaii Island
- Punaluʻu Beach (Black Sand Beach), Hawaii Island
- Sunset Beach, Oahu
- Waimea Beach, Oahu
- Waikiki Beach, Oahu
Northern Mariana Islands
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Micro Beach, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
- Mañagaha Beach[22]
- Micro Beach[22][23]
- Obyan Beach[23]
- Pau Pau Beach[24]
- Lam Lam Beach (Tinian)[25]
- Laulau Beach[23]
- Mochong Beach (Rota)[26]
- Tanapag Beach[27]
- Tank Beach[28]
- Tweksberry Beach (Rota)[29]
- Wing Beach[30]
Puerto Rico
U.S. Minor Outlying Islands
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Beach in northern Palmyra Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
Great Lakes states
(west to east except the Michigan Upper Peninsula)
Illinois
Michigan
Ohio
- Cleveland Metroparks
- Headlands Beach State Park
- Walnut Beach Park (Ashtabula)[32]
Pennsylvania
New York
Other inland states
(alphabetical)
Montana
- Whitefish City Beach
- Whitefish Lake State Park
- NASIK CITY PARK
Nevada
- Nevada Beach (Lake Tahoe)[34]
- Sand Harbor Beach (Lake Tahoe)[34]
- Whale Beach (Lake Tahoe)
New Mexico
Utah
Vermont
Wyoming
- Boysen State Park Beach[39]
- Sandy Beach (Fremont Lake)[40]
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- http://www.alaska.org/detail/bishops-beach Alaska.org. Bishop’s Beach. Retrieved June 2019.
- http://www.alaska.org/detail/black-sand-beach-harriman-fjord Alaska.org. Black Sand Beach: Barry Arm. Retrieved June 2019.
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- http://www.samoanews.com/utulei-beach Samoa News. Utulei Beach. Retrieved June 2019.
- http://www.npshistory.com/publications/wapa/cri/part1.htm U.S. National Park Service. Npshistory.com. War in the Pacific — Asan and Agat Invasion Beaches. Retrieved June 2019.
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- http://www.divebuddy.com/divesite/6376/dadi-beach-guam/ Divebuddy.com. Dadi Beach, Guam. Retrieved June 2019.
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