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The following is list of beaches in the U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories.


States, federal district, and territories

Alabama

Alaska

American Samoa

  • Alao Beach & Tula Beach
  • Alega Beach
  • Aunu’u Beach
  • Faleasao Beach
  • Freddie’s Beach
  • Ofu Beach
  • Palagi Beach
  • Sa’ilele Beach
  • Two-Dollar Beach (Avaio Beach)
  • Utulei Beach Park
  • Vatia Beach

Arizona

  • Lake Havasu State Park beaches

California

Sunset pier
Ocean Beach Pier, San Diego

Connecticut

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.

Florida

Georgia

Guam

Tumon Beach
Tumon Beach, Guam
  • Agat Invasion Beach
  • Asan Beach
  • Dadi Beach
  • Faifai Beach
  • First Beach
  • Gab Gab Beach
  • Gun Beach
  • Haputo Beach
  • Ipan Beach
  • Mushroom Rock Hilaan Beach
  • Ritidian Beach
  • Shark Cove Beach
  • Tagachang Beach
  • Talofofo Beach (Surf Side Beach / Black Sand Beach)
  • Tanguisson Beach
  • Tumon Beach
  • Ypao Beach

Hawaii

Fleming Beach, Maui
D.T. Fleming Beach, Maui, Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Montana

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

Cape hatteras 1989
Cape Hatteras from space, October 1989

North Dakota

Northern Mariana Islands

Ohio

Oregon

Cannon Beach 02
Oregon Coast at Cannon Beach

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Texas

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

U.S. Minor Outlying Islands

U.S. Virgin Islands

Utah

Vermont

(Central Vermont)

  • Bomoseen State Park
  • Branbury State Park
  • Camp Plymouth State Park
  • D.A.R. State Park
  • Half Moon Pond State Park
  • Lake St. Catherine State Park
  • Silver Lake State Park
  • Waterbury Center State Park

(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

Bhutto beach.

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

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