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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

Maine

New Hampshire

Massachusetts

Rhode Island

Connecticut

New York

New Jersey

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.

Delaware

Maryland

Virginia

North Carolina

Cape hatteras 1989
Cape Hatteras from space, October 1989

South Carolina

Georgia

Florida

Gulf of Mexico states

(east to west, excluding Florida)

Alabama

Mississippi

Louisiana

Texas

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Padre Island National Seashore, Texas

Mainland Pacific states

(northwest to southeast)

Alaska

Washington

Oregon

Cannon Beach 02
Oregon Coast at Cannon Beach

California

Sunset pier
Ocean Beach Pier, San Diego

Island states and territories

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

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

Northern Mariana Islands

Puerto Rico

U.S. Minor Outlying Islands

PalmyraNorthBeach
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)

Minnesota

Wisconsin

Illinois

Indiana

Michigan

Ohio

Pennsylvania

New York

Other inland states

(alphabetical)

Arizona

  • Lake Havasu State Park beaches

Idaho

Montana

Nevada

  • Nevada Beach (Lake Tahoe)
  • Sand Harbor Beach (Lake Tahoe)
  • Whale Beach (Lake Tahoe)

New Mexico

North Dakota

Utah

Vermont

West Virginia

Wyoming

See also

  • List of beaches
  • Lists of landforms of the United States
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