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.

States with large numbers of beaches are listed on linked subarticles.

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.

[1] (east to west, excluding Florida) (northwest to southeast) (west to east except the Michigan Upper Peninsula) (alphabetical)

Gay Head Cliffs in Martha's Vineyard , Massachusetts
Montauk , Long Island
Cape Hatteras from space, October 1989
St. Pete Beach sunset
South Beach in Miami , Florida
Padre Island National Seashore , Texas
Oregon Coast at Cannon Beach
Ocean Beach Pier , San Diego
Ofu Beach on Ofu Island in American Samoa ( National Park of American Samoa )
Tumon Beach , Guam
D.T. Fleming Beach , Maui , Hawaii
Micro Beach, Saipan , Northern Mariana Islands
Flamenco Beach in Culebra , Puerto Rico
Beach in northern Palmyra Atoll , U.S. Minor Outlying Islands
Magens Bay beach in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands