Do all 50 states have beaches?

Did you know 30 states in the US have a coastline? In other words, three-fifths of American states have access to a beach and about 95,000 miles of shoreline exist in the country. That's a lot of beaches!



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1. St. George Island State Park, Florida: The No. 1 beach in the United States, which is on the Gulf of Mexico, has miles of pristine sand.

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These states are Alaska (33,904 miles), Florida (8,436 miles), Louisiana (7,721 miles), Maine (3,478 miles), California (3,427 miles), North Carolina (3,375 miles), Texas (3,359 miles), Virginia (3,315 miles), Michigan (3,224 miles), and Maryland (3,190 miles).

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Best Beaches in the U.S. for 2023
  • Miami Beach.
  • St. Augustine.
  • Cape May.
  • Hilton Head.
  • The Hamptons.
  • Big Sur.
  • Ogunquit.
  • Nantucket.


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Malibu, California Malibu is the most expensive beach in the United States. Do you want a home in a small coastal town near one of the United States' biggest cities?

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There is an ongoing debate about which beach is the oldest in the US, but there is a general consensus that puts St. Augustine Beach, Florida; Sound View Beach, Massachusetts; and Revere Beach, Massachusetts, as the oldest beaches in the US.

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What is the oldest public beach in the United States? Celebrated as the first public beach in America, Revere Beach, with its noisy arcades and famous fried food, served as a cheap and easy escape from downtown Boston for over a century.

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South Padre Island, Port Aransas, Bay Area Houston, Galveston Island, Beaumont and Port Arthur are just some of the finest Texas beaches that offer year-round swimming and surfing, boating, kayaking and water sports, and fantastic fishing and birding.

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6 Places with the Bluest Water in the U.S.
  1. Blue Hole – Santa Rosa, New Mexico. ...
  2. Chena Hot Springs – Fairbanks, Alaska. ...
  3. Las Olas Beach – Fort Lauderdale, Florida. ...
  4. Grand Lake – Grand Lake, Colorado. ...
  5. La Jolla Cove & Sail Bay – San Diego, California. ...
  6. Lake Conway – Edgewood, Florida.


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1. Blue Hole – Santa Rosa, New Mexico.

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Tourists and residents come to the beaches to relax and enjoy the sights and sounds of natural beauty. Others visit the beaches and nearby waters to engage in boating, fishing, diving and other recreational activities. These factors make Florida's beaches are an integral part of the state's economy.

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