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

New Jersey

District of Columbia

The District of Columbia does not currently have a true beach; several areas 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.

Maryland

Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

Florida

Gulf of Mexico states

Alabama

Mississippi

Louisiana

Texas

Mainland Pacific states

Alaska

Washington

Island states and territories

American Samoa

Guam

Hawaii

Northern Mariana Islands

Puerto Rico

U.S. Minor Outlying Islands

Great Lakes states

Minnesota

Wisconsin

Illinois

Indiana

Michigan

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Other inland states

Arizona

Idaho

Montana

Nevada

New Mexico

North Dakota

Utah

West Virginia

Wyoming