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List of beaches in the United States

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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

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Maine

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New Hampshire

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Massachusetts

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Gay Head Cliffs in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts

Rhode Island

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Connecticut

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New York

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Montauk, Long Island

New Jersey

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District of Columbia

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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.[1]

Delaware

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Maryland

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Virginia

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North Carolina

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Cape Hatteras from space, October 1989

South Carolina

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Georgia

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Florida

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St. Pete Beach sunset
South Beach in Miami, Florida

Gulf of Mexico states

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(east to west, excluding Florida)

Alabama

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Mississippi

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Louisiana

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Texas

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Padre Island National Seashore, Texas

Mainland Pacific states

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(northwest to southeast)

Alaska

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Washington

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Oregon

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Oregon Coast at Cannon Beach

California

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Ocean Beach Pier, San Diego

Island states and territories

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American Samoa

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Ofu Beach on Ofu Island in American Samoa (National Park of American Samoa)

Guam

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Tumon Beach, Guam

Hawaii

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D.T. Fleming Beach, Maui, Hawaii

Northern Mariana Islands

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Micro Beach, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

Puerto Rico

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Flamenco Beach in Culebra, Puerto Rico

U.S. Minor Outlying Islands

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Beach in northern Palmyra Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands

U.S. Virgin Islands

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Magens Bay beach in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Great Lakes states

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(west to east except the Michigan Upper Peninsula)

Minnesota

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Wisconsin

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Illinois

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Indiana

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Michigan

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Ohio

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Pennsylvania

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New York

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Other inland states

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(alphabetical)

Arizona

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Idaho

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Montana

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Nevada

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New Mexico

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North Dakota

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Utah

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Vermont

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West Virginia

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Wyoming

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See also

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References

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