America's Best Beaches, 2007
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff
Name | Location | |
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1. | Ocracoke Lifeguarded Beach | Outer Banks, North Carolina |
2. | Caladesi Island State Park | Dunedin, Fla. |
3. | Coopers Beach | Southampton, New York |
4. | Hanalei Bay | Kauai, Hawaii |
5. | Coast Guard Beach | Cape Cod, Massachusetts |
6. | Hamoa Beach | Maui, Hawaii |
7. | Main Beach | East Hampton, New York |
8. | Coronado Beach | San Diego, Calif. |
9. | Lighthouse Point Park | Daytona Beach, Florida |
10. | Siesta Beach | Sarasota, Florida |
Previous #1 Winners of the Best American Beach Award
(excluded from 2007 list)
Year | Name | Location |
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2006 | Fleming Beach Park | Maui, Hawaii |
2005 | Fort DeSoto Park | North Beach, fla. |
2004 | Hanauma Bay | Oahu, Hawaii |
2003 | Kaanapali | Hawaii |
2002 | St. Joseph Peninsula State Park | Florida |
2001 | Poipu Beach Park | Hawaii |
2000 | Mauna Kea Beach | Hawaii |
1999 | Wailea Beach | Hawaii |
1998 | Kailua Beach Park | Hawaii |
1997 | Hulopoe | Hawaii |
1996 | Lanikai Beach | Hawaii |
1995 | St. Andrews SRA | Florida |
1994 | Grayton Beach SRA | Florida |
1993 | Hapuna | Hawaii |
1992 | Bahia Honda SRA | Florida |
1991 | Kapalua Bay Beach | Hawaii |
Released since 1991, 650 major public recreational beaches in the U.S. are rated according to 50 criteria. Source: Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman (aka Dr. Beach), author of America's Best Beaches and professor of environmental studies at Florida International University.
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