Trevor

The best beach in the US has to be one with warm, swimmable water, so that rules out the West Coast and most of New England.
Florida has all of the best beaches in the Continental US; Hawaii rules the Pacific, but is remote and expensive.
Top Florida Beaches:
Ft Walton in the panhandle for its beauty and desolation.
St. Petersburg/Clearwater (in the early spring before the water gets a little murky for the summer) for low cost and ease of visiting.
Miami Beach for beach life mixed with a hot night life and various cultural influences.
There you have it!

JennyB

The best beach in the US is in the US Virgin Islands at St. Johns.Beautiful water and beautiful rolling landscapes too, not flat like FLorida.

Gretchen

You've all missed the boat and overlooked St. John,us Virgin Islands ! We have the most beautiful, pure, sugar white sand beaches in the world ! 2/3rds of the island is National Park, green mountains, palm lined beaches, amazing snorkeling. I promise you won't be disappointed....

cw ;)

I agree with the majority: of all the beaches you can Drive to, The fine white sand and clear blue waters of the Florida Keys and W.coast are worth the drive 20 hour drive from Iowa.

bill

I vote for Laguna Beach -- not the main beach right in town, but the one at the state park just north of town.

Gabi

Thanks so much for all of the input! I just wish now that I could find a way to go discover all of these places on my own.

Tyim

best beech is muscle beach inLA. see many fine musle bodies with cute buns too!!!

Noach

Noach's Beach: I fill my bathtub with sand and play with little toy boats. See me at www.noach.com

Diana

Florida panhandle except during spring break.

Mike

Seaside, Oregon is supposed to be one of the top 10 beaches in the nation, however mie Seal Rocks, regon. It's very sheltered but windy most of the time. This is in the central coast 10 miles south of Newport

Mike

Seaside, Oregon is supposed to be one of the top 10 beaches in the country. However my favorite is Seal Rocks, Oregon located on the central coast 10 miles south of Newport. Kind of breezy there but sheltred on north and south side by big rocks.

greg

New Smyrna Beach Fl--in volusia county, fl, south of daytona is fantastic--a great famly beach with beautiful dunes and water...

Senso

Black's Beach in San Diego/

allie

I like Cane Garden Bay in the Virgin Islands. Perfect crescent of white sand with gin-clear water. (You can get naked down near the rocks, too.)

allie

I like Cane Garden Bay in the Virgin Islands. Perfect crescent of white sand with gin-clear water. (You can swim down near the rocks, too.)

hiho

I like Cane Garden Bay in the Virgin Islands. Perfect crescent of white sand with gin-clear water. (You can get naked down near the rocks, too.)

Melanie

Another vote for the Florida Panhandle. Seaside, Grayton Beach, and Seagrove beach have great little towns as well as beautiful beaches.

Also, Canon Beach in Oregon for a colder beach. Very scenic.

Megan

Magens Bay at St. Thomas is considered one of the top ten beaches in the world!
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The best beach is Playa Del Carmen Mexico. Beautiful white sand and blue water. uncrowded, just 45 minutes south of crowded Cancun. Miles and miles of white sandy beaches - can't be beat!

USPlease

Ummm I think the question was the best beaches in the US. I didn't know Mexico, St. Thomas etc. were in the US.