A Quick Look at 200 of the Nation s Most Popular Beaches NRDC used a five-star system to rate beaches across the country. We evaluated 200 popular beaches, some with multiple segments that are monitored separately. In total, 344 beach water quality sampling points from these 200 beaches are rated. Following is a key to each of the stars, and an explanation of why these criteria are important indicators of beachwater quality and the level of protection offered to beachgoers: Water quality, 2008 Of the water samples taken during the 2008 monitoring season, fewer than 5 percent exceeded the national health standard for bacteria. These beaches rarely, if ever, violated the water quality standard. An adequately monitored beach whose water is consistently meeting the national standard is a smart choice for beachgoers looking for a safe and healthy swim. Some states have standards that are even more stringent than the national guidelines, so making sure that those standards are also being met is a good idea. Water quality, last 3 years Fewer than 5 percent of the water samples taken any year for the last 3 years (2006 2008) exceeded the national health standard for bacteria. These beaches rarely, if ever, violated health standards for the last three years and deserve special recognition. Water quality can fluctuate from year to year depending on the amount of rainfall, for example, particularly at beaches most susceptible to stormwater contamination. The safest beaches are those that meet public health standards during both wet and dry years. Water quality testing frequency These beach locations were monitored more than once a week. The federal BEACH Act recommends that Tier 1 (heavily used and/or likely to be polluted) beaches be monitored at least once a week. Because this is the minimum, beachgoers cannot be sure they are safe on the day that they want to swim. For example, if a beach is tested on Monday and is found to be safe, that does not indicate the water quality the following Saturday when visitors come to swim. Beaches that are monitored more frequently are more protective of beachgoers. Always issues advisories promptly Closings and/or advisories at this beach are always issued promptly after an exceedance without waiting for resampling results or other information. Beachgoers need to be notified when their beach is in violation of the state health standard, and they should get this information as soon as initial results are in. In some states, beachwater managers resample or gather other information before issuing an advisory, while other beachwater managers do this only when they have reason to doubt the results. Waiting for an exceedance of state standards to be confirmed before notifying the public puts swimmers at unnecessary risk. This is especially true given the 24 hours or more that it currently takes for test results to come in, leaving a window of time in which swimmers can be exposed to harmful pathogens. Posts closings/advisories online and at beaches Beachgoers are notified if the water is unhealthy for swimming through both the internet and a sign on the beach.* If beachwaters are unhealthy for swimming, beachgoers should be able to locate that warning information from home. Posting this information on the Internet is an important way for beach managers to give advance notice to the the public about advisories and closures. Some states have multiple ways of informing the public about beach closures, such as through e-mail, phone lines, press releases and Twitter. Not everyone has access to the Internet or looks for beach water quality information on-line, so signs should also be posted at the beach notifying all beach patrons whether the water is safe for swimming. *Note this is a new rating and differs from the Testing the Waters 2008 ratings. 1
Testing the Waters 2009 NRDC Ratings for a Sample of 200 Popular Swimming Beaches in the United States KEY: Water quality, 2008 Water quality, last 3 years Water quality testing frequency Always issues advisories promptly Posts closings/advisories online and at beach Each star indicates that this beach met a specific standard in 2008. County Beach name Rating details % fail to meet water quality health standards 2008 2007 2006 Fails less than 5%/year for 3 years Water quality testing frequency Always issues advisories promptly Alabama Baldwin Gulf Shores Public Beach 2 0 0 YES 2/week YES YES California Los Angeles Dockweiler State Beach at Ballona Creek 32 9 12 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Dockweiler State Beach at Culver Blvd 4 0 10 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Dockweiler State Beach at Hyperion Plant 6 2 4 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Dockweiler State Beach at Imperial Hwy. storm drain 4 2 2 YES 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Dockweiler State Beach at World Way 4 6 6 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Hermosa Beach at 26th street 7 2 0 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Hermosa Beach at Pier 4 0 2 YES 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Long Beach-10th Place-Beach 27 17 10 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Long Beach-16th Place-Beach 19 17 16 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Long Beach-36th Place-Beach 23 17 14 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Long Beach-3rd Place-Beach 19 21 10 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Long Beach-54th Place-Beach 13 6 7 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Long Beach-55th Place-Beach 11 2 12 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Long Beach-5th Place-Beach 19 18 13 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Long Beach-62nd Place-Beach 9 10 11 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Long Beach-72nd Place-Beach 11 12 21 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Long Beach-B-69 16 21 26 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Long Beach-Coronado Ave-Beach 23 18 12 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Long Beach-E/side of Belmont Pier 19 12 16 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Long Beach-Granada Ave-Beach 16 10 11 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Long Beach-Molino Ave-Beach 33 13 14 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Long Beach-Prospect Ave-Beach 12 14 17 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Long Beach-W/side of Belmont Pier 29 19 14 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Manhattah Beach: Manhattan Beach Pier 2 2 0 YES 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Manhattan Beach 27th Street Extended 11 14 20 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Santa Monica State Beach at Ashland 6 5 5 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Santa Monica State Beach at Montana Ave 22 16 17 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Santa Monica State Beach at Pico Kender 18 13 14 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Santa Monica State Beach at Santa Monica Canyon 31 37 40 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Santa Monica State Beach at Santa Monica Pier 43 11 11 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Santa Monica State Beach at Strand Street 17 4 6 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Santa Monica State Beach at Wilshire Blvd. 26 16 18 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Venice City Beach at Brooks Ave 17 10 6 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Venice City Beach at Topsail Street 20 4 10 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Venice City Beach at Venice Pier 10 10 4 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Venice City Beach at Windward 6 2 6 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Zuma Beach - Trancas 14 0 12 NO 1/week YES YES Los Angeles Zuma Beach - Westward 11 2 2 NO 1/week YES YES Marin Stinson Beach at Central 0 0 0 YES 1/week YES NO Marin Stinson Beach at North 0 0 0 YES 1/week YES NO Marin Stinson Beach at South 0 0 3 YES 1/week YES NO Orange Bolsa Chica State Beach at Bolsa Chica Beach 2 2 3 YES 5/week YES YES Orange Bolsa Chica State Beach at Bolsa Chica Reserve 3 4 3 YES 5/week YES YES Orange Huntington City Beach-17th Street 7 3 5 NO 5/week YES YES Orange Huntington City Beach-Beach Hut 5 2 3 NO 5/week YES YES Orange Huntington City Beach-Bluffs 11 5 3 NO 5/week YES YES Orange Huntington City Beach-Jack's Snack Bar 5 3 2 NO 5/week YES YES Orange Huntington State Beach-50' N of Santa Ana River 11 11 13 NO 5/week YES YES Orange Huntington State Beach-Brookhurst Street 7 13 13 NO 5/week YES YES Orange Huntington State Beach-Magnolia Street 15 23 7 NO 5/week YES YES Orange Huntington State Beach-SCE Plant 8 5 4 NO 5/week YES YES Orange Laguna Beach-Blue Lagoon 1 1 3 YES 2/week YES YES Posts closing/ advisories online and at beach 2
Orange Laguna Beach-Bluebird Canyon 5 4 8 NO 2/week YES YES Orange Laguna Beach-Crescent Bay 0 0 0 YES 2/week YES YES Orange Laguna Beach-Emerald Bay 5 0 0 NO 2/week YES YES Orange Laguna Beach-Laguna Hotel 4 4 9 NO 2/week YES YES Orange Laguna Beach-Laguna Lido Apartment 1 0 0 YES 2/week YES YES Orange Laguna Beach-Laguna Main Beach 0 0 4 YES 2/week YES YES Orange Laguna Beach-Victoria Beach 1 1 4 YES 2/week YES YES Orange Newport Beach at Balboa Pier 1 1 1 YES 5/week YES YES Orange Newport Beach at Newport Pier 0 0 0 YES 5/week YES YES Orange San Clemente State Beach- Las Palmeras 2 2 6 NO 2/week YES YES Orange San Clemente State Beach-Avenida Calafia 7 5 6 NO 2/week YES YES San Diego Mission Beach-Belmont Park 0 3 3 YES 1/week YES YES San Diego Moonlight Beach at Playa Del Norte 2 2 2 YES 1/week YES YES San Diego Moonlight Beach, Cottonwood Creek Outlet 2 7 12 NO 2/week YES YES San Diego Oceanside municipal beach-cassidy Street 3 2 4 YES 1/week YES YES San Diego Oceanside municipal beach-forester Street 5 0 2 NO 1/week YES YES San Diego Oceanside municipal beach-st. Malo Beach 3 2 2 YES 1/week YES YES San Diego Oceanside municipal beach-wisconsin Street 0 0 3 YES 1/week YES YES San Diego Oceanside Pier area-pier View Way 8 0 2 NO 1/week YES YES San Diego Oceanside Pier area-surfrider Way 8 2 0 NO 1/week YES YES San Diego Oceanside Pier area-tyson Street 8 0 2 NO 1/week YES YES San Diego Pacific Beach-Grand Ave. 0 0 0 YES 1/week YES YES San Diego San Onofre State Beach 0 0 9 NO 1/week YES YES San Francisco Baker Beach, Lobos Creek at Lower Parking Lot 17 9 12 NO 1/week YES YES San Francisco Baker Beach, Opposite Seacliff 2 Pumping Station 4 4 11 NO 1/week YES YES San Francisco Baker Beach, Upper Parking Lot 3 3 6 NO 1/week YES YES San Francisco Ocean Beach, at Balboa St. 7 5 4 NO 1/week YES YES San Francisco Ocean Beach, at Lincoln Ave. 10 4 10 NO 1/week YES YES San Francisco Ocean Beach, at Pacheco St. 40 0 25 NO after CSO YES YES San Francisco Ocean Beach, at Sloat Blvd. 3 2 8 NO 1/week YES YES Connecticut New London Ocean Beach Park 0 5 11 NO 1/week NO NO Delaware Sussex Bethany Beach 0 0 0 YES 1/week YES YES Sussex Dewey Beach 0 0 0 YES 1/week YES YES Sussex Fenwick Island 0 0 0 YES 1/week YES YES Sussex Rehoboth Beach- Rehoboth Ave Beach 0 0 0 YES 1/week YES YES Florida Bay Carl Gray Park 10 30 12 NO 1/week YES YES Bay Laguna Beach 0 6 4 NO 1/week YES YES Bay Panama City Beach Pier (Edgewater Beach) 2 2 0 YES 1/week YES YES Bay Seltzer Park (Silver Sands Beach) 0 0 2 YES 1/week YES YES Brevard Cocoa Beach at Minuteman Causeway 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Brevard Cocoa Beach at Pier 0 2 0 YES 1/week NO YES Brevard Pelican Beach Park/Satellite Beach 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Broward John Lloyd State Park 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Dade Ocean Drive Beaches, Collins Park-21st Street 3 5 4 NO 1/week NO YES Dade South Beach Park, First Street Beach 3 2 9 NO 1/week NO YES Escambia Bayview Park 6 10 28 NO 1/week NO YES Escambia Pensacola (Casino) Beach 2 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Escambia Quietwater Beach (Santa Rosa Sound) 4 9 5 NO 1/week NO YES Franklin Alligator Point 56 16 2 NO 1/week YES YES Franklin St. George Island Franklin Street 20 14 2 NO 1/week YES YES Gulf Dixie Belle Beach 0 8 0 NO 1/week NO YES Gulf Monument Beach 6 4 11 NO 1/week NO YES Gulf St. Joe Beach 0 6 0 NO 1/week NO YES Hillsborough at Simmons Park 0 0 4 YES 1/week NO YES Hillsborough Bahia Beach 4 5 7 NO 1/week NO YES Hillsborough Ben T. Davis North 4 7 10 NO 1/week NO YES Hillsborough Ben T. Davis South 4 12 4 NO 1/week NO YES Hillsborough Cypress Point North 2 0 2 YES 1/week NO YES Hillsborough Cypress Point South 2 0 2 YES 1/week NO YES Hillsborough Davis Island 4 0 7 NO 1/week NO YES Hillsborough Picnic Island North 2 7 9 NO 1/week NO YES Hillsborough Picnic Island South 4 4 7 NO 1/week NO YES 3
Lee Bowman's Beach 0 9 5 NO 1/week NO YES Lee Cape Coral Yacht Club 0 2 5 NO 1/week NO YES Lee Lovers Key State Park 4 2 0 YES 1/week NO YES Lee Sanibel Lighthouse Park Beach 4 7 2 NO 1/week NO YES Manatee Coquina Beach North 2 4 0 YES 1/week NO YES Manatee Coquina Beach South 0 2 0 YES 1/week NO YES Monroe Bahia Honda Oceanside 0 6 4 NO 1/week YES YES Monroe Coco Plum Beach 6 12 10 NO 1/week YES YES Monroe John Pennekamp State Park Cannon Beach 2 2 10 NO 1/week YES YES Okaloosa East Pass 2 4 2 YES 1/week NO YES Okaloosa Henderson State Park Beach 2 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Okaloosa Newman Brackin Wayside Park 6 2 2 NO 1/week NO YES Pinellas Fort Desoto North Beach 4 2 0 YES 1/week NO YES Pinellas Honeymoon Island Beach 2 2 0 YES 1/week NO YES Pinellas Indian Rocks Beach 2 0 2 YES 1/week NO YES Pinellas Madeira Beach 4 2 2 YES 1/week NO YES Pinellas Pass-A-Grille Beach 2 4 5 NO 1/week NO YES Pinellas Sand Key 2 0 2 YES 1/week NO YES Pinellas Treasure Island Beach 4 9 5 NO 1/week NO YES Santa Rosa Juana's Beach 0 0 0 YES 1/week YES YES Santa Rosa Navarre Beach 0 0 2 YES 1/week YES YES Santa Rosa Navarre Beach West 0 0 0 YES 1/week YES YES Santa Rosa Navarre Park 2 0 0 YES 1/week YES YES Sarasota Lido Casino Beach 0 2 2 YES 1/week NO YES Sarasota North Lido Beach 2 5 0 NO 1/week NO YES Sarasota South Lido Beach 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Sarasota North Jetty Park Beach 0 4 0 YES 1/week NO YES Sarasota Siesta Key Public Beach 0 5 2 NO 1/week NO YES Sarasota Venice Fishing Pier 8 4 5 NO 1/week NO YES Sarasota Venice Public Beach 5 5 4 NO 1/week NO YES Volusia Daytona Beach, Main 2 2 0 YES 1/week NO YES Volusia Villa Way 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Wakulla Mash Island 37 33 26 NO 1/week YES YES Walton Dune Allen Beach Access 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Walton Eastern Lake Beach Access 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Walton Grayton Beach Access 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Walton Holly Street Beach Access 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Walton TDC Beach Access 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Georgia Chatham Tybee Island North 0 2 0 YES 1/week YES YES Chatham Tybee Island Strand 0 2 4 YES 1/week YES YES Glynn East beach Old Coast Guard (Ssi) 2 2 2 YES 1/week YES YES Glynn St. Simons Island Lighthouse 0 4 2 YES 1/week YES YES Hawaii Honolulu Ala Moana Beach Co. Park 2 2 3 YES 3/week YES NO Honolulu Kuhio Beach Park 7 5 12 NO 3/week YES NO Honolulu Magic Island Beach 1 1 4 YES 3/week YES NO Honolulu Royal-Moana Beach 2 1 5 NO 3/week YES NO Honolulu Sandy Beach Co. Park 0 1 1 YES 2/week YES NO Kauai Hanalei Beach Co. Park-Hanalei Bay Pavilion 2 2 5 NO 2/week YES NO Kauai Po'ipu Beach 1 1 1 YES 2/week YES NO Kauai Salt Pond Beach Co. Park 0 3 3 YES 2/week YES NO Maui Wailea Beach Park 1 3 0 YES 2/week YES NO Oahu Hanauma Bay 1 4 1 YES 3/week YES NO Illinois Cook IL Beach State Park South Beach 19 24 23 NO Daily YES YES Lake IL Beach State Park North Beach 11 17 8 NO Daily YES YES Cook North Avenue Beach 0 22 11 NO 5/week YES YES Cook Oak Street Beach 4 22 10 NO 5/week YES YES Cook Ohio Street Beach 7 18 13 NO 5/week YES YES Indiana La Porte Mount Baldy 8 14 11 NO 1/week YES YES La Porte Washington Park Beach 18 42 31 NO 3/week YES YES Lake Marquette Park Beach 17 20 10 NO 1/week YES YES Porter Indiana Dunes State Park East 22 20 20 NO Daily YES YES 4
Porter Indiana Dunes State Park West 15 16 15 NO Daily YES YES Louisiana Cameron Holly Beach 1 32 21 19 NO 2/month YES YES Cameron Holly Beach 2 32 24 19 NO 2/month YES YES Cameron Holly Beach 3 43 19 25 NO 2/month YES YES Cameron Holly Beach 4 44 21 19 NO 2/month YES YES Cameron Holly Beach 5 50 19 13 NO 2/month YES YES Cameron Holly Beach 6 45 24 19 NO 2/month YES YES Cameron Martin Beach 34 21 19 NO 2/month YES YES Jefferson Grand Isle Beach 1 11 7 0 NO 1/week YES YES Jefferson Grand Isle Beach 2 3 0 0 YES 1/week YES YES Jefferson Grand Isle Beach 3 3 0 0 YES 1/week YES YES Massachusetts Barnstable Corporation 6 7 0 NO 1/week YES YES Barnstable Old Silver 2 7 0 0 NO 1/week YES YES Barnstable Old Silver North 7 8 0 NO 1/week YES YES Dukes South Beach State Park at East 0 0 0 YES 1/week YES YES Essex Crane 0 0 0 YES 1/month YES YES Essex Devereux 0 0 0 YES 1/week YES YES Essex Good Harbor 0 0 0 YES 1/week YES YES Essex Singing 0 0 0 YES 1/week YES YES Essex Wingaersheek 0 0 0 YES 1/week YES YES Suffolk Carson Beach at Bathhouse 10 4 7 NO Daily YES YES Maryland Anne Arundel Sandy Point State Park- East Beach 0 0 7 NO 1/week YES YES Anne Arundel Sandy Point State Park- South Beach 3 0 13 NO 1/week YES YES St Mary's Point Lookout State Park 4 6 0 NO 1/week YES YES Worcester Ocean City at Beach 6 1 0 3 YES 2/week YES YES Maine Cumberland Crescent Beach State Park 4 7 0 NO 1/week YES YES Sagadahoc Popham- Center Beach 0 8 no data NO 1/week YES YES Sagadahoc Popham- East Beach 0 11 no data NO 1/week YES YES York Long Sands Beach 3 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES York Old Orchard Beach- Ocean Park 0 7 no data NO 1/week NO YES Michigan Emmet Petoskey State Park 0 0 9 NO 1/week YES YES Grand Traverse Clinch Park 5 10 14 NO 1/week YES YES Muskegon Pere Marquette Park 0 9 11 NO 1/week YES YES Ottawa North Beach Park 2 1 0 YES 1/week YES YES Minnesota St Louis Park Point at Beach House 0 0 0 YES 2/week YES YES St Louis Park Point Franklin Park at 13th Street Beach 5 2 0 No 2/week YES YES St Louis Park Point, Lafayette Community Club Beach 0 0 0 YES 2/week YES YES Mississippi Harrison Courthouse Road Beach 19 16 no data NO 1/week YES YES Harrison Edgewater Beach 18 17 9 NO 1/week YES YES Jackson Front Beach 10 9 6 NO 1/week YES YES North Carolina Carteret Ocean end of Central Dr., Atlantic Ocean 6 0 3 NO 1/week YES YES Dare 100 yrds ENE of Little Bridge, Causeway, Nags Head 0 7 5 NO 2/month YES YES Dare 100 yrds. offshore of 7517 S. Va. Dare Trail, Nags Head 0 7 5 NO 2/month YES YES Dare 100ft North of Jennett's Pier 0 0 0 YES 1/week YES YES Dare Beach at Cape Hatteras Lighthouse 0 0 0 YES 1/week YES YES Dare Nags Head Bath House 0 0 0 YES 1/week YES YES Hyde AO- 5 miles SW of Ocracoke state ferry 0 0 0 YES 1/week YES YES Hyde Federal Campground- Ocracoke 0 0 0 YES 1/week YES YES Hyde Ocracoke- 1st public access SW of State Ferry 0 0 0 YES 1/week YES YES New Hanover N. end of Wrightsville Beach at public access #2 off Lumina 0 0 0 YES 1/week YES YES New Hampshire Rockingham Hampton Beach State Park 0 1 0 YES 2/week YES YES New Jersey Atlantic Atlantic City Beaches at Lincoln 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Atlantic Atlantic City Beaches at Arkansas 0 6 0 NO 1/week NO YES Atlantic Atlantic City Beaches at Bartram 0 5 0 NO 1/week NO YES Atlantic Atlantic City Beaches at Chelsea 0 5 0 NO 1/week NO YES Atlantic Atlantic City Beaches at Illinois 0 6 6 NO 1/week NO YES 5
Atlantic Atlantic City Beaches at Kentucky 0 0 5 NO 1/week NO YES Atlantic Atlantic City Beaches at Michigan 0 5 0 NO 1/week NO YES Atlantic Atlantic City Beaches at Missouri 0 6 0 NO 1/week NO YES Atlantic Atlantic City Beaches at New Hampshire 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Atlantic Atlantic City Beaches at North Carolina 0 6 0 NO 1/week NO YES Atlantic Atlantic City Beaches at South Carolina 0 5 5 NO 1/week NO YES Atlantic Atlantic City Beaches at States 0 5 5 NO 1/week NO YES Atlantic Brigantine, 33rd St. South 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Atlantic Washington (Margate) 0 5 0 NO 1/week NO YES Cape May Avalon Beach at 15th 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Cape May Avalon Beach at 21st St. 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Cape May Avalon Beach at 30th 11 0 0 NO 1/week NO YES Cape May Avalon Beach at 40th St. 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Cape May Avalon Beach at 50th 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Cape May Avalon Beach at 57th 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Cape May Avalon Beach at 65th 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Cape May Avalon Beach at 76th 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Cape May Avalon Beach at 9th 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Cape May Cape May at 2nd 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Cape May Cape May at Broadway 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Cape May Cape May at Congress 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Cape May Cape May at Corinthian YC 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Cape May Cape May at Grant 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Cape May Cape May at Ocean Ave. 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Cape May Cape May at Philadelphia 0 6 0 NO 1/week NO YES Cape May Cape May at Queen North 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Cape May Wildwood at Bennett 0 6 5 NO 1/week NO YES Cape May Wildwood at Maple 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Cape May Wildwood at Montgomery 0 11 0 NO 1/week NO YES Cape May Wildwood at Schellenger 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Monmouth Asbury Park Beach and Boardwalk 0 0 5 NO 1/week NO YES Monmouth 12th Street Beach in Belmar 5 9 10 NO 1/week NO YES Monmouth Joline 0 10 0 NO 1/week NO YES Monmouth Laird (Long Beach) 0 5 10 NO 1/week NO YES Monmouth Sandy Hook (Fort Hancock) 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Monmouth Sea Girt, Neptune Place 0 5 0 NO 1/week NO YES Monmouth Essex Beach in Spring Laketd> 5 0 0 NO 1/week NO YES Monmouth Sylvania (Avon) 0 5 0 NO 1/week NO YES Ocean Island Beach State Park at Unit 1 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Ocean Lavallette, Bryn Mawr 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Ocean Point Pleasant Beach (Central) 6 6 0 NO 1/week NO YES Ocean Point Pleasant Beach -Broadway 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Ocean Seaside Heights, Lincoln 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES New York Bronx Orchard Beach 3 5 15 NO 1/week NO YES Kings Coney Island Beach- Brighton 15th-16th 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Kings Coney Island Beach, Ocean Parkway- W. 8th 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Kings Coney Island Beach, W 8th St. To Pier 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Kings Coney Island Beach, W. 16th-27th 0 0 5 NO 1/week NO YES Kings Coney Island Beach, W. 28th- W. 37th 0 0 15 NO 1/week NO YES Nassau Jones Beach State Park at Central 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO NO Nassau Jones Beach State Park at Zach's Bay 6 17 5 NO 2/week NO NO Nassau Long Beach 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Queens Rockaway Beach at 116TH ST. TO 126TH 0 0 0 YES 2/month NO YES Queens Rockaway Beach at 126TH - 149TH 0 0 9 NO 2/month NO YES Queens Rockaway Beach at 15TH - 22ND 0 0 0 YES 2/month NO YES Queens Rockaway Beach at 23RD - 59TH 0 0 0 YES 2/month NO YES Queens Rockaway Beach at 59TH - 80TH 0 0 0 YES 2/month NO YES Queens Rockaway Beach at 80TH - 95TH 0 0 0 YES 2/month NO YES Queens Rockaway Beach at 95TH - 116TH 0 0 0 YES 2/month NO YES Queens Rockaway Beach at 9TH - 13 TH 0 0 0 YES 2/month NO YES Suffolk Ditch Plains Beach 0 0 0 YES 1/month NO YES Suffolk East Hampton, Main Beach 0 0 0 YES 1/month NO YES 6
Suffolk Flying Point Beach 0 0 0 YES 1/month NO YES Suffolk Indian Wells Beach 0 0 0 YES 1/month NO YES Suffolk Kirk Park Beach 0 0 0 YES 1/month NO YES Suffolk Mecox Beach 0 0 0 YES 1/month NO YES Suffolk Ocean Beach - Ocean 0 0 0 YES 1/month NO YES Suffolk Ocean Beach -Bay 10 10 14 NO 1/week YES YES Suffolk Robert Moses State Park Beach 0 0 0 YES 1/week NO YES Ohio Cuyahoga Edgewater State Park 34 29 20 NO Daily YES YES Lake Fairpot Harbor 22 17 9 NO Daily YES YES Lucas Maumee Bay State at Park E 15 24 24 NO 4/week YES YES Oregon Clatsop Cannon Beach 7 2 5 NO 1/week YES YES Clatsop Seaside Beach 0 1 0 YES 1/week YES YES Pennsylvania Erie Beach 6 7 2 10 NO 2/week YES YES Rhode Island Kent Goddard Memorial State Park 7 3 13 NO 3/week YES YES Washington Misquamicut State Beach 0 0 0 YES 2/month YES YES Washington Narragansett Town Beach 0 0 9 NO 3/month YES YES Washington Scarborough State Beach North 28 12 11 NO 2/week YES YES Washington Scarborough State Beach South 22 11 13 NO 2/week YES YES South Carolina Beaufort Hilton Head Island 0 1 3 YES 2/month NO YES Colleton Edisto Island 1 2 1 YES 2/month NO YES Horry Myrtle Beach 15 12 19 NO 1/week NO YES Horry North Myrtle Beach 1 3 2 YES 1/week NO YES Horry Surfside Beach Town Of 12 10 11 NO 1/week NO YES Texas Aransas Rockport Beach Park 7 15 15 NO 1/week YES YES Brazoia Surfside 6 1 2 NO 1/week YES YES Cameron South Padre Island (Town of South Padre Island) 0 0 0 YES 1/week YES YES Cameron South Padre Island- Access- Point #6 1 0 2 YES 1/week YES YES Galveston 25th Street 12 12 21 NO 1/week YES YES Galveston 45th Street 3 11 19 NO 1/week YES YES Galveston Stewart Beach Park 11 9 17 NO 1/week YES YES Jefferson McFaddin NWR 8 4 3 NO 1/week YES YES Matagorda Jetty Park 6 2 0 NO 1/week YES YES Nueces Cole Park 20 44 31 NO 1/week YES YES Nueces McGee Beach, Corpus Christi Bay 6 19 13 NO 1/week YES YES Nueces Padre Bali Park 8 8 7 NO 1/week YES YES Virginia Newport News Anderson's Beach 0 5 0 NO 1/week YES YES Newport News Hilton Beach 0 0 0 YES 1/week YES YES Newport News Huntington Beach 0 0 10 NO 1/week YES YES Newport News King/Lincoln Beach 6 0 0 No 1/week YES YES Virginia Beach Virginia Beach - Little Island Beach North 0 0 0 YES 1/week YES YES Virginia Beach Virginia Beach - Little Island Beach South 0 0 0 YES 1/week YES YES Virginia Beach Virginia Beach at 15th Street 0 0 0 YES 1/week YES YES Virginia Beach Virginia Beach at 28th Street 0 0 0 YES 1/week YES YES Washington King Alki Beach Park 0 4 0 YES 1/week NO YES King Golden Gardens Park 4 2 2 YES 1/week NO YES Wisconsin Door Baileys Harbor Ridges Park Beach 19 7 9 NO 4/week YES YES Milwaukee Bradford Beach 22 24 20 NO Daily YES YES Racine North Beach 5 4 4 NO 5/week YES YES Sheboygan Blue Harbor Beach 12 15 20 NO 4/week YES YES Find NRDC on Facebook Twitter YouTube Natural Resources Defense Council 7