![]() Located between Virginia and Maryland, it is the perfect spot to get away from the hustle and watch the waves any time of year.ħ – ACADIA NATIONAL PARK - MAINE Emily Hart Like Cape Lookout, it is famously home to wild horses, sandy beaches, and ample exploration opportunities.Ī 37-mile-long barrier island is a great place to camp, fish, crab, bike, or swim. 10 – ASSATEAGUE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE - MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA Emily HartĪssateague Island is another National Seashore I fell in love with on my first visit. There are rocky and wild beaches and access points all along the coast of Olympic, but I am partial to Rialto and Second Beach. Olympic, a peninsula home to 73 miles of undisturbed coastal wilderness, is a playground for visitors who hike, tide pool, beach comb, and watch those amazing sunsets. While the vibe is decidedly less sun and sand, the moody and ruggedness is a great respite from the summer heat and crowds elsewhere. There is nothing quite like watching the sunset from a beach in O lympic National Park. ![]() Onward! 20 – APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE – WISCONSINġ1 – OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK - WASHINGTON Emily Hart It was also important that the beaches have other easily available activities – so hiking, wildlife, paddling, and snorkeling opportunities helped some beaches in their rankings.While some of the beaches on this list are lakeside and not oceanside, they still got included if the lake is unique and offers more than simply a sandy area near the water. Of course, the landscape was the greatest factor in the ranking.I gave a higher ranking to beaches that are nearby cities while not being directly in them, so not totally remote but also not overrun.Access was important, so beaches that could be driven or easily boated to ranked higher than those that are only accessible via a hike.I considered a few things in my rankings. So I picked out my top twenty beaches and ranked them on a scale from great to phenomenal – because let’s get real, even the lowest ranked is still a dreamy beach in a National Park. Emily HartĪs a solo National Park traveler, I’ve visited countless beaches within the National Park system and am constantly asked for my recommendations. And it’s no surprise that a protected or more remote beach will often offer a better experience than some of its more popular or less protected peers. With over 400 units, the NPS protects various environments and ecosystems – including coastlines, lakeshores, seashores, and islands. While it’s no secret that there are gorgeous beaches along California, Florida, and Hawaii coasts ( no shade to Oregon, New York, and South Carolina, among others, either), you may not know that many of the most pristine beaches in the United States are part of the National Park System. And there’s nothing more quintessentially summer than a beach vacation. No matter how you mark it, summer in the Northern Hemisphere has officially begun.
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