Favorite Beaches

[HBADPi]

With summer more or less on its way. Lets discuss everyone's favorite beaches.

[ZTAngel]

Hutchinson Island, Florida. Nice waves which you normally do not find in Florida and the water is clear blue.

Another nice beach is New Smyrna, Florida. The sand is like powder.

[DolphinChicaDDD]

Island Beach State Park, NJ

It is one of the few truly untouched beach system in the world. It has the primary dune, secondary dune, and the forest. Yes, there is supposed to be a forest on the beach. Plus, the waves are usually decent. I love the fact there aren't many guarded places because it usually pretty clear.

I go for the beaches that are aesthetically pleasing. Also toping my list are North Wildwood, Harvey Ceders, Cape May(the Point, The Nature Conservancy Beach, and the place that the nun's own-who were ever so kind when I was an intern at TNC and needed a bathroom) and Barnegate Light. All in Jersey.

I'm very patial to my own beaches, and don't really go to anyone else's...although I would like to see Hawaii, Calf, and Austrialia.

Oh yeah, I'm also a Marine Bio dork who goes for all the above over the commericalized beaches.

[smiley21]

i LOVE St Petersburg/Clearwater, FL

[Xylochick216]

My ABSOLUTE favorite is Whitehaven Beach in the Whitsunday Islands in Australia. It makes American beaches look so ugly.

The only American beach I've ever been to is Myrtle Beach. It's fun, but the water is gross and VERY crowded. I prefer to swim in the hotel pool and look at the ocean

[Cluey]

Originally posted by ZTAngel
Another nice beach is New Smyrna, Florida. The sand is like powder.

I love it there! I also like Ormond Beach and Ponte Vedra Beach, both of which are in Florida. I prefer the ocean beaches to the gulf beaches, for some reason.

[WCUgirl]

Originally posted by smiley21
i LOVE St Petersburg/Clearwater, FL

That's where I'm from! I saw this thread and thought...Sand Key Beach!!!

Seriously, I think the Clearwater beaches and the keys are the most beautiful beaches in the US. Although I've never been to the west coast or Hawaii, so I don't know. But from what I've seen, that's my opinion.

I looooove Caribbean beaches! They're beautiful!

[thermobryan]

Newport....OC Biatch!

[cashmoney]

Originally posted by Cluey
I love it there! I also like Ponte Vedra Beach, both of which are in Florida. I prefer the ocean beaches to the gulf beaches, for some reason.

You know, there's only one public entrance to the beaches @ PVB. It's almost totally private.

[Cluey]

Originally posted by cashmoney
You know, there's only one public entrance to the beaches @ PVB. It's almost totally private.

That's what I love about it, actually. It's amazing what a difference there is between PVB and Jax, Neptune and Atlantic Beaches.

[cashmoney]

I'd say my favorite beaches abroad would have to be in the Belaric Islands on Ibizza, beaches in the Gotland area in Sweden and on Margarita Island off of the Venezuelan coast. Favorite domestic beaches would be New Smyrna, Ponce Inlet, Clearwater, Isla Morada and SoBe.

[cashmoney]

Originally posted by Cluey
That's what I love about it, actually. It's amazing what a difference there is between PVB and Jax, Neptune and Atlantic Beaches.

Huge difference....they keep getting shittier as you go north. Maybe it's just the people that live in the areas, I dont know. But it seems like, when they had the opening of the beaches festival, the further north you go the more the area looks like crap. Its seems more run down the closer you get to the naval base. Don't get me wrong...I've found some excellent surf shops in Atlantic and Neptune Beaches.....but as far as the houses on the ocean, they seemed a little run down compared to PVB.

[smiley21]

Originally posted by cashmoney
Huge difference....they keep getting shittier as you go north. Maybe it's just the people that live in the areas, I dont know. But it seems like, when they had the opening of the beaches festival, the further north you go the more the area looks like crap. Its seems more run down the closer you get to the naval base. Don't get me wrong...I've found some excellent surf shops in Atlantic and Neptune Beaches.....but as far as the houses on the ocean, they seemed a little run down compared to PVB.

i have to agree with you. that is why i do not like Atlantic Beach. it does not look that great. i adore Ponte Vedra Beach cause i love the seclusion of the neighborhoods. it has a very elite atmosphere. not too crazy about most of the people that live there (this of course excludes you craig) but the houses, hotels, and well just about everything are so beautiful. in between ponte vedra and st. augustine is the crappiest and scariest beach i have ever been to....Vilano Beach. that beach freaks me out.

Being from So cal...Seal beach to me is really nice

up north there is a secluded little patch of beach a friend took me too called san gergorinio beach

hawaii by far!

clearwater beach in florida rocks! anarondeck chairs already waiting for you on the white sands........ahhhhh

I have many for different reasons.

Guy watching and surfing: Waimea Bay, Velzyland, Hale`iwa (all on the North Shore). I never surf NS during the Winter. I value my life.

Bodyboarding: Makapu`u or Sandy's

Sunning my buns: Lanikai, Kailua, Malaekahana or Queen's Surf

Heaven on Earth: Makena (Maui) and Anini/Kalihiwai (Kauai)

I'm spoiled. I don't think I could ever appreciate any of the other beaches on the mainland.