Sandy Secrets

The below ranking shows the top hidden gem beaches across America, as voted for by 3,002 travelers.

RankingHidden BeachState
11 Harbor Island South Carolina
12 Pelican Peninsula (Little Dauphin Island) Alabama
13 Secret Cove Nevada
14 Carova Beach North Carolina
15 Daufuskie Island South Carolina
16 Gold Beach Oregon
17 Sandbridge Beach Virginia
18 Boca Chica Beach (Brownsville) Texas
19 Bowling Ball Beach California
20 Seawall Beach Maine
21 Madaket Beach Massachusetts
22 Miners Beach Michigan
23 Edisto Island South Carolina
24 Fossil Beach (York River State Park) Virginia
25 Cherry Beach Michigan
26 Enderts Beach California
27 Sedge Island New Jersey
28 Yellow Bay, Flathead Lake Montana
29 Boneyard Beach Florida
30 Pearl Beach (Cape May Point) New Jersey
31 Ninilchik Beach Alaska
32 Roque Bluffs Maine
33 Cumberland Island Georgia
34 South Manitou Island Michigan
35 Sandbeach Lake Colorado
36 Driftwood Beach Georgia
37 River Island State Park Arizona
38 Assateague Island Maryland
39 Elephant Butte Lake (hidden coves) New Mexico
40 Hole in the Wall Beach Washington
41 Raccoon Creek State Park Pennsylvania
42 Orient Beach State Park New York
43 Lowell Point Beach Alaska
44 Ship Island Mississippi
45 Camp Helen State Park Florida
46 San Jose Island Texas
47 Amsterdam Beach Preserve New York
48 Sunset Beach (Lake Thunderbird) Oklahoma
49 Mansion Beach Rhode Island
50 Bandon State Natural Area Oregon
51 Haskell's Beach California
52 Sutton Lake West Virginia
53 Seabrook Beach New Hampshire
54 Sunrise Beach, Lake Bluff Illinois
55 Big Bay Beach (Madeline Island) Wisconsin
56 Kalifornsky Beach Alaska
57 Montaña de Oro State Park California
58 Percy Priest Lake Tennessee
59 Bayfront Park, Daphne Alabama
60 Holly Beach Louisiana
61 Matoaka Beach Maryland
62 Newton Hills State Park South Dakota
63 Jenness Beach New Hampshire
64 Laurel River Lake Beach Kentucky
65 Second Beach Washington
66 Matagorda Bay Nature Park Texas
67 Chimney Bluffs New York
68 Iona's Beach (Two Harbors) Minnesota
69 Lake Sakakawea Beach North Dakota
70 Slaughter Beach Delaware
71 Leigh Lake Wyoming
72 Quail Creek Reservoir Utah
73 Conneaut Township Park Ohio
74 Wakonda State Park (La Grange) Missouri
75 Pickering Beach Delaware
76 Presley's Outing Mississippi
77 Dubois Beach Connecticut
78 Bound Brook Island Beach Massachusetts
79 Greers Ferry Lake Arkansas
80 Lake Bennett Arkansas
81 Lake Macbride Beach, Solon Iowa
82 Broadkill Beach Delaware
83 Lake McConaughy (Western shores) Nebraska
84 Alburgh Dunes State Park Vermont
85 Evans Landing Idaho
86 Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge Alabama
87 Glen Elder State Park Kansas
88 Deer Island Mississippi
89 Ke'e Beach Hawaii
90 Dry Hill Beach Missouri
91 Bald Head Island North Carolina
92 Agate Beach Oregon
93 Sand Point Beach Washington
94 Fortune’s Rocks Beach Maine
95 Plum Island Beach Massachusetts