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Old 06-27-2007, 04:55 PM
 
Location: Living in Paradise
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Florida beaches consistently rank in the Top 10, and this year the Sunshine State scored three top slots. Post some current PIC of the beaches....While two Florida beaches — Lighthouse Point Park in Daytona Beach and Siesta Beach on Siesta Key in Sarasota — that made the cut are new to the list, it was no surprise that Caladesi Island State Park took second place again this year.

Top 10 Beaches 2007

1. Ocracoke Lifeguarded Beach, Outer Banks, North Carolina
2. Caladesi Island State Park, Dunedin, Florida
3. Coopers Beach, Southampton, New York
4. Hanalei Bay, Kauai, Hawaii
5. Coast Guard Beach, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
6. Hamoa Beach, Maui, Hawaii
7. Main Beach, East Hampton, New York
8. Coronado Beach, San Diego, California
9. Lighthouse Point Park, Daytona Beach, Florida
10. Siesta Beach, Sarasota, Florida


Caladesi Island State Park is located west of the city of Dunedin (north of Clearwater) on the Gulf Coast. Hours of operation: 8:00 a.m. to sundown, 365 days a year. Pets are not permitted in many areas. Saltwater fishing licenses are required in Florida. Admission fees are $4.00 for up to 8 people per private boat and kayakers $1.00 per person. Fees vary for parking at Honeymoon Island and ferry to Caladesi Island. Pavilion fees are $32.10 per pavilion with reservations two weeks in advance. Call 727-469-5918 for further information.

Lighthouse Point Park
In their first edition, the authors of Florida Beaches ranked this beach "the finest beach in Daytona Beach," but by the time the second edition went to print, the beach had fallen out of favor because of the well-intentioned-but-gone-awry 1999-2000 efforts of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers to extend the North Jetty, but not the South.
This state-owned but county-run facility is located on the north side of Ponce DeLeon Inlet. The 52-acre park boasts legendary fishing, an oceanfront pavilion, swimming and nature trails. Lighthouse Point Park is open from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Admission is $3.50 per vehicle. Call 386-756-7488 for more information.

Siesta Beach
Last but not least, Siesta Beach on Siesta Key in Sarasota was ranked #10 by Dr. Beach. While all the beaches on Siesta Key are winners, Siesta Key Public Beach located at the south end of Beach Road is the nicest. The sand is made up of white, fine-grained and mostly quartz crystals, the green waters of the Gulf invite a swim and plenty of people-pleasing amenities make you comfortable. You can't ask for too much more. Siesta Key Beach is open from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily. Parking is free.


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Old 06-27-2007, 07:45 PM
 
Location: So. Dak.
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Rico, those pics are beautiful. When winter gets here, I'm going to sit at my computer and go through all these pics every day. I guess of the top beaches, Daytona is the only one I've ever been to. The ocean and beach were beautiful, but we were there in Sept. 2004 so I don't have to tell you what the area looked like.
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Old 06-27-2007, 07:55 PM
 
Location: Florida
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Heck man, we have nicer white sand beaches on our LAKES then most states can even dream of.
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Old 06-27-2007, 08:28 PM
 
Location: Tunkhannock
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I love the sand on Siesta Key. It is like baby powder and the beach itself is beautiful. There's a little hut that you can rent chairs and umbrellas and they also have food there!
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Old 06-27-2007, 10:18 PM
 
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I just saw pics of Ocracoke Lifeguarded Beach, why is it number one?
THere is nothing special about it, it looks like most atlantic beaches.
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Old 06-27-2007, 10:22 PM
 
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Caladesi Island

now thats a nice beach
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Old 06-28-2007, 02:43 AM
 
Location: On my way to FLA baby !!
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Sunrico, who did this Top 10 please?

I have been to 6 of these beaches and only 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 would be in my top 10. Although I have not been on No. 6, It is really tough to beat any beach on Maui.

Outer Banks is nice but is no way a top 25 beach anywhere on the Outer Banks.
Southhapmton looks like a fishing hole to me, was there about 10 minutes, we have better beaches at a local lake then that. The Cape Cod Beach is ok, but would not be on my top 25. The NY beach, no way in the world any beach in NY makes my list. The sand is dark and course and water is a mustard color.

Lighthouse is nice, but there are dozens of beaches better in Fla.
Destin/Ft WMB, Clearwater, Venice, St Pete, Pensacola, Ana Maria, Ft Myers, Ft Lauderdale etc, they all beat it without trying.

Thanks for posting this, it would be interesting to see who did this Top 10. Guess I see beaches in a different way because I rate them for it all, not just to look and or how pretty they are.

San Diego Beaches and allot of S Cal beaches are way better then any beach the east coast from St Augustine north can compare.

Gosh, I would have at least no less then 6 of Florida Beaches in the top 10 in the US.
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Old 06-28-2007, 12:52 PM
 
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Default AnnaMaria

can't beat it..
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Old 07-12-2007, 11:07 PM
 
Location: Living in Paradise
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Destin Fl an excellent choice

http://www.destin-ation.com/destinflorida/beachphotos/sunset1_large.jpg (broken link)

http://www.destin-ation.com/destinflorida/beachphotos/sunsetd2_large.jpg (broken link)

http://www.destin-ation.com/destinflorida/beachphotos/db1.jpg (broken link)
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Old 07-12-2007, 11:44 PM
 
Location: The 12th State
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I would love to one day live in Fort Lauderdale it was first place I saw blue green water as someone shown in a picture above and I love the boardwalk by the water instead of homes directly on the sand.

Here is some photos of the number one beach




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