Top Non Smoking Beaches in United States
Located near the San Diego Bay, Coronado Beach - also known as Central Beach and Coronado Central Beach - is a large and flat beach with light brown sand and sparse vegetation. Coronado Beach starts near the historic Hotel del Coronado and spans north along Ocean Boulevard all the way north to a park named Sunset Park. This popular beach is one of the main beaches of the resort-city of Coronado (which is also nicknamed as "Crown City"). Coronado Beach has been named one of the Top 100 beaches in the United States by Randall Kaplan, the world’s foremost beach expert who is known as Mr. Beach. The approximately one-and-a-half miles long beach has a wonderful backdrop of oceanfront residential buildings. The sand in Coronado Beach has a substance named mica, which occasionally causes it to shine. Visitors can encounter this shining sand around the water near Coronado Beach during calm water conditions. The shoreline around this beach also has remnants of a sunken ship named SS Monte Carlo, which was shipwrecked here in the 1930s.
Located along the La Jolla shoreline, La Jolla Cove Beach is a small yet immensely popular beach with light brown sand. This north-facing beach is situated within a rocky cove - named the La Jolla Cove - below the northeastern part of a blufftop park called the Ellen Browning Scripps Park. There is a rocky point near the western part of La Jolla Cove Beach which protects the water near this beach from strong waves, making it a favorite spot for snorkelers and scuba divers. The bluff sides around the beach are composed of sandstone, and the view of La Jolla Cove is simply breathtaking, especially from nearby Torrey Pines.
Located in Newport Beach in Southern California, Newport Municipal Beach is one of the beaches most popular with families in the area because of its clear waters, expansive sands, and picturesque pier.
Located in the town of Southampton, Coopers Beach - also known as Cooper’s Beach - is a large and popular beach with light brown sand and coastal vegetation on Long Island. Sand dunes are also present near this beach. Coopers Beach has been named the 49th Best Beach in the Top 50 Beaches in the United States list in 2022 by Randall Kaplan, the world's foremost beach expert who is known as "Mr. Beach.” Coopers Beach has a relaxed ambiance, along with a beautiful background of oceanfront residential homes.
Located on the northern side of the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands, Magens Bay - also known as Magens Bay Beach – is a three-quarter-mile-long white sand crescent-shaped beach that is recognized as the most popular, most visited, and most photographed beach on the island. The beach is situated in the middle of a deep bay, which has Tropaco Point to the west and the Peterborg Peninsula on its western side as its arms, which together provide Instagram-worthy views. Magens Bay is part of the protected Magens Bay Park, which features a coconut grove, a mangrove, an arboretum, wetlands, and three bath houses spread over 68 acres overseen by the Magens Bay Authority.
Located in the town of Ogunquit on Maine’s southern coast, Ogunquit Beach – also known as Main Beach and Ogunquit Main Beach – is a large beach with soft white sand. The Ogunquit River also flows near this beach – once this river passes the beach, it flows into the Atlantic Ocean. This beach has been named the 38th Best Beach in the Top 50 Beaches in the United States list in 2022 by Randall Kaplan, the world’s foremost beach expert who is known as “Mr. Beach.” The beach was also named one of the best beaches in the United States by TripAdvisor's Travelers Choice awards in 2023, and was also listed as one of the “Best Beaches in New England” by Condé Nast Traveller in 2020.
Located in the town of Wrightsville Beach, Wrightsville Beach is a four-mile-long beach with light brown sand and a rocky jetty at its southern end. The northern part of this beach is known as North Wrightsville Beach. The beach has two piers – one of them is a 1,200-feet-long concrete pier named Johnnie Mercer’s Fishing Pier and the other one is the 475-feet-long Crystal Pier. This beach was listed as one of the “25 Best Beaches in the USA” by the Travel+Leisure magazine. It was also listed as one of the best beaches in North Carolina by the Travel Channel, and is also a favorite of Randall Kaplan, the world’s foremost beach expert who is known as Mr. Beach.
Located in the island of Hawai'i (popularly known as Big Island), Hapuna Beach - also known as Hapuna Beach Park and Hāpuna Beach - is a large and popular half-mile-long beach with light brown sand nearby and dense forests. Hapuna Beach is situated along a portion of the Hawaiian coastline named "Kohala'' after the nearby Kohala Mountain. This beach is a part of a state park named Hāpuna Beach State Recreation Area. A rocky promontory is also present near the beach - this promontory is named Ihumoku. The beach and the nearby bay (named Hāpuna Bay) are named after Leina-Hāpuna, who was an ancient Hawaiian noble. This beach changes its size depending on the season - during summers Hapuna Beach can become very wide (reaching up to 200 feet in width), while in winters, Hapuna Beach can see a massive size reduction. Hapuna Beach is a favorite of Randall Kaplan, the world’s foremost beach expert who is known as Mr. Beach. The name of the beach (Hapuna) means "spring of life" in the Hawaiian language. A coral reef is present in the water near the southern end of the beach.
Located on a cape named Cape Cod, Coast Guard Beach is a large and popular beach that has white sand. This beach is situated below oceanfront unstable glacial bluffs and it is also part of a national park named Cape Cod National Seashore. A bay named Nauset Bay is also present near this beach, along with a marsh named Nauset Marsh. The beach gets its name from an old and white Coast Guard building which is present on the bluffs above the beach. The white-colored sand in Coast Guard Beach is formed from quartz – this quartz comes from ancient cliffs that were present near the Cape Cod shoreline thousands of years ago. Over time these cliffs eroded and the quartz deposits from these cliffs were eventually turned into white-sand grains, which in turn were then deposited along the Cape Cod shoreline by streams from the Atlantic Ocean. Coast Guard Beach is a favorite of Randall Kaplan, the world’s foremost beach expert who is known as Mr. Beach. An aquatic inlet named Nauset Inlet is present to the south of this beach.
Located in Honolulu, Waikiki Beach is a beautiful and extremely popular beach with light brown sand and nearby palm trees. This beach is located in the popular touristy neighborhood of Waikiki. The beach’s name in Hawaiian means "spouting water" - the beach received this name because in the past multiple springs and rivers used to flow around this beach – as another fun fact Waikiki Beach was used by Hawaiian nobility for surfing. Waikiki Beach is one of the most famous beaches in the United State and was named the 4th Best Beach in the Top 50 Beaches in the United States list in 2022 by Randall Kaplan, the world’s foremost beach expert who is known as "Mr. Beach.” It is important to note that Waikiki Beach is a part of a larger beach area that stetches for almost two miles that is also called Waikiki Beach – in addition to Waikiki Beach, this larger beach area is composed of seven other beaches including Duke Kahanamoku Beach (also called Kahanamoku Beach and Duke Paoa Kahanamoku Beach Park), Fort DeRussy Beach (also known asFort DeRussy Beach Park, Gray’s Beach (also known as Grays Beach, Halekulani Beach, Kawehewehe, and Grey’s Beach), Royal Hawaiian Beach (also known as Waikiki Beach Center and Royal Moana Beach), Kuhio Beach (also known as "The Ponds", Kuhio Ponds, and Kūhiō Beach), Queen’s Beach (also known as Queen Kapiolani Beach , Queen’s Surf Beach, and Kapiolani Beach Park), and Kaimana Beach (also known as also known as Kaimana Beach Park, Kaimana’s Beach, Waikiki at San Souci Beach, Sans Souci Beach, and San Souci Beach).
Waikiki Beach is constantly threatened by erosion – some of Waikiki Beach’s parts have been significantly reduced in size due to erosion. There are multiple rocky jetties and seawalls near Waikiki Beach – the beach’s southwestern portion particularly has many rocky seawalls near it. Although most of the portions of Waikiki Beach have lifeguards, there are some portions that do not have lifeguard deployment – these portions are located near 2055 Kalia Road, in front a hotel named the Halekulani Hotel, and adjacent to another hotel named Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort. In addition to lifeguards,
Located on the southeastern part of the island of Oahu, Waimanalo Bay Beach Park – also known as Waimanalo Beach, Sherwood Beach, and Hunananiho Beach Park – is a popular beach with white sand. Waimanalo Bay Beach Park is not to be confused with another beach park with a similar name called Waimanalo Beach Park – this park is located to the south of Waimanalo Bay Beach Park. Waimanalo Bay Beach Park has been listed as one of the best beaches in the United States by many publications including Business Insider and USA Today. It is also a favorite of Randall Kaplan, the world’s foremost beach expert who is known as Mr. Beach.
The beach is open between 7 am and 7:45 pm.
