Beach Activities

Chilly waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence on a small, rocky beach below the campground.

Warm 75 degree waters of the Northumberland Strait

Beautiful red sand beach and warm Northumberland Stait waters

Beautiful red sand beach at the mouth of Rustico Bay. Although the warm waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence make for pleasant swimming conditions, the numerous jelly fish can be an issue.

Freshwater river where the Western Brook Pond flows into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The beach is actually a sandspit surrounded by the river on one side and the ocean on the other. The water is surprisingly warm enough to swim in.

The cool April waters made it more of a quick dip than an actual swim. The receding waves, however, were great for skimboarding.

Campground beach along the shores of the Bay. There are no lifeguards, so it is a swim at your own risk beach.

Beautiful sandy beach with great surf

Although we didn't actually swim, we did relax and walk along this beautiful pristine beach

Hard sand beach with gentle, long rolling waves

Hard sand beach with gentle, long rolling waves

Hard sand beach with gentle, long rolling waves

Hard sand beach with gentle, long rolling waves

White sand beach with gentle, long rolling waves

Hard sand beach with gentle, long rolling waves

Beautiful beach and great surf adjacent to the campground

Small beach with authentic reconstruction of a Spanish wreck about 100 feet offshore

Beautiful sandy beach with aquamarine water and gentle surf

Lovely beach with plenty of shade trees at its edge to keep you cool and a small café to get a treat

Actually we never went in the water because of the "dangerous marine life" (jellyfish) warning

Beautiful campground beach

Beautiful sandy beach with great surf

3-mile sandy beach located along Highway 1 about 20 miles northwest of San Francisco, with tremendous views of San Francisco to the south and Point Reyes to the north. The town of Stinson Beach has plenty of restaurants, shops, and galleries to entertain on those foggy days.

Located on Lake Tashmoo and the Vineyard Sound at the end of sandy Herring Creek Road

More often referred to as State Beach. It extends for two miles along the state highway connecting Oak Bluffs and Edgartown. The Nantucket Sound shoreline lies on one side of the road and Sengekontacket Pond on the other.

Considered by many to be the most beautiful beach on the island. It is located off Lambert’s Cove Road and is situated on a cove off of Vineyard Sound. During the summer, only residents of West Tisbury and their guests are allowed to use the beach.

On the Vineyard Sound next to Menemsha Harbor

½-mile white, sandy beach located at the base of the 130-foot high stunningly beautiful and multicolored Gay Head cliffs

Quiet fishing beach located on the Vineyard Sound at the end of West Basin Road across the channel from Menemsha

Secluded barrier beach, managed by The Trustees of Reservations, located over the Dike Bridge. East Beach is part of the Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge, which extends seven miles from Wasque Point on the south, past the Cape Poge Lighthouse, to Cape Poge Gut

Primarily fishing beach, managed by The Trustees of Reservations, located at the end of the sandy Wasque Road. Wasque Reservation is part of the Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge, which extends seven miles from Wasque Point on the south, past the Cape Poge Lighthouse, to Cape Poge Gut

From the beach near the Edgartown lighthouse, one can just sit back and view the hustle and bustle of boats entering and leaving the harbor, the On-Time Ferry’s shuttling back and forth between Edgartown and Chappaquiddick, the captains’ houses along the Edgartown shoreline, the Chappy Beach Club, and “The Gut” at the tip of the Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge.

More often referred to as State Beach. It extends for two miles along the state highway connecting Oak Bluffs and Edgartown. The Nantucket Sound shoreline lies on one side of the road and Sengekontacket Pond on the other.

Three miles of barrier beach on the South Shore at the end of Katama Road with a fun surf to frolic in on one side and a protected salt-pond on the other.

Popular beach on Puget Sound with views of the Olympic Mountains

Watch a beautiful sunset from the beach across the road from the Caspar Beach RV Park

A former military grass airfield that was taken over by the National Park Service in 1994, and incorporated into Golden Gate National Recreation Area. What was once described as a “derelict concrete wasteland” is now a full service recreation area. The park has 130 acres of salt marsh and estuaries, a sandy beach, spectacular views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the Marin Headlands, a lovely promenade for walking and biking extending from Fort Point to Marina Green, an environmental education center for youth, and the Beach Hut Café.

Watch a beautiful sunset from the beach across the road from the campground

Beautiful sheltered cove surrounded by colorful, towering cliffs

One of a series of pristine, rock-strewn beaches located along Highway 28 on the remote Nevada eastern shore. The beach is designated as clothing optional.

Beautiful one-mile long beach right by the campground

Popular beach in Ballard on Puget Sound with lovely views of the Olympic Mountains

One of a series of pristine, rock-strewn beaches located along Highway 28 on the remote Nevada eastern shore. The beach is designated as clothing optional.

Mile-long beach below the rugged cliffs on the Presidio’s western shoreline with spectacular views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the Marin Headlands

Beautiful mile-lone white sandy beach. Perfect spot for long walks, wading, bird watching, beachcombing or picnics

One of a series of pristine, rock-strewn beaches located along Highway 28 on the remote Nevada eastern shore. The beach is designated as clothing optional.

Beautiful 2.5-mile sandy beach on the southern end or Torrey Pines State Park. The beach is only accessible via two steep trails from the top of the cliff, where the parking lots are. This difficult-to-get-to beach is mostly frequented by two types: surfers looking to enjoy the huge winter swells, and nudists looking to enjoy some privacy. The nudists tend to hang out north of the Glider Port, while the surfers head to the south.

One of a series of pristine, rock-strewn beaches located along Highway 28 on the remote Nevada eastern shore. The beach is designated as clothing optional.

One of a series of pristine, rock-strewn beaches located along Highway 28 on the remote Nevada eastern shore. The beach is designated as clothing optional.

Great day with friends at the Jersey shore. Sandy Hook is a 6-mile sandy spit north of Atlantic Highlands. It is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Beautiful 1-mile long sandy beach on the Adriatic Sea

Lovely grassy beach on Lake Lucerne, across the street from our campground

Relax on a beach on one of the Sierras most beautiful lakes

Lovely half-mile long sandy beach with great waves for boogie boarding. The beach is part of a State Recreation Area and has ample parking ($5), restrooms, showers, and a picnic area.

Another picture-perfect, sandy beach, with two large fishponds behind it. The waters are quite tranquil and calm here, because the bay is protected by an offshore reef.

Almost 2/3 mile long and over 100 feet wide, this beautiful crescent of golden sand is a dream for swimmers and snorkelers.

Great sunset watching from a small beach across from Maui Banyan Condos

Beautiful sandy, crescent beach on the Andaman Sea. The street that runs along the beach is lined with cafes, restaurants and bars.

One of a series of pristine, rock-strewn beaches located along Highway 28 on the remote Nevada eastern shore. The beach is designated as clothing optional.

Relax on a beach on one of the Sierras most beautiful lakes

Very popular beach for camping on the Bahia Concepcion, especially so because it has a restaurant.

Beach by our hotel where the Rio Santa Rosalia de Mulege flows into the Bahia Concepcion. There is a view of the Mulege lighthouse across the river.

One of the more popular sandy beaches along the picturesque waters of the Bahia Conception. A sandbar connects to shore to a small rocky island.

3 km lovely, dark sand beach set against the dunes, adjacent to the campground. It is Catalonia’s most popular naturist beach.

Lovely sandy beach on the Mediterranean, backed up by dunes, just a short walk from Camping La Marina.

One of the finest city beaches in the world, with its magnificent crescent-shaped, golden sand capped by twin mountain peaks at either end
Walk Concha Promenade

Lovely wide sandy beach on the Costa Brava, very popular with kitesurfers.

Also known as Waikiki Beach to the locals, a small strip of sandy beach backed by a wooded hill, in a secluded, scenic cove.

Beautiful beach known for its two unique natural phenomena: Sunset lined up with Keyhole Arch during the winter solstice and purple sand.

Beautiful 2.5-mile sandy beach on the southern end or Torrey Pines State Park. The beach is reached via a steep trail, which begins just south of the Glider Port, which has steps and handrails in the steeper segments. The trail is about 1,000 feet long and has an elevation loss of about 320 feet.

Oldest beach resort on the West Coast. Lovely setting with the colorful multi-colored facades on the Capitola Venetian Hotel, the Soquel Creek, and the Capitola Wharf all in view

Famous beach on the southern coast of Crete. The most famous feature of this beach are the caves carved into the soft, white limestone cliffs on the northwest walls of the bay. They have been used for a variety of purposes - as places to house lepers 4,000 years ago, as burial crypts in Roman times, and finally as cheap hotels in the 1960s. Many of them even have rooms, stairs, beds, and windows. Joni Mitchell lived in one during her time here. It was here that she wrote some of her most famous folk songs: “Beneath the Matala Moon” and “Carey” (a man with whom she had an affair while staying in Matala) . Other celebrities that also came to Matala included Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin and Joan Baez. The good times of peace and love came to an abrupt end during the Greek dictatorship in the 1970s, when the local church expelled those sinful hippies. Today Matala is a thriving modern tourist destination, with very few remnants of their hippie past.

Nice sandy beach along the Columbia River just 10 miles northwest of Portland. Plenty of shade trees for a hot day

Beautiful 900-foot deep, glacier-carved lake. Its waters are a brilliant blue and exceptionally clear, due to the low levels of nitrogen in the water, which inhibit the growth of algae.

Later that afternoon, we drove down to Cox Bay Beach, one of the most beautiful beaches on the Island and the best place to learn to surf in all of Canada, because of the consistent, medium-sized waves

We spent a few hours relaxing on this beautiful beach near the start of the Maha'ulepu Heritage Trail, which we hiked yesterday. It was a lovely beach with water calm enough to swim in and there were shade trees if needed to get out of the sun. It was also fun to watch people jumping off Makawehi Point, the tall cliff on the west end of the beach.

Lovely secluded beach with shade trees on one side and the pounding surf on the other. The beach borders what the locals call "Zucherland," Mark Zuckerberg's 1,400-acre compound, which calls Ko'olau Ranch.

Almost 2/3 mile long and over 100 feet wide, this beautiful crescent of golden sand is tucked between two rocky lava outcrops, making it more protected and calmer.

Lovely sunset from this small beach just across the road from our condo

Short, but precarious, hike down to Red Sand Beach (also known as Kaihalulu Beach), a beautiful and dramatic, hidden crescent-shaped beach cut into the side of Ka-uki Head, a cinder cone south of Hana Bay. With its deep red sand, black lava sea wall, and cobalt blue water crashing against the sea wall, it is absolutely stunning.

Almost 2/3 mile long and over 100 feet wide, this beautiful crescent of golden sand is tucked between two rocky lava outcrops, making it more protected and calmer.

½-mile white, sandy beach located at the base of the 130-foot high stunningly beautiful and multicolored Gay Head cliffs, named for its “gay” brightly colored red, brown, yellow, and tan striations.

Great beach for the kids just a short walk from our house to the iconic white lighthouse. From the beach near the Edgartown lighthouse, one can just sit back and view the hustle and bustle of boats entering and leaving the harbor.

Great beach for the kids on the Vineyard Sound next to the Menemsha Jetty

More often referred to as State Beach. It extends for two miles along the state highway connecting Oak Bluffs and Edgartown. The Nantucket Sound shoreline lies on one side of the road and Sengekontacket Pond on the other

Fun 2 hours swimming and playing on an old favorite of ours - South Beach on the Atlantic Ocean. The beach was much narrower than we remembered it due to erosion from frequent and intense storms over the last decasde.