The Top Ten: America's Best Beaches, 2006

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America's Best Beaches, 2006

Released since 1991, 650 major public recreational beaches in the U.S. are rated according to 50 criteria.

Rank	Name	Location
1.	Fleming Beach Park	Maui, Hawaii
2.	Caladesi Island State Park	Dunedin, Fla.
3.	Ocracoke Island	Outer Banks, N.C.
4.	Coopers Beach	Southampton, N.Y.
5.	Hanalei Bay	Kauai, Hawaii
6.	Main Beach	East Hampton, N.Y.
7.	Coast Guard Beach	Cape Cod, Mass.
8.	Coronado Beach	San Diego, Calif.
9.	Hamoa Beach	Maui, Hawaii
10.	Barefoot Beach Park	Bonita Springs, Fla.

Source: Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman (aka Dr. Beach), author of America's Best Beaches and professor of environmental studies at Florida International University.