I like one that has a lot of sand and tide pools.

Jeremy, 13
Highlands Ranch, CO

The kind that's next to the ocean. Actually, until last week I hadn't been to the ocean since I was a baby. I might have seen it when I flew into New York in high school, but I don't think I did.

Karen, 20
Marshelltown/Ames, IA

I like the kind of beach where there are no dead fish or animals. On a nice sunny day with a light breeze, but not too sunny or breezy. With people having fun, but not too many people. A beach with sand and alot of rocks and a few tiny bits of broken glass, softened through time.

Ray, 17
Toronto CANADA

Haven't really seen enough beaches to answer that properly. Have a feeling I'd like the lush white clean kind.

Firelady, 22
Dallas, TX

Cold and rainy. Think England. The sun is vastly overrated. But then again, I live in LA and it's about 1200 degrees outside.

Amy, 23
Baton Rouge, LA

the one where you can lay in the sun, wear a bikini and look perfect and get kissed so crazy on.

Jaden, 21
Brampton, Ontario CANADA

I'm a water watcher and partial to a stern and rock-bound coast.

Jill, 59
Saylorsburg, PA

My favorite beach is on South Higgin's Lake which is about 4 hours north of Detroit. It is a spring fed lake so it is cold most of the year and very clean. It is very sandy and shallow for a very long way out. Then it drops off all of a sudden. I spent a lot of time there as a child and love it. I hope to someday have a cottage there or to retire there like my grandparents did.

Kathy, 26
Garden City, MI

80 degrees...sunshine with a few big white clouds...white sand...a little wind but not too much to blow sand on me...some fellow beach bums to make it interesting, but not too many. A really good hot dog stand must be nearby, and I must have a good book to read! (Also, it would be nice to have clean bathrooms available!)

Susan, 31
Chicago, IL

Rocky, cracky shorelines with high cliffs overlooking. Wind whipping. Sun or no. I have never seen a "beach" as amazing as the northern California coast near Monterey. A pure white sand beach near turqoise waters under a full moon can be pretty awe inspiring as well

Felicia, 34
Somerville, MA

I like the kind of beach where it doesn't hurt to walk barefoot.

Sarah
Roseburg, OR

Well, since I live in Washington, I have to say that you can give me a rocky beach anyday over the soft wimpy SAND of other beaches. I really love the beach and I like my beach to have cliffs and boulders and be more tough and unapproachable than most. My favorite day at the beach is right in the middle of a storm - big waves and rain in your face - that is living.

Kate, 19
Bellingham, WA

Topless ones.

Socrates One
Lowell, MA

Clothed, sandy, and family-oriented.

Lindsay, 21
Harrisonburg, VA

I like beaches that have hills and trees in sight. Like the Ardirondack lake beaches I grew up with, or the coast of Maine, the North coast of Devon, or the ocean beaches here in Oregon.

Jane, 60
West Linn, OR

A warm sunny one, nice and close by, with lots of big surf!!

Helena, 31
Sydney AUSTRALIA

I know it is predictable, but I would like to go to a nude beach someday. As is though, my favorite beach yet has been Fort Walton/Destin, late at night in the middle of winter. It is like the end of the world lapping at your feet.

Anthony, 25
Baton Rouge, LA

At night I love the coast of Maine
or the beach at dawn in Miami
Aruba was great in the afternoon,
but nothing beats Hawaii

Jami, 27
Lowell, MA

Any Beach on the Gulf of Mexico that is not very crowded.

Pamela, 38
Sugar Hill, GA

In this area there's Hampton NH which is good because there's a boardwalk with lots to do but naturally attracts a lot of traffic.

Alias Irrelevante

The closest one...three blocks from my house. Actually I prefer private beaches because the big crowds are TOO much sometimes!!

Tracy, 24
Ocean City, NJ

I prefer the NJ shore, in particular Island Beach.

Laura, 35
Lowell, MA

white sand, non polluted

Angela, 16
Bella Vista, AK

Warm amd sunny with a nice stretch on sand around 4:00 o'clock in the afternoon. The crowds are gone and the tide is coming in. Peaceful and quiet.

Janet, 42
E. Brunswick, NJ

I think a lake beach suits me fine. . .

mothmc, 35
Pensacola, FL

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