St. George Island State Park ranked third best beach in the nation by Dr. Beach

The St. George Island state park has once again made the list of America’s top 10 beaches.

The beach at the St. George Island state park was ranked the 3rd best beach in the US in the 24th Annual Top 10 Beaches ranking produced by coastal expert Dr. Stephen Leatherman better known as “Doctor Beach.”

The local state park also ranked 3rd on the list last year.

This is actually the fifth time St. George Island has made the top ten list – the state park was ranked in the 1990’s but was taken off after a hurricane damaged the island.

This year’s top beach is Duke Kahanamoku Beach in Waikiki.

Barefoot Beach in Bonita Springs, Florida came in second.

St. George Island State Park came next followed by Waimanalo beach and Hamoa Beach, both in Hawaii.

Cape Hatteras in North Carolina, Cape Florida State Park in key Biscayne, Coast Guard beach in Cape Cod, Beachwalker beach in South Carolina and Delnor Wiggins Pass State park in Naples rounded out the top ten.

“Dr. Beach,” uses fifty criteria to evaluate the beaches, including water and sand quality, as well as the number of facilities nearby and environmental management.

And don’t forget our other world-class beach while you are out and about this Summer – the beach at St. Joseph Peninsula State Park in Gulf County was ranked the top beach in the nation in 2002.

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