Top USA Beach for 2007: Ocracoke Lifeguarded Beach Outer Banks, NC
The national winner of America's Top Beaches for 2007 is Ocracoke Lifeguarded Beach, located on Ocracoke Island at the southern end of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Known for its laid back atmosphere, unadorned picturesque beauty, abundant wildlife and quaint village center, Ocracoke Island is located at the southern end of the North Carolina Outer Banks.
This is the first year in the history of the list that a beach outside of Florida or Hawaii has been selected as the national winner. In addition, three Florida beaches on are the 2007 list, along with three in the Northeast, two in Hawaii, and one in California, making the Southeastern United States the clear overall winning region for 2007.
Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, known throughout the United States and internationally as Dr. Beach, is regarded as the country's leading authority on beach quality and ratings. A Ph.D. coastal scientist, professor of environmental studies and Director of the Laboratory for Coastal Research at Florida International University and acclaimed author, Dr. Leatherman is perhaps best known for his annual America's Best Beaches Top 10 List.
Dr. Leatherman's first Top Beach list was issued in 1991. Since then, every year around Memorial Day, beach goers and beach communities anxiously await his latest list of the ten best public recreational beaches for swimming, walking, scenery, sports, and other activities. Beaches along the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean are objectively evaluated using a rating scale that covers 50 different criteria, ranging from beach width, sand quality, water temperature and strengths of currents to human impact issues such as lifeguards, the presence of litter and undesirable noise
The complete list of the ten America's Top Beaches for 2007 includes:
Ocracoke Lifeguarded Beach - Outer Banks, North Carolina - National Winner
Caladesi Island State Park - Dunedin/Clearwater, Florida
Coopers Beach, Southampton - New York
Hanalei Bay, Kauai - Hawaii
Coast Guard Beach - Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Hamoa Beach, Maui - Hawaii
Main Beach - East Hampton, New York
Coronado Beach - San Diego, California
Lighthouse Point Park - Daytona Beach, Florida
Siesta Beach - Sarasota, Florida
Monday, July 30, 2007
Top USA Beach for 2007: Ocracoke Lifeguarded Beach Outer Banks, NC
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