Top Five List Of Best Beaches In Country Includes A Tampa Bay Area Beach

So many beaches around the Tampa Bay area to enjoy. Surprisingly, only one local beach (actually, only one Florida beach, too) earned a spot on the Travel + Leisure’s list…

Roxanne Wilder

Published May 5, 2022 10:25 AM EDT

Clearwater Beach #5

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So many beaches around the Tampa Bay area to enjoy.

Surprisingly, only one local beach (actually, only one Florida beach, too) earned a spot on the Travel + Leisure’s list of top 25 beaches in the United States.

But the Florida beach that made it on to the list is a beauty. Clearwater Beach came in at number 5.

The number one beach in the country, according to this list, is Poipu Beach in Kauai, Hawaii.

The factors taken into consideration included: Sand, wave activity, seclusion, parking ease, and the quantity of shaded trees. Clearwater Beach certainly has beautiful sand, some places where you can feel secluded, but not necessarily great parking options.

You can visit Travel and Leisure here to read the complete list.

Here are the top 5:

Poipu Beach, Kauai, Hawaii

Ocean City, Maryland

Coronado Beach, San Diego, California

Pope Beach, Lake Tahoe, Nevada

Clearwater Beach, Clearwater, Florida

Clearwater Tampa Bay

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Roxanne is a co-host on the MJ Morning Show and host of Middays on Q105 in Tampa Bay. She also hosts segments on The Current, which features local feel-good stories and health and wellness segments, and airs on five of the six Tampa-based Beasley Media Group stations. Roxanne has conducted hundreds of interviews, from athletes to Oscar winners, including Matt Damon, Christian Bale, and Chadwick Boseman. She also specializes in media training, having worked with clients in the NFL, NBA and WWE for television, in print, and online. Roxanne is a published author and will be releasing a thriller novel in 2024. Her favorite thing in the world is being with her two daughters and husband. As a content creator for Q105, Roxanne writes about family activities in the Tampa Bay area, as well as reviews for local restaurants and travel.