BEST BEACHES: Top Ten U.S. Shores of 2009 in Pictures

BEST BEACHES: Top Ten U.S. Shores of 2009 in Pictures
BEST BEACHES: Top Ten U.S. Shores of 2009 in Pictures
BEST BEACHES: Top Ten U.S. Shores of 2009 in Pictures
BEST BEACHES: Top Ten U.S. Shores of 2009 in Pictures
BEST BEACHES: Top Ten U.S. Shores of 2009 in Pictures
BEST BEACHES: Top Ten U.S. Shores of 2009 in Pictures
BEST BEACHES: Top Ten U.S. Shores of 2009 in Pictures
BEST BEACHES: Top Ten U.S. Shores of 2009 in Pictures
BEST BEACHES: Top Ten U.S. Shores of 2009 in Pictures
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10. Beachwalker Park, Kiawah Island, South Carolina

South of Charleston, Beachwalker Park (above) is a public beach with plenty of recreational opportunities.

Visitors can canoe and kayak through tidal inlets--home to thousands of birds--or bike along the compact sand of the 10-mile (16.1-kilometer) barrier island.

The park was ranked tenth in the 2009 Top 10 Beaches list, compiled by coastal expert Stephen Leatherman of Florida International University's Laboratory for Coastal Research.

"I'm still in search of the perfect beach," Leatherman said. "The good news is I've found a lot of good ones in the U.S."
—Photograph courtesy Stephen Leatherman
 

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