Texas is better known for BBQ and football than it is for pristine beaches. I mean, we can be honest here, most outsiders never associate the Lone Star State with swimming at the beach. But hey, now we’ve got one of the best secret ones in the country, so maybe it’s time for that to change.
Of the top five beaches that make this list, how many would you guess are in Hawaii? If you said four, you’re wrong. But if you said three, you’re correct. Which certainly ties into the draw of that beautiful state.
San Jose Island Now Named Top 20 ‘Secret Beaches’
Of course, three of the Top 5 best secret beaches in the U.S. are found in Hawaii, but you know Texas is always gonna get ours, right? Ok, so we’re not in the Top 5. We’re not quite inside the Top 10, either. But one of our fabulous secret beaches, located just outside of Corpus Christi, TX, did come in at No. 16.
As you’d expect, Hawaii, California, and Florida beaches make up a big chunk of this list. But if you look down there, sandwiched between Virginia’s Sandbridge Beach and Florida’s Crescent Beach, is Texas’ own San Jose Island, located in the Gulf of Mexico right outside of Corpus.
And, yes, it may be Texas’s only beach to make the list, but the simple fact that you can chow down on Texas BBQ while you enjoy our best top-secret waves moves it straight up the list to No. 1, at least in our hearts.
The top 20 “secret beaches,” according to the poll:Hawaii – Awahua BeachFlorida – Shell Key PreserveHawaii – Lanikai BeachHawaii – Kauapea BeachNew Jersey – Sedge IslandFlorida – Lovers Key State ParkCalifornia – Salt Creek BeachCalifornia – Wildcat BeachFlorida – Dry Tortugas National ParkFlorida – Boneyard BeachHawaii – Gray’s BeachCalifornia – Hollywood BeachFlorida – Navarre BeachHawaii – Pa’ako CoveVirginia – Sandbridge BeachTexas – San Jose IslandFlorida – Crescent BeachSouth Carolina – Kiawah IslandNew York – Amsterdam Beach PreserveAlaska – Lowell Point BeachThe Delicious BBQ Joints Coming To Crossroads BBQ Festival in Victoria
In addition to an amazing day of live music, on Saturday, November 8th, we will welcome over a dozen of the best BBQ Joints from across the Lone Star State and from right here at The Crossroads.