0Dirtiest Beaches in America: Indiana to Maine, Florida to CaliforniaYuckThe Daily Beast finds the dirtiest beaches in America, from Maine to Florida to California.Updated Jul. 13, 2017 8:20PM EDT / Published Jun. 30, 2012 4:45AM EDT Clockwise from top left: Flickr; AP; Getty; AP Clockwise from top left: Flickr; AP; Getty; AP 20. Arcadia Beach, South CarolinaMary Ann Chastain / AP Photo 19. Surf City Beach (beach at S. Shore Dr. and Kinston Ave.), North Carolinarachelfordjames / Flickr 18. West Beach (Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore), Indianawikipedia 17. Silver Beach, Michiganlapstrake / Flickr 16. Siesta Key Public Beach, Floridashineshower / Flickr 15. North Beach Park, Michigangoogle 14. Owens Beach/Point Defiance Park, Washingtonpfly / Flickr 13. St. Joe Beach, Floridajudybaxter / Flickr 12. Surfside Beach, South CarolinaTown of Surfside Beach / Facebook 11. Gulf Beaches of Tampa Bay, Floridacaptkodak / Flickr 10. Myrtle Beach State Park and Campgrounds, South Carolinasouthcarolinaparks.com 9. Ogunquit Beach, MaineWinslow Townson / AP Photo 8. Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indianaanneh632 , Creative Commons / Flickr 7. Courthouse Road Beach, MississippiDrew Tarter, Biloxi Sun Herald / Getty Images 6. McKinley Beach, Wisconsinindykethdy , Creative Commons / Flickr 5. Imperial Beach, CaliforniaDenis Poroy / AP Photo 4. Warren Dunes Beach, MichiganShawano Cleary / AP Photo 3. Hamlin Beach State Park (Area 3), New Yorkhullz , Creative Commons / Flickr 2. Porter Beach (Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore), Indiana 1. Pere Marquette Park, MichiganPlounsburg , Creative Commons / Flickr
Clockwise from top left: Flickr; AP; Getty; AP 20. Arcadia Beach, South CarolinaMary Ann Chastain / AP Photo 19. Surf City Beach (beach at S. Shore Dr. and Kinston Ave.), North Carolinarachelfordjames / Flickr 18. West Beach (Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore), Indianawikipedia 17. Silver Beach, Michiganlapstrake / Flickr 16. Siesta Key Public Beach, Floridashineshower / Flickr 15. North Beach Park, Michigangoogle 14. Owens Beach/Point Defiance Park, Washingtonpfly / Flickr 13. St. Joe Beach, Floridajudybaxter / Flickr 12. Surfside Beach, South CarolinaTown of Surfside Beach / Facebook 11. Gulf Beaches of Tampa Bay, Floridacaptkodak / Flickr 10. Myrtle Beach State Park and Campgrounds, South Carolinasouthcarolinaparks.com 9. Ogunquit Beach, MaineWinslow Townson / AP Photo 8. Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indianaanneh632 , Creative Commons / Flickr 7. Courthouse Road Beach, MississippiDrew Tarter, Biloxi Sun Herald / Getty Images 6. McKinley Beach, Wisconsinindykethdy , Creative Commons / Flickr 5. Imperial Beach, CaliforniaDenis Poroy / AP Photo 4. Warren Dunes Beach, MichiganShawano Cleary / AP Photo 3. Hamlin Beach State Park (Area 3), New Yorkhullz , Creative Commons / Flickr 2. Porter Beach (Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore), Indiana 1. Pere Marquette Park, MichiganPlounsburg , Creative Commons / Flickr