Best National Parks for Saltwater Swimming

24 parks offer saltwater swimming

Showing 1–20 of 24 parks with saltwater swimming

A brilliant sunset filled with hues of blue, red, orange, magenta, and purple highlight the sky.

Acadia National Park

National Park · ME

Aerial photograph of trail through lava along the Hawaiian Coast

Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail

National Historic Trail · HI

Large lawn in front of the memorial.

American Memorial Park

Park · MP

Wild horses on the dunes at Assateague

Assateague Island National Seashore

National Seashore · MD, VA

Coral reef with two snorkelers diving below the surface

Biscayne National Park

National Park · FL

Snorkeler swimming by Elkhorn Coral at Buck Island Reef NM.

Buck Island Reef National Monument

National Monument · VI

Dune plants, beach, and ocean.

Canaveral National Seashore

National Seashore · FL

A curling wave breaks against the backdrop of a pink sunrise.

Cape Cod National Seashore

National Seashore · MA

The first-order Fresnel lens is visible in the lantern room of the Bodie Island Lighthouse.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

National Seashore · NC

: Black & white patterned tower of the Cape Lookout Lighthouse stands against a blue & white cloud f

Cape Lookout National Seashore

National Seashore · NC

Steep, rugged ocean cliffs extending in an island chain.

Channel Islands National Park

National Park · CA

Sand dunes covered with shrubs and grasses

Cumberland Island National Seashore

National Seashore · GA

Tent at Floyd Bennett Field campsite in Gateway's Jamaica Bay unit.

Gateway National Recreation Area

National Recreation Area · NY, NJ

Ferry in the Pensacola Bay

Gulf Islands National Seashore

National Seashore · FL, MS

Tuafanua Trail

National Park of American Samoa

National Park · AS

Manhattan skyline as seen from Governors Island National Monument

National Parks of New York Harbor

National Park · NY

A herd of elk crossing a river.

Olympic National Park

National Park · WA

Yellow flowers bloom in the dunes along Malaquite Beach.

Padre Island National Seashore

National Seashore · TX

View from forest floor looking straight up. Ferns as seen close up and redwood trunks meet.

Redwood National and State Parks

National and State Parks · CA

View of the Salt River Bay Visitor Contact Station

Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve

National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve · VI

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