St. George Island, located about 70 miles southwest of Tallahassee, connects with the Florida Panhandle via the four-mile Bryant Patton Memorial Bridge.

FILE - Miles of empty beach and billions of sea shells await a lone beachcomber at St. George Island State Park near Apalachicola in the Florida Panhandle, Feb. 5, 2007.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A 9-mile (14-kilometer) stretch of Florida sugar-white sand in an unspoiled natural setting alongside the Gulf of Mexico is the nation’s best beach for 2023, accor… ...

With 22 miles of uncrowded beaches and a laid-back vibe, it’s easy to see why St. George Island perennially makes Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman’s (known as Dr. Beach) list of best beaches in the U.S.

FILE – Miles of empty beach and billions of sea shells await a lone beachcomber at St. George Island State Park near Apalachicola in the Florida Panhandle, Feb. 5, 2007.

St. George Island State Park off the Panhandle near Apalachicola, shown here in 2022, was named the No. 1 beach in U.S. for 2023 by “Dr. Beach.” ...

1. St. George Island State Park, Florida Panhandle 2. Duke Kahanamoku Beach, Oahu, Hawaii 3. Coopers Beach, Southampton, New York 4. Caladesi Island State Park, Dunedin/Clearwater, Florida 5.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- A 9-mile stretch of Florida sugar-white sand in an unspoiled natural setting alongside the Gulf of Mexico is the nation's best beach for 2023, according to the annual ...

FILE - Miles of empty beach and billions of sea shells await a lone beachcomber at St. George Island State Park near Apalachicola in the Florida Panhandle, Feb. 5, 2007. The nine-mile (14 ...

1. St. George Island State Park, Florida Panhandle 2. Duke Kahanamoku Beach, Oahu, Hawaii 3. Coopers Beach, Southampton, New York 4. Caladesi Island State Park, Dunedin/Clearwater, Florida 5.

PETERSBURG - A nine-mile stretch of Florida sugar-white sand in an unspoiled natural setting alongside the Gulf of Mexico is the nation's best beach for 2023, according to the annual ranking ...