This is a list of boardwalks in the United States by state. Boardwalks can be found around the world, but they are especially common along the

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. One of the earliest boardwalks was designed in

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and opened June 26, 1870, in

Atlantic City Atlantic City, often known by its initials A.C., is a coastal resort city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. The city is known for its casinos, Boardwalk (entertainment district), boardwalk, and beaches. In 2020 United States censu ...

. Some pedestrian paths called "

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s" are made of concrete.

List

Alaska

In the

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villages of the

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Delta,

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, wide heavy-duty boardwalks are common in villages throughout this part of Bush Alaska. Tuntutuliak was the first village to receive boardwalks in the mid-1990s. Its boardwalks were funded by a government program intended to determine whether building boardwalks would be a worthwhile investment elsewhere. Before these boardwalks existed, there was a much narrower, lower, and less extensive system of boards and boardwalks that served delta villages.

California

Newport Beach

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's boardwalk is a concrete path running from 36th Street to between E and F streets on the

Balboa Peninsula The Balboa Peninsula (also referred to as "Balboa" or "the Peninsula") is a neighborhood of the city of Newport Beach, Orange County, California. It is named after Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa, the first European to sight the Pacific ...

. It passes McFadden Square and

Newport Pier The Newport Pier is one of two municipal piers in the city of Newport Beach, California. The pier replaced the McFadden Wharf (1888-1939) and the site is registered as California Historical Landmark number 794. It is 1,032 feet (314.6 m) long. ...

, and

Balboa Pier The Balboa Pier is one of two piers in the city of Newport Beach, Orange County, California. The other ocean pier on the Balboa Peninsula is the Newport Pier. The Balboa Pier was constructed in 1906 as a sister project of the Balboa Pavilion. The ...

. The speed limit along the path is in order to prevent conflicts among bicyclists, pedestrians,

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and rollerbladers.

Santa Cruz

The

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, opened in 1907, is the oldest

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and the home to two

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s: the

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and the

Giant Dipper The Giant Dipper is a historic wooden roller coaster located at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, an amusement park in Santa Cruz, California. The Giant Dipper, which replaced the Thompson's Scenic Railway, took 47 days to build and opened on May 1 ...

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. The Santa Cruz boardwalk no longer actually has any wooden boardwalks.

Venice Beach

This 2.5 kilometer boardwalk has a pedestrian walk, bike path, rollerskater and skateboard ramps, and restaurants. Venice Beach is famous for

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, where bodybuilders work out. Former

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worked out on Muscle Beach and made

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famous in the 1980s.

Delaware

Bethany Beach

Bethany Beach's boardwalk, while not as long as

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's, connects the summer seaside resort's broad, sandy beach to motels, restaurants, and vacation homes. In 2011, Bethany Beach banned smoking on the beach and boardwalk.

Rehoboth Beach

Rehoboth Beach's long boardwalk connects summer tourists with

's main attractions during the summer months, including high-end resorts, numerous shops, arcades, eating establishments and family amusement center. The town's main street, Rehoboth Avenue, intersects with the boardwalk.

Florida

Bay Lake

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in Bay Lake, there is a

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with a boardwalk overlooking an artificial lake.

Daytona Beach

The boardwalk in

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is a concrete walkway along the beach and includes stores, restaurants, amusement rides, arcades, the Daytona Beach Pier, and the Daytona Beach Bandshell.

Hollywood Beach

Hollywood Beach has a concrete boardwalk known as the "Broadwalk."

John's Pass Village and Boardwalk

This boardwalk is decently popular, notably for people in

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and Hillsborough County, Florida. A large contributor to its popularity is Hubbard's Marina, as well as Hooters and Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. There are also various other Stores and restaurants on this boardwalk. Additionally, th
John's Pass Bridge
is right next to this location.

Gulf Breeze

A new 1600-foot (0.49 km) wetlands trail boardwalk is being constructed in the undeveloped portion of Shoreline Park, west of the existing access roadway to the park. The trail will begin and end in uplands, originating at the existing trail opening south of the dog park and terminating at Williamsburg Drive / Colley Cove Drive. The trail will cross through an environmentally sensitive area utilizing an elevated pile-supported boardwalk and will integrate into existing trail systems. The primary purpose of the trail boardwalk is to increase connectivity between Shoreline Park and the adjacent residential areas to the west. The trail will also provide ADA access to the beach along the Santa Rosa Sound waterfront.

Niceville

Indiana

*Indiana Beach Resort

Louisiana

Lake Charles

*Lakefront *Casino Boardwalk

Bossier City

Maryland

Ocean City

This three-mile (5 km) long Ocean City Boardwalk is in downtown

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. Located at the eastern end of

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, it contains a

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, as well as arcades, shops, restaurants, hotels, time-shares, and condominiums. The end of the boardwalk hosts

Trimper's Rides Trimper Rides Of Ocean City is a historic amusement park located near the inlet at South First Street and the boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland, United States. It was founded in 1893 as The Windsor Resort. It is located at the south end of the ...

, an amusement park with roller coasters and a

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built in 1902, one of the oldest still-operating carousels in the United States. This boardwalk has been rated a top boardwalk in the United States by ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Massachusetts

Sandwich

The

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boardwalk does not, strictly speaking, lead along the beach. Instead, it begins in a parking lot and leads through the salt marshes and out to the beach. It was destroyed in 1991 by Hurricane Bob and was then rebuilt through donations made by the townspeople. In turn, family names were carved into the planks of the boardwalk, and it is still used to this day. The boardwalk crosses a creek, where at high tide, visitors can jump off the bridge into the water.

New Hampshire

Hampton Beach

The Hampton Beach boardwalk is largely a tourist attraction. In fact, it is widely used for common shops.

New Jersey

New Jersey is the location of most of the boardwalks in the U.S., with nearly every town and city along the Jersey Shore each having a boardwalk. At least four of them have a strip along the beach with entertainment, shopping, dining, miniature golf, arcades, some with even water parks with various water rides, including water slides, lazy rivers, wave pools, and amusement parks hosting rides and attractions including

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, and teacups.

Asbury Park

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's boardwalk is in the process of revitalization and has recently been connected to the neighboring town of

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in the United States, opening on June 26, 1870. The Boardwalk starts at Absecon Inlet and runs along the beach for to the city limit. An additional of the Boardwalk extends into Ventnor City. Casino/hotels front the boardwalk, as well as retail stores, restaurants, and amusements. Several piers extend the boardwalk over the Atlantic Ocean. Garden Pier houses the Atlantic City Historical Museum and the Atlantic City Art Center. The four story "Pier at Caesars" entertainment complex opened in July 2006. This boardwalk gained fame due to the

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'', which was based upon the trading and dealing of

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in Atlantic City; in the game, Boardwalk is the most expensive property to purchase and develop, but also yields the greatest rent payoffs to its owner. Other attractions include the

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, and the

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museum. In October 2012,

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destroyed the northern part of the boardwalk fronting Absecon Inlet, in the residential section called South Inlet. The oceanfront boardwalk in front of the Atlantic City casinos survived the storm undamaged. The Boardwalk has been home to several piers over the years. The first pier, Ocean Pier, was built in 1882. It eventually fell into disrepair and was demolished. Another famous pier built during that time was Steel Pier, opened in 1898, which once billed itself as "The Showplace of the Nation". It now operates as an amusement pier across from the

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. Captain John Lake Young opened "Young's

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" as an arcade hall in 1903, and on the seaward side "erected a marble mansion", fronted by a formal garden, with lighting and landscaping designed by Young's longtime friend

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. Young's Million Dollar Pier, Atlantic City's largest amusement pier during its time", was transformed into a shopping mall in the 1980s, known as "Shops on Ocean One". In 2006, the Ocean One mall was bought, renovated and re-branded as "The Pier Shops at Caesars" and, in 2015, it was renamed "

Playground Pier Playground Pier is a four-story pier located on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey that houses a luxury shopping and restaurant mall. Located at the foot of Arkansas Avenue, it is connected to Caesars casino via a second-story skybridge ...

Garden Pier The Garden Pier was a historic pier located in uptown Atlantic City, New Jersey at the northern end of the boardwalk and South New Jersey Ave. The pier was opened on July 19, 1913, and was home to the B.F. Keith's Theatre, Atlantic City Historical ...

, located opposite

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, once housed a movie theater, and is now home to the Atlantic City Historical Society and Arts Center. Two other piers, an amusement pier named Steeplechase Pier and a

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-owned pier named Heinz Pier were destroyed in the 1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane. Steeplechase was rebuilt after the hurricane, and survived into the casino era. The "Steeplechase Pier Heliport" on Steel Pier is named in its honor. The last of the four piers still standing is Schiff's Central Pier, which is the only one still offering the same attractions it did when it opened – a few stores, and the playcade, having reopened in 1990 after an $8 million renovation.

Keansburg

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is regarded locally as a boardwalk town, with one of America's oldest shoreside amusement parks housing vintage rides dating back to the 1920s, but the amusement area fairway is now asphalt.

Long Branch

Long Branch developed into a resort town in the late 18th century, with oceanside hotels, large estates, and grand theaters. In 2005, Pier Village, a Victorian-inspired mixed-use community consisting of rental residences atop retail space, opened. A public grassy area called Festival Plaza is the site of regular events, including concerts, arts & crafts fairs, outdoor movies and holiday events. Long Branch is also home to

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and its rival, the original WindMill Hot Dogs, located in a

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-shaped building since 1963.

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s continue to be developed rapidly apace along the Long Branch boardwalk.

Ocean City, New Jersey

The boardwalk in Ocean City has classic attractions and many newer additions. The ferris wheel can be seen from miles around, with views of Ocean City and the surrounding communities from the top. Other rides include roller coasters, carousels, bumper cars, water rides, and 11 miniature golf courses.

Point Pleasant Beach

The

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in the northern end of the borough to the border with Bay Head in the south. Attractions include bars, eateries, arcades, two mini-golf courses, a fun house, an amusement park, an aquarium, and souvenir shops.

Seaside Heights

Known as the “Classic American Boardwalk,” The long promenade is full of game stands, pizzerias, souvenir shops, beach gear stores, arcades and ice cream parlors drawing families, teenagers and adults alike. The

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s that feature amusement rides, carousels, log flumes, roller coasters, Ferris wheels and more. One of these piers is the world-famous

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, home to the

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roller coaster The other was the Funtown Amusement Pier, which was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy with plans to replace it. Across from

is the redeveloped Breakwater Beach waterpark (formerly WaterWorks). Many of the businesses are still family-owned and operated and have been almost as long as the boardwalk has been around. The boardwalk was destroyed by

in October 2012 but has since been rebuilt.

Wildwood

Known as the Boardwalk of Fame and Happiness, the long boardwalk in Wildwood has a total of three amusement piers plus a myriad of other carnival games, souvenir shops, food stands, water parks, and many rides including world-class roller coasters. The Boardwalk started out as a mere . It has actually been moved closer to the ocean twice. Today, the boardwalk stretches for 38 blocks from 16th Ave in

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to Cresse Ave in

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. The Wildwood Boardwalk is said to have more rides than Disneyland. The Boardwalk piers also have several water parks and many other rides, and six roller coasters, including four major ones, and includes a giant ferris wheel — one of the largest on the east coast. In 2008-2009 a section of the boardwalk was rebuilt. As of 2022, the boardwalk is undergoing reconstruction in stages.

New York

Coney Island, Brooklyn

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runs for on

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, along the southern shore of

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adjacent to the

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. It became known for its amusement parks along the boardwalk, and contains

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roller coaster, the

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Ferris wheel, the

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and

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amusement parks, and the defunct

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ride, as well as the

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. The boardwalk also contains

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, home of the minor league

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baseball team.

Jones Beach

The long Jones Beach Boardwalk runs along the central section of the 10 mi (16.1 km)

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, created during the administration of

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and opened in 1929. It is accessible from the mainland via the Meadowbrook State Parkway or the Wantagh State Parkway. Apart from a few amenities such as a two bathhouses and several refreshment stands, the boardwalk is much less commercialized compared with other boardwalks in the region. The historic Boardwalk Restaurant, built in the 1930s and rebuilt in 1966 was demolished in 2004 pending redevelopment by Trump Entertainment Resorts. It was expected to open in 2014, but it was later cancelled due to worry of damage from future hurricanes after

. The Boardwalk Bandshell, originally adjacent to the restaurant, was moved from the east to the west side of the central mall and still serves as a popular venue for summertime beachside concerts.

Atlantic Beach

Atlantic Beach, A narrow boardwalk stretches from Acapulco Street to Putnam Avenue along the Atlantic Ocean beach in the incorporated Village of Atlantic Beach. The boardwalk, which is in a dangerous state of disrepair, stands on wooden piles, with several beach clubs situated under it at places.

Long Beach

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, nicknamed "The City By the Sea" and once known as "The

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of the East", boasts a 2.2-mile (3.5-km) boardwalk east of New York Avenue, which was planned and developed in 1906-1907 by

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-connected real estate developer and former New York senator William H. Reynolds. In an effective

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, Reynolds had a herd of

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s trucked in from

's Dreamland amusement park, ostensibly to help build the boardwalk.

Rockaway, Queens

The

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is long, the longest in the United States within one city. The boardwalk runs from Beach 9th Street in

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to Beach 126th Street in Rockaway Park, at the edge of

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. While several unconnected sections were first built at the end of the 19th century, most of the construction of the original boardwalk began in 1925 and completed in 1928. The concrete boardwalk from Beach 9th Street to Beach 19th Street was completed in 1963. The boardwalk and its adjacent 170 acres of beaches are maintained by the NYC Parks Department and policed by the NYC Parks Enforcement Patrol.

South Beach, Staten Island

The Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk along

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is long, making it the fourth longest boardwalk in the world. The boardwalk was built in 1935, replacing an existing commercial boardwalk and tourist area that had been ravaged by fires, economic loss and the Great Depression. The boardwalk is part of a

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that stretches from the

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and the

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to Miller Field. Both Fort Wadsworth and Miller Field are federal parks.

Puerto Rico

La Guancha Boardwalk

La Guancha Boardwalk Paseo Tablado La Guancha (English: ''La Guancha Boardwalk'') is a boardwalk in the La Guancha sector of the Playa barrio in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, facing the Caribbean Sea. It was built under the mayoral administration of Rafael Cord ...

is located on Ponce's seashore. Built in the 1990s, the boardwalk overlooks the Ponce Nautical Club and has many restaurants and bars. It also has kiosks which sell food and alcoholic beverages.

Piñones Boardwalk

The Pinones Boardwalk starts in Pinones and heads east for 11km skirting the beaches then crossing PR 187 into the Pinones mangrove forest.

Cataño Boardwalk

The Cataño Boardwalk commands a view of the San Juan Bay, including views of Fort San Felipe del Morro on the opposing side. There are several monuments and sculptures along the boardwalk, including a monument to Taíno culture called "India Taína".

South Carolina

Myrtle Beach

The 1.2 mile

Myrtle Beach Boardwalk The Myrtle Beach Boardwalk & Promenade, located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, runs along the oceanfront from the Pier 14 at 14th Avenue North to the 2nd Avenue Pier at 2nd Avenue North. The promenade officially opened in May 2010 at a cost of n ...

, finished in 2010, was recognized later that year by ''

'' as the nations's #3 boardwalk behind the ones at Atlantic City and Coney Island.

Texas

Kemah

The

Kemah Boardwalk The Kemah Boardwalk is a 60-acre Texas Gulf Coast theme park in Kemah, Texas, approximately 30 miles southeast of Downtown Houston, Texas. The Boardwalk is built entirely along the shores of Galveston Bay and Clear Lake. The complex is owned an ...

is a hotel and restaurant destination in Kemah, Texas, USA, which also features a small selection of amusement rides. The main attractions of the complex, which opened in 2001, are its many restaurants overlooking Galveston Bay, recreational sailing, and rides. The area was developed by Landry's, which owns all of the restaurants on the boardwalk. Activities include shopping and midway games, as well as a miniature train that traverses the entire area. Additional attractions include a carousel a Ferris wheel and a new wooden roller coaster.

Virginia

Virginia Beach

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's boardwalk features restaurants, entertainment, and many sporting events.

References

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External links

Asbury Park Press feature on Jersey Shore boardwalks

The Star Ledger — Photograph Gallery "New Jersey Boardwalks"
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