Updated August 2026
Best beaches in Pennsylvania by water quality
Pennsylvania has 14 public beaches in the EPA monitoring dataset, 8 of them with enough bacteria samples to grade. . Full ranking below.
| Grade | Beach | County | % over limit | Samples | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | Beach 10 (Budny Beach) | Erie | 5.6% | 447 | Good |
| B | Freeport Beach | Erie | 6.1% | 228 | Good |
| C | Beach 9 (Pine Tree Beach) | Erie | 7.3% | 423 | Fair |
| C | Beach 1 | Erie | 9.6% | 586 | Fair |
| C | Barracks Beach | Erie | 10% | 329 | Fair |
| C | Beach 7 (Water Works Beach) | Erie | 11.7% | 614 | Fair |
| C | Beach 6 | Erie | 11.8% | 561 | Fair |
| D | Beach 11 | Erie | 16.1% | 471 | Poor |
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All 8 graded Pennsylvania beaches with their Beach Safety Grade, exceedance rate, sample counts, and program status — from EPA monitoring data. Enter your email to download; you'll also get swim-advisory alerts. A grade is a multi-year classification, not a same-day safety clearance.
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