50 Best Country Songs About Beach Vacation

Best Country Songs for a Beach Getaway

There’s a certain mood that comes with heading toward the coast, cooler packed with ice and the windows rolled down enough for the salt air to creep in. It’s not pure relaxation, not total chaos, but a loose in-between where sunscreen mixes with spilled beer and nobody keeps track of time. A playlist can tilt the whole thing, and the right song turns a lazy shoreline afternoon into something that feels bigger. Some of these tracks lean straight into sand and surf, others come from a different place entirely yet still fit the vibe once the waves hit in the background.

Country tends to nail this feeling in a way that cuts through the noise, but it’s worth saying the vibe doesn’t belong to one genre alone. Pop, rock, country, and R&B songs all find their way into beach speakers when the sun gets low and the day drags into night. A good country track for this setting doesn’t need polished verses about palm trees or margaritas—it can be something raw, funny, or even bittersweet. The songs on this list are tied together less by subject and more by the way they wrap around the setting, letting the beach turn into the stage.

It’s the moments when the music lingers over cheap fireworks, wet towels, friends scattered in chairs, and a horizon that makes you forget how burnt you’ll be tomorrow. That’s the energy these songs carry, no matter if they were written with the ocean in mind or not. Here are the best country songs for a beach getaway.

1. 'No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems' by Kenny Chesney

2. 'Toes' by Zac Brown Band

3. 'Some Beach' by Blake Shelton

4. 'Margaritaville' by Jimmy Buffett

5. 'It's Five O'Clock Somewhere' by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett

6. 'Pontoon' by Little Big Town

7. 'Somewhere on a Beach' by Dierks Bentley

8. 'Beachin'' by Jake Owen

9. 'One Margarita' by Luke Bryan

10. 'When the Sun Goes Down' by Kenny Chesney

11. 'Knee Deep' by Zac Brown Band featuring Jimmy Buffett

12. 'Chattahoochee' by Alan Jackson

13. 'Long Hot Summer' by Keith Urban

14. 'Redneck Yacht Club' by Craig Morgan

15. 'I Was on a Boat That Day' by Old Dominion

16. 'Sunshine and Summertime' by Faith Hill

17. 'Buy Me a Boat' by Chris Janson

18. 'Barefoot Blue Jean Night' by Jake Owen

19. 'Day Drinking' by Little Big Town

20. 'The Seashores of Old Mexico' by George Strait

21. 'Southbound' by Carrie Underwood

22. 'Guitars and Tiki Bars' by Kenny Chesney

23. 'Something Like That' by Tim McGraw

24. 'All Summer Long' by Kid Rock

25. 'Vacation' by Thomas Rhett

26. 'Get Your Shine On' by Florida Georgia Line

27. 'Summer Nights' by Rascal Flatts

28. 'Sunny and 75' by Joe Nichols

29. 'Suntan City' by Luke Bryan

30. 'Paradise to Me' by Niko Moon

31. 'Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes' by Jimmy Buffett

32. 'Swimmin' in Sunshine' by Billy Currington

33. 'Where the Boat Leaves From' by Zac Brown Band

34. 'Summertime' by Sam Hunt

35. 'Cruise' by Florida Georgia Line

36. 'Watermelon Crawl' by Tracy Byrd

37. 'Pirate Flag' by Kenny Chesney

38. 'The Boys of Summer' by Don Henley

39. 'Made by the Water' by Brian Kelley

40. 'Sweet Kinda Summer' by Jesse Rice

41. 'Coastal' by Kenny Chesney

42. 'Blue Clear Sky' by George Strait

43. 'Dance the Night Away' by The Mavericks

44. 'Crushin' It' by Brad Paisley

45. 'Sand in My Boots' by Morgan Wallen

46. 'Blue Tacoma' by Russell Dickerson

47. 'All American Girl' by Carrie Underwood

48. 'Single for the Summer' by Sam Hunt

49. 'Get Out of This Town' by Carrie Underwood

50. 'Island Song' by Zac Brown Band