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Total Beaches Found In Massachusetts: 241<<first <previous next> last>> East Chop Beach East Chop Drive Oak Bluffs, MA Type: Saltwater A free public beach just north of the town harbor; Note that the private East Chop Beach Club is located next to the public beach East Sandwich Beach North Shore Boulevard (off Ploughed Neck Road) Sandwich, MA Type: Saltwater Public town beach on Cape Cod Bay; No lifeguards; Limited parking along road for perhaps 34 vehicles; Paid daily fee or parking permit required Eastville Point Beach Beach Road (at the bridge) Oak Bluffs, MA Type: Saltwater Public town beach located at the causeway next to Vinyard Haven Eel Point Beach Eel Point Road Nantucket, MA Type: Saltwater Located on the remote north-west end of Nantucket; No lifeguards or facilities; Water is full of sea grass and eels; Abundant seashells and birds; Beware of incoming tides and flooding Electric Avenue Beach Gardiner Avenue (at Electric Avenue) Bourne, MA Type: Saltwater Small town beach on Buttermilk Bay (Buzzard's Bay); Lifeguards; Small parking lot (about 25 spaces); Parking permit required (residents only) Ellis Landing Beach Ellis Landing Road Brewster, MA Type: Saltwater Public town beach on Cape Cod Bay; Tidal flats with calm water, rocky; No lifeguards; Beach parking permits required 9am to 3pm daily June 15 to Sept 2; Small lot with about 17 parking spaces Englewood Beach 24 New Hampshire Avenue (at Berry Avenue) Yarmouth, MA Type: Saltwater Town beach on the south side (Nantucket Sound); located on Lewis Bay; no lifeguards; free parking; Site of the town's Sailing Program Falmouth Heights Beach Grand Avenue (and Central Park Avenue) Falmouth, MA Type: Saltwater Town beach on Vineyard Sound; Medium size parking lot (about 56 spaces); Resident only parking (permit required); GPS from town website Fernandes Bog Beach Long Pond Drive Harwich, MA Type: Freshwater Public town beach on the south side of Long Pond; Medium size parking lot with 40 spaces; Parking sticker required First Encounter Beach Samoset Road Eastham, MA Type: Saltwater Medium size town beach on Cape Cod Bay where the pilgrims supposedly first encountered the Native Americans; No lifeguards; Popular for sunset watching Fisher Beach Fisher Road (end of road) Truro, MA Type: Saltwater Large town beach on Cape Cod Bay; Parking sticker required in season; No daily stickers sold here; Only 10 parking spaces (along road); No lifeguards Flax Pond Beach Sunset Drive (off North Main Street) Yarmouth, MA Type: Freshwater Town beach on a small pond; lifeguards; (Don't confuse with pond of same name in Nickerson State Park); Note: Flax Pond Recreation Area is at 31 Dupont Avenue Flax Pond Beach Flax Pond Road (Nickerson State Park) Brewster, MA Type: Freshwater Part of Nickerson State Park; (Don't confuse with pond of same name in Yarmouth); Parking at Area 1 Parking Lot; Day use parking fee charged at park entrance Forest Beach Forest Beach Road Chatham, MA Public town beach on Nantucket Sound; No restrooms; No fees; Free parking along the road (Limited spaces) Francis Street Beach Francis Street Nantucket, MA Type: Saltwater Located in the harbor near downtown; No lifeguards; Calm surf; Kayak rentals available Fuller Street Beach Fuller Street Edgartown, MA Type: Saltwater Small public town beach located at the end of Fuller Street; Limited parking Gay Head Cliffs Beach Lighthouse Road (path from the road) Aquinnah, MA Type: Saltwater Climbing on cliffs or removal of clay prohibited by law; Rough surf Glendon Road Beach 167 Old Wharf Road (at Glendon Road) Dennis, MA Type: Saltwater Public town beach located on the south side (Nantucket Sound); Lot holds about 69 cars Good Harbor Beach Thatcher Road (Route 127A) Gloucester, MA Type: Saltwater Popular with children; parking lot, concession stand, rest rooms, and showers Gray Gables Beach Gilder Road (off Presidents Road) Bourne, MA Type: Saltwater Town beach located at the south-west end of the Cape Cod Canal; Lifeguard; Small parking lot (about 34 spaces); Parking permit required (residents only) Gray's Beach 400 Center Street (off Route 6A) Yarmouth, MA Type: Saltwater Small town beach on the north side (Cape Cod Bay); part of the Bass Hole area; very calm water; offers swimming, picnicking, boardwalks, hiking (at the Callery-Darling Conservation Area); Also has a long boardwalk over the salt marshes Great Hollow Beach Great Hollow Road Truro, MA Type: Saltwater Town beach on Cape Cod Bay; Parking only for town residents with stickers; No stickers sold here; No lifeguards; Limited parking spaces Great Point Beach Wauwinet Road Nantucket, MA Type: Saltwater A very long beach on the north-eastern side of Nantucket; Part of the Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge; Accessible by four-wheel drive (permit required); No lifeguards or facilities; Tours are offered Great Pond Beach 585 Cahoon Hollow Road Wellfleet, MA Type: Freshwater Parking for residents only; Must walk through the woods from parking lot Great Pond Beach Great Pond Road Eastham, MA Type: Freshwater Small beach along Great Pond; No lifeguards; Parking sticker required; Beach and parking area runs along the road Grew's Pond Beach Goodwill Park Road (between Route 28 and Gifford Street) Falmouth, MA Type: Freshwater Town beach on Grew's Pond; Lifeguards in season; Small parking lot; Short walk to beach; Free parking (no sticker required); GPS from town website Grey Neck Road Beach Grey Neck Road Harwich, MA Type: Saltwater Small town beach on Nantucket Sound; Stairs down to beach; Very small parking area with 9 spaces; Parking sticker required Gull Pond Beach 140 School House Hill Road (Gull Pond Road) Wellfleet, MA Type: Freshwater Very small beach at a wooded area along Gull Pond; Parking for residents only Haigis Beach 85 Old Wharf Road Dennis, MA Type: Saltwater RESIDENTS ONLY PARKING (lot hold 37 cars); Located on the south side (Nantucket Sound) Half Moon Beach Route 133 Gloucester, MA Type: Saltwater Part of Stage Fort Park; small beach ideal for families with children Hamblin Pond Beach 415 Route 149 Barnstable, MA Type: Freshwater Small town beach on Hamblin Pond; RESIDENTS ONLY; Lifeguards; Small parking area Harborview Beach Harbor Road (off Sesuit Neck Road) Dennis, MA Type: Saltwater RESIDENTS ONLY; Located on the north/bay side near Sesuit Neck Harbor Hardings Beach Hardings Beach Road Chatham, MA Type: Saltwater Public town beach on Nantucket Sound; Calm water; Lifeguards; Two large parking lots Hathaway's Pond Beach 1431 Phinney's Lane Barnstable, MA Type: Freshwater Small public town beach on Hathaway Pond; Lifeguards; Wheelchair accessible; Small parking area; No staff or restrooms after mid-August Head of the Meadow Beach Holden Street (Left before end of Head of the Meadow Road) Truro, MA Type: Saltwater Part of the Cape Cod National Seashore; Consists of two beaches - one managed by the town (bear right) and this one by the National Parks Service (turn left); Lifeguards in season; Large parking lot Head of the Meadow Beach (Town Beach) Head of the Meadow Road (bear right) Truro, MA Type: Saltwater Part of the Cape Cod National Seashore; Head of the Meadow Beach consists of two beaches - one managed by the town and one by the National Parks Service (left onto Holden Street); Parking stickers sold on-site; Lifeguards in season; Large parking lot Head of the Pond Beach Aquinnah, MA Type: Saltwater Restricted to town residents only Hen Cove Beach Circuit Avenue Bourne, MA Type: Saltwater Town beach on Hen Cove (Buzzard's Bay); Lifeguards; About 45 parking spaces along the road; Parking permit required (residents only) Herring Brook Landing Cole Road Eastham, MA Type: Saltwater Small town beach on Cape Cod Bay; No lifeguards; Parking sticker required Herring Cove Beach End of Route 6 Provincetown, MA Type: Saltwater Part of the Cape Cod National Seashore; Located on the west end of Provincetown; Water is calmer than Race Point; Sand is rocky; Lifeguards in summer; New bath house opened in 2013; The right/north side of beach is family friendly, while the left/south side is known for gays and nudists (although public nudity is illegal here and NPS rangers can issue hefty fines). Herring Creek Beach Herring Creek Road Tisbury, MA Type: Saltwater Herring Pond Beach Herring Brook Road Eastham, MA Type: Freshwater Very very small beach on Herring Pond; Sand parking area; No lifeguards; Carry in boating allowed; Parking sticker required Horseneck Beach 5 John Reed Road (Route 88) Westport, MA Type: Saltwater 2-mile long sandy beach located at the western end of Buzzards Bay; always breezy; Features a 100-site campground Houghton's Pond 695 Hillside Street Milton, MA Type: Freshwater A 24 acre spring-fed pond located in Blue Hills Reservation; Features a swimming beach, lifeguards, stocked fishing, and more Howe Pond Howe Pond Road Spencer, MA Type: Freshwater Part of Spencer State Forest; offers boating, canoeing, fishing, hiking, historic site, hunting, mountain biking, picknicking, scenic viewing area, cross-country skiing, swimming, walking trails, restrooms Howes Street Beach 99 Howes Street Dennis, MA Type: Saltwater Public town beach on Nobscusset Harbor on the north (Cape Cod Bay) side of Dennis; The beach is next to Corporation Beach; Has calm shallow water; Lifeguards; About 54 parking spaces Indian Neck Beach 235 Nauset Road (Indian Neck Road) Wellfleet, MA Type: Saltwater Town beach on Wellfleet Harbor (Bay side) Inkwell Beach Seaview Avenue Oak Bluffs, MA Type: Saltwater This is not an official beach name, but the name has historical significance. It was the southern part of Oak Bluffs Town Beach across from Waban Park; The beach was nicknamed sometime between the 1890s and 1920s due to the many African-Americans that swam there. Inman Road Beach 45 Chase Avenue (at Inman Road) Dennis, MA Type: Saltwater Very small town beach on the south side (Nantucket Sound) of Dennis; Lifeguard in season; Parking may be restricted to residents and renters; Fairly small dirt/gravel parking lot Jackknife Harbor Beach Orleans Road (Route 28) Chatham, MA Type: Saltwater Public town beach on Pleasant Bay at the Chatham-Harwich line, No fees, No restrooms; Calm surf; An access road near the Eastward Ho Country Club leads from Route 28 to a mid-size dirt parking area <<first <previous next> last>> |
