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Carter's Beach
4.5★ · 60 Google ratings · Hancock, Maine
✓ Short walk
At a glance
Parking
Fills up early
Walk
40 ft · under a minute
Water
57°F
Tide
8 ft range today
Map of Carter's Beach
Guide
Good to know
Arrive early for solitude
Visitors frequently report having the beach to themselves, especially in off-season or early morning visits.
Go at low tide for exploring
Low tide exposes shells, sea glass, and rocks ideal for walking and beachcombing along the rocky shoreline.
Check road access before visiting
As of late 2024, the main gravel road to the beach has been blocked by a boulder, forcing.
Expect rocky beach, not sandy
The entire shoreline is rocky with extensive seaweed coverage, making it difficult to walk on but excellent.
Bring a vehicle that handles rough terrain
The access road is very rough, narrow, with steep drop-offs, and requires careful navigation even before the recent blockade.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
62°F · fog
Water
57°F
Waves
1.2 ft · 6 s apart
Wind
3 mph from the SE
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 05:13 | High tide | ↑ |
| 11:17 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 17:30 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Aug 20, 5:35 AM.
Practical
Plan your visit
📍 Carters Beach Rd, Hancock, ME 04640
🌊 Water 40 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Carter's Beach?
40 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Carter's Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
