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Colony Beach
4.7★ · 169 Google ratings · Kennebunkport, Maine
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Free
At a glance
Parking
120 ft away · free
Walk
70 ft · under a minute
Cost
Free
Water
63°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
7 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
0.7 miles of shoreline
Sand
225 yd from the water to the back
Water quality
Good · all 26 samples clean · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Tue 8am
Map of Colony Beach
1
1Parking120 ft from the listing
Guide
Good to know
Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 14 visitors · 2017–2026
Free parking, no permit required
This rare Kennebunkport amenity attracts many visitors specifically for the free lot.
Watch boats and fish from the jetty
The breakwater offers excellent views of boats entering and exiting the harbor year-round.
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 3 visitors · 2017–2026
Visit early morning or evening
The beach stays peaceful before 9am and after 5pm, avoiding midday tourist crowds.
Expect a rocky, not sandy beach
You'll walk across perfectly round rocks to reach patches of sand, with tide pools to explore.
Bring waterproof shoes for kids
The rocky terrain and occasional seaweed make footwear practical, especially for younger children.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
67°F · partly cloudy
Water
63°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
2.8 ft · 7 s apart
Wind
5 mph from the WSW
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 05:41 | High tide | ↑ |
| 11:36 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 17:55 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Aug 20, 5:34 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 Kennebunkport, ME 04046
🅿 Parking 120 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 70 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Colony Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 120 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Colony Beach?
70 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 Colony 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.
When is Colony Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Tue 8am and the busiest at Sat 4pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
