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Crane Beach (Ipswich)
4.6★ · 1,447 Google ratings · Ipswich, Massachusetts
✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
Not mapped
Walk
150 yd · 2 min
Restrooms
Yes
Cost
Paid parking
Water
66°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
7 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
3.0 miles of shoreline
Map of Crane Beach (Ipswich)
Guide
Good to know
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 12 visitors · 2016–2026
Plan for a long beach walk
The four-mile stretch with soft sand and dune trails offers miles of exploration, especially rewarding at low tide.
Book parking online in advance
Summer weekend lots sell out by late morning, and walk-ins without reservations risk being turned away entirely.
Visit early June or fall instead
Greenhead flies arrive mid-summer and bite aggressively, while shoulder seasons offer the same clean beach with fewer insects and crowds.
Expect to pay $25 to $40
Parking fees vary by season and day of week, with weekend summer rates highest; consider a membership.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
69°F · overcast
Water
66°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
1.6 ft · 7 s apart
Wind
4 mph from the SW
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 05:49 | High tide | ↑ |
| 12:00 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 18:10 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Aug 20, 5:20 AM.
Practical
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📍 Ipswich, MA, United States
🌊 Water 150 yd away, about 2 min walk
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Crane 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 Crane 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.
