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Crescent Beach (8 Stonehurst Ave)
4.7★ · 52 Google ratings · Owls Head, Maine
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
120 ft away · fills up
Walk
100 ft · under a minute
Water
62°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
8 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Crowds
Quietest Mon 8am
Map of Crescent Beach (8 Stonehurst Ave)
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1Parking120 ft from the listing
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 8 visitors · 2020–2026
Plan around low tide
At high tide, there is minimal beach; at low tide, the sand stretches out significantly with shallow, warm.
Arrive early on warm days
Parking is consistently limited and fills quickly during summer and good weather, though one reviewer found it easy during off-season.
Expect rocks and gravel
The beach includes significant rocky and gravelly areas rather than pure sand, though sand becomes more prominent at low tide.
Visit in shoulder season
September and overcast days offer the most peaceful experience with fewer crowds and easier parking than summer tourist months.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
66°F · partly cloudy
Water
62°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
2.6 ft · 6 s apart
Wind
4 mph from the S
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 05:31 | High tide | ↑ |
| 11:24 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 17:48 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Aug 20, 5:35 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 8 Stonehurst Ave, Owls Head, ME 04854
🅿 Parking 120 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 100 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Crescent 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 Crescent Beach?
100 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 Crescent 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 Crescent Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 8am and the busiest at Sun 4pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
