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Crescent Beach (24 Gold Ribbon Dr)
4.7★ · 152 Google ratings · Wells, Maine
✓ Short walk
At a glance
Parking
Fills up early
Walk
60 ft · under a minute
Water
63°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
7 ft range today
Length
0.5 miles of shoreline
Sand
175 yd from the water to the back
Water quality
Mixed · 7% of 14 over the limit · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Wed 7pm
Map of Crescent Beach (24 Gold Ribbon Dr)
Guide
Good to know
Expect fewer crowds than nearby beaches
The dramatic tidal action keeps it less crowded than other Wells beaches like Ogunquit, which reviewers report as packed.
Ideal for young children and families
Shallow water at low tide, tide pools filled with hermit crabs and starfish, and open space make.
Plan around low tide
At high tide, the beach nearly disappears against the wall, but low tide reveals expansive flats, tide pools.
Bring water shoes for tide pools
The rocky bottom and seaweed make wading uncomfortable without footwear, especially when exploring the tide pools.
Arrive early to secure parking
Parking can be hectic during peak times, though metered spots are available nearby at roughly four dollars per hour.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
69°F · mostly clear
Water
63°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
2.4 ft · 7 s apart
Wind
6 mph from the W
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 05:40 | High tide | ↑ |
| 11:35 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 17:55 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Aug 20, 5:34 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 24 Gold Ribbon Dr, Wells, ME 04090, United States
🌊 Water 60 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Crescent Beach?
The listed location sits on the shoreline itself, so there is no walk to speak of once you are out of the car.
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 Wed 7pm and the busiest at Sat 1pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
