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Duxbury Beach Reservation
4.3★ · 270 Google ratings · Duxbury, Massachusetts
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
On-site lot · 280 ft away · paid
Walk
240 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes
Cost
Paid parking
Water
70°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
8 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Sand
200 ft from the water to the back
Water quality
Mixed · 8% of 12 over the limit · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Thu 8am
Map of Duxbury Beach Reservation
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1Parking280 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 9 visitors · 2016–2026
Come for sunset or sunrise
The beach offers beautiful scenery for watching sunsets or sunrise, making it ideal for photographers and those seeking relaxation.
Go midweek for solitude
Weekends draw crowds, but midweek visits offer a quiet, peaceful experience with plenty of space to spread.
Visit at low tide
At high tide the beach shrinks dramatically and becomes rockier, but low tide reveals packed sand and warm shallow water.
Bring water shoes
The beach has a significant rocky zone, especially near the waterline, making water shoes essential for comfortable wading.
Parking costs $20 cash
Bring cash before arrival as there is no ATM on site and the daily parking fee is cash only.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
71°F · clear
Water
70°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
0.7 ft · 5 s apart
Wind
6 mph from the SW
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 05:41 | High tide | ↑ |
| 12:11 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 18:01 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Aug 20, 5:20 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 309 Gurnet Rd #257, Duxbury, MA 02332
🅿 Parking 280 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 240 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Duxbury Beach Reservation?
The nearest mapped parking area is 280 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Duxbury Beach Reservation?
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 Duxbury Beach Reservation 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 Duxbury Beach Reservation least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Thu 8am and the busiest at Sun 2pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
