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Gooch's Beach
4.6★ · 583 Google ratings · Kennebunk, Maine
✓ Short walk
At a glance
Parking
Fills up early
Walk
80 ft · under a minute
Cost
Paid parking
Water
63°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
7 ft range today
Length
0.6 miles of shoreline
Sand
250 yd from the water to the back
Water quality
Mixed · 13% of 54 over the limit · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Thu 8am
Map of Gooch's Beach
Guide
Good to know
Go in October for solitude
The beach becomes peaceful and far less crowded after the summer season ends.
Plan around the tide timing
At high tide, the beach nearly disappears; at low tide, a huge flat expanse opens up for walking and families.
Visit before 10am for parking
Street parking fills quickly on nice days, especially in summer, and day permits cost $25.
Bring your dog before 9am
Dogs are allowed off-leash until around 9am in summer, then restricted to early morning and after 5pm until Labor Day.
Pack everything you need
Portable toilets are available but basic, and the surrounding area is residential with no commercial facilities.
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
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 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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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Gooch's Beach?
80 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 Gooch's 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 Gooch's Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Thu 8am and the busiest at Sat 3pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
