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Hen's Cove Public Beach
4.5★ · 25 Google ratings · Bourne, Massachusetts
✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Free
At a glance
Parking
Reported adequate
Walk
80 ft · under a minute
Cost
Free
Water
74°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
4 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Sand
175 yd from the water to the back
Water quality
Good · all 13 samples clean · 2025
Map of Hen's Cove Public Beach
Guide
Good to know
Go early in season
The beach stays quiet and uncrowded outside peak summer weekends.
Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 2 visitors · 2017–2026
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 2 visitors · 2017–2026
Wear water shoes
Sharp rocks and oyster shells on the ocean floor frequently cut swimmers' feet without protection.
Parking is resident-only
Visitors report tickets and towing during peak season, so confirm parking rules before going in summer.
Not worth a long drive
The small beach has limited amenities and only residential areas nearby.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
71°F · overcast
Water
74°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
0.9 ft · 4 s apart
Wind
2 mph from the SSW
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
6 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 01:53 | High tide | ↑ |
| 07:06 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 14:22 | High tide | ↑ |
| 21:24 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 4, 3:45 AM.
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Questions
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How far is the walk to the water at Hen's Cove Public 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 Hen's Cove Public 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.
