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Hendrick's Head Beach
4.6★ · 144 Google ratings · Southport, Maine
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Free
At a glance
Parking
230 ft away · free · fills up
Access
Open around the clock
Walk
150 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
None reported
Cost
Free
Water
65°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
7 ft range today
Length
275 yd of shoreline
Sand
290 ft from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Thu 8am
Map of Hendrick's Head Beach
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1Parking230 ft from the listing
Guide
Good to know
Go at low tide
The beach transforms dramatically, revealing tide pools, a large climbable rock, and access to a small island.
Ideal for dogs and small children
The cove is small and sheltered with calm, placid water that slopes gently, making it easy to supervise both.
Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 4 visitors · 2021–2026
Arrive early or late
The parking lot holds roughly 15 cars and fills up on summer weekends, especially Saturday mornings.
No bathrooms nearby
The nearest restroom is 25 minutes away, so plan for short visits or bring supplies for a longer stay.
Lighthouse is private property
You can view it from a distance on the beach but cannot walk or drive.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
67°F · fog
Water
65°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
2.9 ft · 7 s apart
Wind
4 mph from the SW
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 05:37 | High tide | ↑ |
| 11:31 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 17:52 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Aug 20, 5:34 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 22 Salt Pond Rd, Southport, ME 04576
🅿 Parking 230 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 150 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Hendrick's Head Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 230 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Hendrick's Head Beach?
50 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 Hendrick's Head 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 Hendrick's Head Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Thu 8am and the busiest at Mon 6pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
