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Joseph Sylvia State Beach
4.7★ · 612 Google ratings · Edgartown, Massachusetts
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Free
At a glance
Parking
Street parking · 650 yd away · free · fills up
Walk
60 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
None reported
Cost
Free
Water
69°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
2 ft range today
Sand
325 yd from the water to the back
Water quality
Good · all 6 samples clean · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Sun 11am
Map of Joseph Sylvia State Beach
Guide
Good to know
Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 14 visitors · 2014–2026
Visit off-season for solitude
March and winter bring clear water and nearly empty stretches of beach compared to summer crowds.
Arrive before 10am in summer
Parking along the roadside fills quickly on warm weekends and weekdays.
Bring water shoes or sandals
Rocks and shells cover much of the beach floor, causing discomfort when walking barefoot.
No restrooms on the beach
The nearest facilities are at the Oak Bluffs Steamship Authority, requiring you to leave the beach.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
69°F · partly cloudy
Water
69°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
1.4 ft · 4 s apart
Wind
3 mph from the WSW
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
6 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 05:36 | High tide | ↑ |
| 10:23 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 18:05 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 4, 3:41 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 267-125 Seaview Ave, Edgartown, MA 02539
🅿 Parking 650 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 60 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Joseph Sylvia State Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 650 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Joseph Sylvia State Beach?
60 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 Joseph Sylvia State 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 Joseph Sylvia State Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Sun 11am and the busiest at Fri 10am.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
