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Niles Beach (20 Eastern Point Blvd)
4.6★ · 495 Google ratings · Gloucester, New York
✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
Fills up early
Walk
160 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes
Cost
Paid parking
Water
67°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
10 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Sand
175 yd from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Thu 8am
Map of Niles Beach (20 Eastern Point Blvd)
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 8 visitors · 2013–2026
Arrive by bike or on foot
Non-residents can bypass parking restrictions entirely by cycling or walking to the beach from nearby areas.
Come for sunset views
The beach faces the Boston skyline and harbor, with reviewers consistently praising the sunset colors and light reflections on water.
Plan for low tide beach hunting
At low tide the flats extend significantly and reveal shells, sea glass, starfish, and other sea life for collectors.
Visit off-season or early morning
Resident parking stickers are required in summer, but enforcement is lax in off-season and spaces are empty on weekday mornings.
Wear water shoes or sandals
The beach is rocky and pebbly throughout, with sea glass and sharp stones both in the sand.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
65°F · fog
Water
67°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
2.2 ft · 7 s apart
Wind
6 mph from the SSW
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
6 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 05:03 | High tide | ↑ |
| 11:04 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 17:23 | High tide | ↑ |
| 23:55 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 4, 9:24 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 20 Eastern Point Blvd, Gloucester, MA 01930
🌊 Water 160 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Niles Beach?
160 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 Niles 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 Niles Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Thu 8am and the busiest at Tue 4pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
