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Orient Heights Beach
4.5★ · 105 Google ratings · Boston, Massachusetts
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Restrooms✓ Showers✓ Picnic tables✓ Good for kids✓ Free
At a glance
Parking
On-site lot · 130 ft away · free
Walk
100 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes · 170 ft away
Cost
Free
Water
69°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
7 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
575 yd of shoreline
Sand
250 yd from the water to the back
Water quality
Mixed · 9% of 309 over the limit · 2025
Map of Orient Heights Beach
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1Parking130 ft from the listing2Restrooms and drinking water160 ft from the listing3Showers90 ft from the listing
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 5 visitors · 2017–2026
Ideal for plane spotting enthusiasts
The beach sits directly in Logan Airport's flight path, offering close views of takeoffs and landings throughout the day.
Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 4 visitors · 2017–2026
Bring swim shoes for low tide
The beach becomes rocky and scattered with shells and hermit crabs at low tide, making water shoes essential.
Water quality not suitable for swimming
Reviewers describe the water as dirty and advise against swimming past the marked rope boundary.
No dogs allowed on the sand
While you can walk your dog on grounds, they are prohibited from the beach itself; nearby Deer Island allows dogs.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
71°F · clear
Water
69°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
0.9 ft · 7 s apart
Wind
5 mph from the SSW
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 05:41 | High tide | ↑ |
| 11:39 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 18:00 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Aug 20, 5:20 AM.
Practical
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📍 Boston, MA 02128, United States
🅿 Parking 130 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 100 ft away, under a minute walk
🚽 Restrooms 170 ft away
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Orient Heights Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 130 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Orient Heights Beach?
100 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 Orient Heights Beach have restrooms?
Restrooms are mapped 170 ft from the listing.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
