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Paine's Creek Beach

4.9★ · 63 Google ratings · Brewster, Massachusetts

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Parking Short walk
At a glance
Parking
On-site lot · 290 ft away · paid · fills up
Walk
90 ft · under a minute
Cost
Paid parking
Water
70°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
10 ft range today
Length
500 yd of shoreline
Sand
125 yd from the water to the back
Water quality
Mixed · 10% of 30 over the limit · 2025

How we know this

Map of Paine's Creek Beach
Aerial map of Paine's Creek Beach
Access point of a 500 yd beach. Illustration from USGS NAIP 2023 aerial imagery.
Guide

Good to know

Come at sunset for scenery
Multiple reviewers describe this as one of Cape Cod's best sunset spots, with views over the bay.
Plan your visit around low tide
At low tide, sand flats extend for miles in shallow water perfect for wading, exploring tidal pools.
Arrive very early or after 5pm
The parking lot holds only 12-17 spots and fills quickly, especially in summer when a permit is required.
Bring bug spray in summer
Horse flies are active and bite through sunset, making insect repellent essential during warm months.
Verify parking permit requirements
Parking rules differ by season, free off-season but a permit or $20 fee applies in summer, and tickets.
Conditions

How it is right now

Air
68°F · partly cloudy
Water
70°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
1.1 ft · 5 s apart
Wind
3 mph from the WSW
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
5 peak today
TimeTideHeight
05:13High tide
11:18Low tide
17:35High tide

Last updated Sep 4, 3:44 AM.

Practical

Plan your visit

📍 Brewster, MA 02631
🅿 Parking 290 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 90 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions

Common questions

Where do you park at Paine's Creek Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 290 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Paine's Creek Beach?
90 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 Paine's Creek 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.