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Parson's Beach
4.6★ · 294 Google ratings · Kennebunk, New York
✓ Short walk
At a glance
Parking
Fills up early
Access
5am to 10pm
Walk
170 ft · under a minute
Water
64°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
9 ft range today
Length
0.7 miles of shoreline
Sand
175 yd from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Tue 11am
Map of Parson's Beach
Guide
Good to know
Best for quiet walks and families
The beach rewards visitors seeking solitude, wildlife viewing, and calm conditions rather than swimming or sunbathing crowds.
Arrive by 9am or go off-season
Only 5-10 parking spaces exist near the beach, filling by 10am on pleasant days even on weekdays.
Plan for a half-mile walk
If main lot is full, free parking is available on Route 9 and adjacent streets with a reasonable.
Watch tide and terrain before swimming
Rocky patches exist depending on tide level, though sandy areas and shallow calm inlet water work well for kids.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
64°F · overcast
Water
64°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
3.0 ft · 7 s apart
Wind
2 mph from the S
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
6 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 04:59 | High tide | ↑ |
| 10:52 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 17:15 | High tide | ↑ |
| 23:47 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 4, 9:26 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Parson's Beach?
170 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 Parson's 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 Parson's Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Tue 11am and the busiest at Sat 3pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
