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Pico Beach (Pico Ave)
4.2★ · 18 Google ratings · Winthrop, Massachusetts
✓ Parking✓ Short walk
At a glance
Parking
600 yd away
Walk
You're on it
Water
69°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
7 ft range today
Length
400 yd of shoreline
Sand
200 ft from the water to the back
Water quality
Good · all 12 samples clean · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Mon 1pm
Map of Pico Beach (Pico Ave)
Guide
Good to know
Plan to explore marsh trail system
The beach serves as a trailhead for harbor-view marsh walks, offering more activity than the small beach alone.
Visit for sunset views
The harbor and Boston skyline views are consistently praised, with one reviewer suggesting sunset is particularly beautiful.
Expect a genuinely tiny beach
Multiple reviewers emphasize the small size, so arrive with modest expectations about space and swimming area.
Bring kids for a quiet outing
Reviewers report almost no crowds and call it suitable for children, though note the playground needs maintenance.
Check beach maintenance beforehand
Recent reviews mention sand quality and playground condition issues, suggesting maintenance may be inconsistent.
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
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 05:44 | High tide | ↑ |
| 11:40 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 17:59 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Aug 20, 5:22 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 Pico Ave, Winthrop, MA 02152
🅿 Parking 600 yd from the listing, Municipal Parking Lot
🌊 The listing sits on the shoreline
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Pico Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 600 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Pico Beach?
The listed location sits on the shoreline itself, so there is no walk to speak of once you are out of the car.
Does Pico 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 Pico Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 1pm and the busiest at Sun 4pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
