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Popham Beach State Park
4.8★ · 2,113 Google ratings · Phippsburg, Maine
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
50 ft away · paid
Walk
225 yd · 3 min
Restrooms
Yes · 30 ft away
Cost
Paid parking
Water
65°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
7 ft range today
Sand
310 ft from the water to the back
Water quality
Good · all 18 samples clean · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Mon 8am
Map of Popham Beach State Park
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Guide
Good to know
Plan your visit around low tide
The beach expands dramatically when the tide retreats, exposing sandbars and islands you can walk to with soft.
Arrive by 9am or after 1pm in summer
The parking lot fills completely by mid-morning on warm days, with some reviewers reporting lines of cars waiting.
Bring bug spray for biting flies
Large green biting flies are common and aggressive, though they reportedly disappear once you're on the beach itself.
Watch for aggressive seagulls with food
Seagulls here are unusually bold and will steal unattended snacks, so use hard-sided coolers and keep food secured.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
66°F · overcast
Water
65°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
3.4 ft · 7 s apart
Wind
3 mph from the WSW
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 05:37 | High tide | ↑ |
| 11:31 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 17:57 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Aug 20, 5:34 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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Plan your visit
📍 711 Popham Rd, Phippsburg, ME 04562
🅿 Parking 50 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 225 yd away, about 3 min walk
🚽 Restrooms 30 ft away
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Popham Beach State Park?
The nearest mapped parking area is 50 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Popham Beach State Park?
150 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 Popham Beach State Park have restrooms?
Restrooms are mapped 30 ft from the listing.
When is Popham Beach State Park least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 8am and the busiest at Sun 1pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
