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Red River Beach
4.5★ · 172 Google ratings · Harwich, Massachusetts
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
140 ft away · paid · fills up
Walk
90 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes
Cost
Paid parking
Water
74°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
4 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
0.5 miles of shoreline
Sand
225 yd from the water to the back
Water quality
Good · 2% of 46 over the limit · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Tue 8am
Map of Red River Beach
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 6 visitors · 2013–2026
Ideal for long walks and dogs
The beach has a long paved parking lot and wide sandy stretch suitable for extended strolls.
Arrive early for summer parking
The lot reaches capacity by late morning on nice days, especially weekends.
Wear water shoes or sandals
The shallow entry has abundant rocks, shells, and occasional crabs underfoot.
Expect significant seaweed at waterline
Nantucket Sound beaches accumulate more seaweed than ocean-facing shores, though water stays calm and warm.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
69°F · partly cloudy
Water
74°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
1.5 ft · 5 s apart
Wind
3 mph from the W
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
5 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 05:56 | High tide | ↑ |
| 11:35 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 18:10 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 4, 3:43 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 Red River Beach Parking Lot, Harwich, MA 02646
🅿 Parking 140 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 90 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Red River Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 140 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Red River 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 Red River 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 Red River Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Tue 8am and the busiest at Sun 2pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
