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Rock Harbor Beach
4.7★ · 37 Google ratings · Eastham, Massachusetts
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Free
At a glance
Parking
Parking lot · 275 yd away · free
Walk
280 ft · 1 min
Cost
Free
Water
70°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
3 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Sand
80 ft from the water to the back
Water quality
Mixed · 7% of 27 over the limit · 2025
Map of Rock Harbor Beach
Guide
Good to know
Explore at low tide
The flats extend far out and expose fascinating terrain including sand bars and rocky areas.
Visit for sunset viewing
Nearly every reviewer highlighted the western-facing views as the beach's primary appeal for evening photography.
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 3 visitors · 2017–2026
Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 2 visitors · 2017–2026
Arrive early for parking
The lot is small and fills up, particularly on busy days when sunset crowds arrive.
Watch for mosquitoes at dusk
One visitor reported mosquitoes in large numbers appearing as the sun set, particularly in shoulder seasons.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
68°F · partly cloudy
Water
70°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
1.2 ft · 5 s apart
Wind
4 mph from the WSW
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
5 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 02:21 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 07:30 | High tide | ↑ |
| 14:34 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 19:48 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 4, 3:44 AM.
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📍 Eastham, MA 02642
🅿 Parking 275 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 280 ft away, about 1 min walk
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Where do you park at Rock Harbor Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 275 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Rock Harbor Beach?
280 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, about 1 min. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Rock Harbor 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.
