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Sand Cove Beach (Prospect Harbor)
4.7★ · 21 Google ratings · Prospect Harbor, Maine
✓ Short walk
At a glance
Parking
Fills up early
Walk
100 ft · under a minute
Water
57°F
Tide
8 ft range today
Crowds
Quietest Mon 1pm
Map of Sand Cove Beach (Prospect Harbor)
Guide
Good to know
Go for a quiet beach escape
Even on the hottest summer days, the beach remains relatively uncrowded with minimal visitor traffic.
Visit off-season for wildlife
Fall migration and colder months bring shorebirds and other seabirds to the cove.
Bring insect repellent
Multiple visitors reported significant fly and bug problems that detracted from their experience.
Park on the street, not near trailhead
The town restricts parking directly in front of the beach to limit neighbor complaints.
Expect minimal sandy area
The sandy beach is small, with room for only about four vehicles' worth of visitors.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
62°F · fog
Water
57°F
Waves
3.0 ft · 7 s apart
Wind
3 mph from the SE
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
6 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 05:12 | High tide | ↑ |
| 11:15 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 17:27 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Aug 20, 5:36 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Sand Cove Beach?
100 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 Sand Cove 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 Sand Cove Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 1pm and the busiest at Wed 12pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
