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Short Beach Park
4.6★ · 876 Google ratings · Stratford, New York
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
Parking lot · 575 yd away
Access
7:16am to 8pm
Walk
240 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes
Water
74°F
Tide
6 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
0.8 miles of shoreline
Sand
200 yd from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Thu 8am
Map of Short Beach Park
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 22 visitors · 2016–2026
Arrive weekday mornings for peace
Weekday mornings before 10am offer sparse crowds and plenty of parking space near the sand.
Pay $20 entry as a non-resident
Day parking is $20 for visitors unless you arrive after 4:30pm or hold a resident permit.
Bring shoes for shell-covered sand
The beach has abundant shells mixed deep into the sand that can cut bare feet during walking.
Check water quality before swimming
One reviewer reported a bacteria warning with no visible signage or flags posted at the beach.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
73°F · overcast
Water
74°F
Waves
0.5 ft · 2 s apart
Wind
2 mph from the W
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
6 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 05:17 | High tide | ↑ |
| 11:24 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 17:39 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 4, 9:23 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 CT-113, Stratford, CT 06615
🅿 Parking 575 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 240 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Short Beach Park?
The nearest mapped parking area is 575 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Short Beach Park?
240 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 Short Beach Park 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 Short Beach Park least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Thu 8am 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.
