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Town Neck Beach
4.6★ · 346 Google ratings · Sandwich, Massachusetts
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
On-site lot · 125 yd away · paid
Walk
120 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes
Cost
Paid parking
Water
69°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
8 ft range today
Water quality
Mixed · 8% of 24 over the limit · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Tue 8am
Map of Town Neck Beach
Guide
Good to know
Park at the boardwalk lot for free access
The small parking lot at the end of Boardwalk Road provides free parking and direct boardwalk access, avoiding.
Visit for the boardwalk experience
The marsh boardwalk offers spectacular views and wildlife viewing that rivals the beach itself, with well-maintained planks commemorating donors.
Expect a rocky beach, not sandy
The ocean-side beach is predominantly small rocks and coarse sand, making it less suitable for lounging but better.
Plan around high tide for bridge jumping
Kids and teenagers can jump from the boardwalk bridge into the inlet only during high tide when water.
Visit in shoulder season for calm conditions
Reviewers note the beach is consistently windy and can be crowded in peak summer; early fall and off-season.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
68°F · overcast
Water
69°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
1.2 ft · 4 s apart
Wind
3 mph from the SSW
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
6 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 05:06 | High tide | ↑ |
| 11:12 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 17:26 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 4, 3:42 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 62 Wood Ave, Sandwich, MA 02563
🅿 Parking 125 yd from the listing, Town Neck Beach Parking Lot
🌊 Water 120 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Town Neck Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 125 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Town Neck Beach?
120 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 Town Neck 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 Town Neck 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.
