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Wells Beach (100 Atlantic Ave)
4.7★ · 1,091 Google ratings · Wells, New York
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Kids reported✓ Free✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
On-site lot · 30 ft away · free · fills up
Walk
40 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes
Cost
Free
Water
63°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
9 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
1.8 miles of shoreline
Sand
150 yd from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Thu 8am
Map of Wells Beach (100 Atlantic Ave)
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Guide
Good to know
Parking fee
Hourly parking is available at all paid beach parking lots for $5.00 per hour. wellstown.org, 2026/09
Who may park
Residents by sticker, visitors pay wellstown.org, 2026/09
Season
Paid parking is enforced in Town of Wells metered beach lots from the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend through the Monday of Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day. wellstown.org, 2026/09
Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 15 visitors · 2016–2026
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 9 visitors · 2016–2026
Bring kids for tide pool exploration
Rocky tidal pools teeming with crabs, snails, and other sea creatures provide hours of entertainment for children during low tide.
Arrive by 9am for parking
Free parking fills quickly, especially on warm weekends and during summer season; arriving early significantly increases chances.
Expect cold water year-round
Even in July and August, the water is very cold; most swimmers are small children or especially hardy visitors.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
64°F · overcast
Water
63°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
2.6 ft · 7 s apart
Wind
1 mph from the ESE
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
6 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 04:55 | High tide | ↑ |
| 10:47 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 17:14 | High tide | ↑ |
| 23:40 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 4, 9:23 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 100 Atlantic Ave, Wells, ME 04090, United States
🅿 Parking 30 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 40 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Wells Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 30 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Wells Beach?
40 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 Wells 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 Wells Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Thu 8am and the busiest at Sat 3pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
