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428 beaches, with the parking, the walk to the water and the tide for each one.

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Mayflower Beach

Cape Cod

Walk to water150 yd

Parking175 yd away

CostPaid parking

Race Point Beach

Provincetown

Walk to water125 yd

Parking425 yd away

CostPaid parking

Old Silver Beach

Falmouth

Walk to waterYou're on it

Parking120 ft away

CostPaid parking

Nauset Beach

Orleans

Walk to water230 ft

Parking340 ft away

Lighthouse Beach

Chatham

Walk to water210 ft

Parking210 ft away

CostFree

Onset Beach

Onset

Walk to water90 ft

Parking275 yd away

CostPaid parking

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Dog friendly beaches

110 in Massachusetts

Family friendly beaches

170 in Massachusetts

Free parking

23 in Massachusetts

Areas

Beach areas in Massachusetts

Cape Cod

226 beaches

Shortest walk

Park almost on the sand

Herring Cove Beach

Provincetown · the listing sits on the shoreline

Long Point Beach

Provincetown · the listing sits on the shoreline

North Shore MA

Manchester-by-the-Sea · the listing sits on the shoreline

Old Silver Beach

Falmouth · the listing sits on the shoreline

Cliff Pond Beach

Brewster · the listing sits on the shoreline

Rocky Neck beach

Gloucester · the listing sits on the shoreline

Swift's Beach

Wareham · the listing sits on the shoreline

Chilson Beach

Franklin · the listing sits on the shoreline

Free parking

Beaches where visitors report free parking

Lighthouse Beach

Chatham · free parking · mentioned by 8 visitors · 2013–2026

Joseph Sylvia State Beach

Edgartown · free parking · mentioned by 14 visitors · 2014–2026

Inkwell Beach

Oak Bluffs · free parking · mentioned by 3 visitors · 2015–2026

Carson Beach

Boston · free parking · mentioned by 9 visitors · 2017–2026

South Beach

Edgartown · free parking · mentioned by 3 visitors · 2013–2026

Colonial Acres Beach

West Yarmouth · free parking · mentioned by 11 visitors · 2016–2026

Sandy Point

Beverly · free parking · mentioned by 3 visitors · 2016–2025

Windmill Beach

South Yarmouth · free parking · mentioned by 5 visitors · 2016–2026

With little kids

Calm water and bathrooms nearby

Scusset Beach State Reservation

Sagamore Beach · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 11 visitors · 2017–2026

Mayflower Beach

Cape Cod · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 38 visitors · 2017–2026

Crane Beach

Ipswich · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 12 visitors · 2016–2026

Plymouth Long Beach

Plymouth · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 8 visitors · 2015–2026

West Dennis Beach

West Dennis · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 18 visitors · 2016–2026

Lighthouse Beach

Chatham · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 5 visitors · 2013–2026

Herring Cove Beach

Provincetown · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 6 visitors · 2016–2026

Coast Guard Beach

Eastham · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 8 visitors · 2014–2026

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All 428 beaches, by how many people rate them

Beach	Town	Walk to water	Parking	Fee	Restrooms
Cape Cod National Seashore		1.2 miles	–	–	–
Scusset Beach State Reservation	Sagamore Beach	550 yd	600 yd	paid	yes
Wingaersheek Beach	Gloucester	170 ft	170 ft	–	yes
Mayflower Beach		150 yd	175 yd	paid	yes
Crane Beach	Ipswich	40 ft	–	paid	yes
Plymouth Long Beach	Plymouth	130 ft	110 ft	paid	yes
Race Point Beach	Provincetown	125 yd	425 yd	paid	yes
Old Silver Beach	Falmouth	on the sand	120 ft	paid	yes
Nauset Beach	Orleans	230 ft	340 ft	–	yes
West Dennis Beach	West Dennis	375 yd	120 ft	–	yes
Corporation Beach	Dennis	130 ft	140 ft	–	yes
Lighthouse Beach	Chatham	210 ft	210 ft	free	yes
Nahant Beach	Nahant	150 ft	20 ft	–	yes
Onset Beach	Onset	90 ft	275 yd	paid	yes
Veterans Park Beach	Hyannis	350 ft	120 ft	paid	yes
Herring Cove Beach	Provincetown	on the sand	330 ft	paid	yes
Coast Guard Beach	Eastham	230 ft	20 ft	–	yes
Nauset Light Beach	Eastham	130 ft	90 ft	paid	yes
Skaket Beach	Orleans	on the sand	70 ft	paid	yes
Seagull Beach	Yarmouth	220 ft	250 ft	paid	yes
Marconi Beach	Wellfleet	125 yd	220 ft	paid	yes
Nantasket Beach	Hull	90 ft	110 ft	paid	yes
Nantasket Beach	Hull	80 ft	–	–	yes
Grays Beach	Yarmouth Port	550 yd	110 ft	paid	yes
Joseph Sylvia State Beach	Edgartown	60 ft	650 yd	free	–
Front Beach	Rockport	40 ft	140 ft	paid	yes
South Cape Beach State Park	Mashpee	200 yd	90 ft	–	yes
Inkwell Beach	Oak Bluffs	60 ft	575 yd	free	yes
Breakwater Beach	Brewster	160 ft	40 ft	paid	yes
Plum Island Beach	Newburyport	800 yd	330 ft	paid	yes
Carson Beach	Boston	80 ft	310 ft	free	yes
Devereux Beach	Marblehead	270 ft	210 ft	paid	–
Rexhame Beach	Marshfield	330 ft	230 ft	paid	yes
Lighthouse Beach	Edgartown	250 ft	–	–	–
South Beach	Edgartown	300 yd	550 yd	free	yes
Chapoquoit Beach	Falmouth	210 ft	30 ft	paid	yes
Millway Beach	Barnstable	–	70 ft	paid	yes
Swansea Town Beach	Swansea	120 ft	30 ft	–	yes
Craigville Beach	Centerville	320 ft	20 ft	–	yes
Town Neck Beach	Sandwich	120 ft	125 yd	paid	yes
Grays Beach Park	Kingston	310 ft	190 ft	paid	yes
Memorial Beach	Webster	150 yd	–	paid	yes
East Beach	New Bedford	130 ft	140 ft	paid	yes
White Crest Beach	Wellfleet	240 ft	120 ft	paid	yes
Paines Creek Landing and Beach	Brewster	180 ft	50 ft	paid	–
Bank Street Beach	Harwich Port	100 ft	125 yd	paid	yes
Dowses Beach	Barnstable	110 ft	270 ft	paid	yes
Duxbury Beach Reservation	Duxbury	70 ft	280 ft	paid	yes
Covell's Beach	Centerville	175 yd	130 ft	paid	yes
Katama Beach/ South Beach	Edgartown	50 ft	475 yd	–	yes
Keyes Memorial Beach	Hyannis	150 ft	280 ft	–	yes
Bayview Street Beach	West Yarmouth	120 ft	50 ft	–	yes
Parker River Beach	South Yarmouth	150 ft	160 ft	paid	yes
Sea Street Beach	Dennis	100 ft	70 ft	paid	yes
Hopkinton State Park Upper Beach	Ashland	80 ft	125 yd	paid	yes
South Village Beach	Dennis Port	on the sand	220 ft	paid	yes
Colonial Acres Beach	West Yarmouth	240 ft	–	free	yes
Sandy Point	Beverly	60 ft	550 yd	free	–
Silvershell Beach	Marion	280 ft	70 ft	paid	yes
Steps Beach Nantucket	Nantucket	210 ft	450 yd	–	–
Corn Hill Beach	Truro	210 ft	–	paid	yes
Newcomb Hollow Beach	Wellfleet	150 ft	90 ft	paid	yes
Shell Point Beach	Onset	on the sand	–	paid	–
Woodneck Beach	Falmouth	110 ft	125 yd	paid	yes
Head of the Meadow Beach	Truro	125 yd	40 ft	paid	yes
Campground Beach	Eastham	230 ft	30 ft	paid	yes
Crosby Landing Beach	Brewster	125 yd	20 ft	paid	yes
Ridgevale Beach	Chatham	175 yd	50 ft	paid	yes
Windmill Beach	South Yarmouth	850 yd	600 yd	free	yes
Sandy Neck Beach	West Barnstable	550 yd	40 ft	paid	yes
West Beach	Beverly	330 ft	40 ft	–	yes
Duxbury Beach Park	Duxbury	150 yd	250 yd	paid	yes
Brant Rock Beach	Marshfield	110 ft	–	–	yes
Madaket Beach	Nantucket	175 yd	–	–	yes
Eastville Point Beach	Vineyard Haven	60 ft	250 yd	–	–
Englewood Beach	West Yarmouth	60 ft	–	–	–
Red River Beach	Harwich	90 ft	140 ft	paid	yes
Plum Cove Beach	Gloucester	50 ft	250 ft	–	yes
Hardings Beach	Chatham	130 ft	90 ft	paid	yes
Swift's Beach	Wareham	on the sand	240 ft	–	yes
Bristol Beach	Falmouth	40 ft	60 ft	paid	yes
MBL Stony Beach	Falmouth	150 ft	40 ft	–	–
Winthrop Shore Reservation	Winthrop	220 ft	375 yd	free	yes
Aquinnah Public Beach	Aquinnah	100 ft	575 yd	–	yes
Craigville Beach, Barnstable	Barnstable	150 yd	–	–	–
Collins Cove Beach	Salem	60 ft	450 yd	–	yes
Megansett Beach	Falmouth	270 ft	40 ft	paid	–
Lynn Beach	Lynn	200 ft	325 yd	–	–
Ballston Beach	Truro	330 ft	175 yd	paid	–
West End Beach	Provincetown	50 ft	10 ft	paid	yes
Sandy Beach	Fall River	180 ft	–	–	–
Lambert's Cove Beach	Vineyard Haven	130 ft	375 yd	–	–
Cooks Brook Beach	Eastham	40 ft	130 ft	paid	yes
Horseneck Beach	Westport	125 yd	550 yd	paid	yes
East Sandwich Beach	East Sandwich	150 yd	–	paid	–
Morses Pond Beach	Wellesley	–	–	paid	yes
Sweatt Beach	Wrentham	0.8 miles	110 ft	paid	–
Humarock Beach	Scituate	250 ft	150 yd	–	–
Mayo Beach	Wellfleet	40 ft	190 ft	free	yes
Orient Heights Beach	Boston	100 ft	130 ft	free	yes
Salisbury Public Beach	Salisbury	150 ft	250 ft	paid	yes
Forest Beach	South Chatham	50 ft	20 ft	free	–
Oyster Pond Beach	Chatham	0.7 miles	30 ft	free	yes
Green Harbor Beach	Marshfield	100 ft	–	paid	yes
Cisco Beach	Nantucket	230 ft	20 ft	–	–
Lecount Hollow Beach	Wellfleet	140 ft	240 ft	paid	yes
South Middle Beach	South Yarmouth	150 yd	175 yd	–	yes
Falmouth Heights Beach	Falmouth	50 ft	160 ft	–	–
Chilson Beach	Franklin	on the sand	170 ft	–	–
Malibu Beach	Boston	on the sand	200 ft	–	yes
Winthrop Beach	Winthrop	175 yd	325 yd	free	yes
Cold Storage Beach	South Dennis	150 yd	30 ft	paid	yes
Owen Park Beach	Tisbury	50 ft	60 ft	–	yes
Menauhant Town Beach	East Falmouth	150 ft	70 ft	–	–
Gunrock Beach	Hull	70 ft	310 ft	–	–
Linnell Landing Beach		110 ft	250 yd	–	yes
Barlows Landing Beach	Pocasset	60 ft	50 ft	paid	–
Jetties Beach	Nantucket	70 ft	290 ft	–	yes
Pleasant Road Beach	West Harwich	40 ft	–	–	yes
Longnook Beach	Truro	180 ft	150 yd	–	–
Eugenia Fortes Beach	Hyannis	310 ft	600 yd	paid	–
Kalmus Beach	Hyannis	150 yd	20 ft	paid	yes
Newbury Beach	Newbury	on the sand	150 yd	paid	yes
Great Hollow Beach	North Truro	on the sand	100 ft	–	–
White Beach	Manchester-by-the-Sea	60 ft	–	–	–
Sandy Beach	Hopkinton	on the sand	200 yd	paid	yes
Ellis Landing beach	Brewster	130 ft	50 ft	–	yes
Great Pond Beach	Eastham	0.6 miles	60 ft	paid	–
Scusset Beach	Sandwich	220 ft	200 yd	–	yes
M Street Beach	Boston	40 ft	300 yd	–	yes
Beaches Of Dennis,Ma	Dennis Port	160 ft	60 ft	paid	–
Menauhant beach	East Falmouth	90 ft	200 yd	paid	–
Long Point Beach	Vineyard Haven	180 ft	275 yd	paid	yes
Moshup Beach (public)	Aquinnah	90 ft	650 yd	–	–
Dead Horse Beach	Salem	50 ft	225 yd	free	yes
Raycroft Beach	Dennis Port	160 ft	475 yd	paid	–
Bell Pond	Worcester	1.2 miles	350 ft	–	yes
Pavilion Beach	Ipswich	on the sand	130 ft	–	–
Duck Harbor Beach	Wellfleet	300 ft	650 yd	paid	–
Scargo Beach	Dennis	700 yd	–	paid	–
Peggotty Beach	Scituate	70 ft	350 yd	–	yes
Town of Mashpee Beach	Mashpee	160 ft	30 ft	–	–
Monument Beach	Bourne	70 ft	110 ft	paid	yes
Plymouth Beach	Plymouth	150 yd	–	paid	yes
Paine's Creek Beach	Brewster	90 ft	290 ft	paid	–
Squibnocket Beach	Chilmark	160 ft	280 ft	paid	–
Rice's Beach	Beverly	40 ft	200 yd	–	–
Wings Grove Beach	South Yarmouth	50 ft	625 yd	–	–
Salisbury Beach	Salisbury	180 ft	525 yd	–	–
Miacomet Beach	Nantucket	150 ft	–	–	yes
Thacher Town Park Beach	South Yarmouth	330 ft	150 yd	–	yes
Priscilla Beach	Plymouth	140 ft	–	–	–
Fisherman's Beach	Nantucket	160 ft	120 ft	–	–
Little Harbor Beach	Wareham	250 ft	–	paid	–
Loop Beach	Barnstable	80 ft	70 ft	–	–
Black Rock Beach	Cohasset	on the sand	150 yd	–	–
Nahant Beach - Beach Access 12	Nahant	200 ft	110 ft	paid	yes
Mashpee Town Beach		60 ft	160 ft	paid	yes
Cahoon Hollow Beach	Wellfleet	260 ft	–	paid	–
Menemsha Public Beach	Chilmark	120 ft	300 yd	–	yes
Memorial Beach	Marlborough	190 ft	200 ft	–	yes
Princess Beach	Dennis	0.6 miles	600 yd	paid	yes
40th Pole Beach	Nantucket	70 ft	–	paid	yes
Herring Pond Beach	Eastham	0.8 miles	30 ft	paid	–
Yirrell Beach	Winthrop	50 ft	450 yd	–	–
Bucklin Beach	New London	100 ft	50 ft	paid	–
Stiles Pond Beach	Boxford	on the sand	300 ft	–	–
Hampton Beach Master Sand Sculpting Classic	Hampton	240 ft	130 ft	paid	yes
Surf Drive Beach	Falmouth	240 ft	270 ft	paid	–
Phillip's Beach	Swampscott	on the sand	375 yd	–	–
Jones Park & Beach	Dartmouth	140 ft	–	paid	yes
Surfside Beach	Nantucket	70 ft	175 yd	–	yes
Bass River Beach	Yarmouth	150 yd	350 yd	–	–
Grey Neck Beach	West Harwich	60 ft	450 yd	–	–
Wessagusset Beach	Weymouth	on the sand	160 ft	–	yes
Legion Beach	North Andover	175 yd	240 ft	–	–
Ladies Beach	Nantucket	140 ft	–	–	–
Fishermans Beach	Swampscott	120 ft	30 ft	–	–
West Beach	Westbrook	on the sand	–	paid	yes
Indian Neck Beach	Wellfleet	180 ft	625 yd	paid	–
Perry Beach	Quincy	60 ft	425 yd	–	–
Sanbornton Town Beach	Sanbornton	150 ft	–	free	–
Lake Garfield Beach	Monterey	40 ft	–	–	yes
Long Beach		180 ft	425 yd	paid	–
Fisher Beach	Truro	130 ft	–	–	–
White Horse Beach	Plymouth	40 ft	–	paid	–
Old Rexhame Beach	Marshfield	90 ft	270 ft	–	yes
Kalmus Park Beach	Barnstable	300 ft	160 ft	paid	yes
York Beach	York	50 ft	–	–	yes
Long Beach	Centerville	275 yd	–	–	–
Long Beach	Nahant	320 ft	200 yd	paid	yes
Moody Beach Access Ogunquit	Ogunquit	350 ft	30 ft	paid	yes
Middle Beach	Biddeford	250 ft	–	paid	–
Wells Beach	Wells	175 yd	175 yd	paid	yes
Edgartown Beach	Edgartown	60 ft	–	free	–
Oak Bluffs Town Beach	Oak Bluffs	40 ft	240 ft	–	yes
Camp Ellis Beach	Saco	50 ft	200 yd	–	–
Haigis Beach	Dennis	40 ft	180 ft	–	yes
Rock Harbor Beach	Eastham	280 ft	275 yd	free	–
Carbuncle Beach	Oxford	230 ft	60 ft	paid	yes
Elkins Beach	Elkins	50 ft	275 yd	–	yes
Falmouth Beach	Falmouth	40 ft	290 ft	–	–
Cummings Town Beach	Bristol	40 ft	–	–	–
Long Pond Brewster Beach	Brewster	40 ft	475 yd	–	–
Wah Wah Taysee Beach	Harwich Port	30 ft	525 yd	–	–
Long Point Beach	Provincetown	on the sand	–	paid	–
Pavilion Beach	Gloucester	200 yd	200 yd	–	–
Old Garden Beach	Rockport	on the sand	170 ft	–	–
Nobska Beach	Falmouth	110 ft	425 yd	paid	–
Electric Avenue Beach	Buzzards Bay	100 ft	10 ft	paid	yes
Hamblin Pond Beach	Marstons Mills	280 ft	40 ft	paid	yes
Sunset Beach	Harrisville	60 ft	475 yd	–	yes
York Beach Ballpark	Cape Neddick	400 yd	120 ft	–	yes
Great Point Beach	Nantucket	260 ft	–	–	–
Madison Beach and Recreation Department	Madison	150 ft	120 ft	–	yes
Mingo Beach	Beverly	60 ft	475 yd	–	–
Dionis Beach	Nantucket	120 ft	475 yd	–	yes
Sand Pond Beach	Harwich	180 ft	40 ft	–	yes
Minot Beach	Scituate	125 yd	425 yd	–	–
Nahant Short Beach	Nahant	90 ft	180 ft	–	–
Babb's Beach	West Suffield	320 ft	–	–	–
Independence Beach Park	Beverly	60 ft	350 yd	free	–
Lake Tashmoo Town Beach	Tisbury	30 ft	125 yd	–	–
South Cape Beach	Mashpee	180 ft	320 ft	–	–
Smith Beach	Braintree	60 ft	575 yd	–	–
Lake Quonnipaug Beach	Guilford	40 ft	110 ft	paid	yes
Town Landing Beach	Shelter Island Heights	180 ft	–	–	–
Ocean Avenue Beach	Hyannis	310 ft	225 yd	–	–
Point of Rocks Landing Beach	Brewster	160 ft	–	–	–
Gray Gables Beach cape cod cove	Bourne	50 ft	525 yd	paid	–
Cahoon Beach Landing - Long Pond	Harwich	150 ft	50 ft	–	yes
Herring Cove		650 yd	–	–	–
Sconset Beach	Nantucket	150 yd	125 yd	–	yes
Cherry and Webb Beach	Westport	250 yd	475 yd	–	–
Eisman's Beach	Swampscott	on the sand	350 yd	–	–
Stone's Beach	Nantucket	210 ft	140 ft	–	–
East Beach At Rocky Neck	Niantic	190 ft	150 yd	–	yes
Nahant Beach Beach Access 2	Nahant	170 ft	80 ft	paid	–
Trunk River Beach	Falmouth	60 ft	160 ft	–	–
Thatcher Park Beach	South Yarmouth	50 ft	125 yd	–	yes
Powers Landing Beach	Wellfleet	100 ft	10 ft	–	yes
Wright's Beach	Medford	0.7 miles	190 ft	paid	yes
Boston Harbor Beach	Boston	80 ft	175 yd	–	–
Cape Hedge Beach	Rockport	150 ft	–	paid	–
Norton Point Beach	Edgartown	50 ft	–	–	–
Trotting Park Beach	West Dennis	160 ft	350 yd	–	–
Bay View Street Beach	Yarmouth	110 ft	100 ft	–	–
Hen's Cove Public Beach	Bourne	80 ft	–	free	–
Childrens Beach	Nantucket	340 ft	350 yd	–	–
Thurston's Beach	Harvard	125 yd	–	–	–
Parkers River Beach	Yarmouth	50 ft	120 ft	paid	yes
Nelson Beach	Plymouth	on the sand	160 ft	–	yes
Cape Cod National Seashore	Chatham	225 yd	–	–	–
Cape Hedge Beach	Rockport	on the sand	200 yd	–	yes
Nahant Beach - Beach Access 9	Nahant	180 ft	50 ft	–	yes
Seaview Beach	South Yarmouth	225 yd	50 ft	–	yes
Washing Pond Beach	Nantucket	60 ft	–	–	–
Saquish Head	Plymouth	110 ft	–	–	–
Sterling Town Beach	Sterling	0.6 miles	–	paid	–
Davy's Beach	New Bedford	90 ft	120 ft	–	–
Main Beach	Barnstable	40 ft	650 yd	–	–
First Light Beach	Brewster	100 ft	160 ft	paid	–
Steep Hill Beach	Ipswich	320 ft	550 yd	paid	–
Herring Cove North Beach	Provincetown	120 ft	150 yd	–	yes
Inman Beach	Dennis Port	120 ft	150 yd	–	–
North Neck Shore Access	Edgartown	270 ft	280 ft	–	–
Pico Beach	Winthrop	on the sand	600 yd	–	–
Wickaboag Lake Town Beach	West Brookfield	70 ft	340 ft	–	–
North Scituate Beach	Scituate	50 ft	500 yd	paid	–
Beach Bluff Park	Swampscott	110 ft	–	–	–
Brackenbury Beach	Beverly	on the sand	400 yd	–	–
Wells Harbor Beach	Wells	650 yd	40 ft	free	yes
Museum Beach	Scituate	60 ft	275 yd	–	–
Wood Neck Beach	Falmouth	150 ft	30 ft	–	–
Chappaquoit Beach	Falmouth	70 ft	125 yd	–	–
Bayview Beach	Dennis	320 ft	30 ft	–	–
Cole Beach	Eastham	on the sand	170 ft	paid	–
Sandy Beach	Winchester	60 ft	190 ft	–	yes
Lobsterville Beach	Aquinnah	200 ft	–	–	–
Nickerson Beach	Quincy	40 ft	175 yd	–	–
Squantum Orchard Beach	Quincy	60 ft	575 yd	–	–
Rocky Neck beach	Gloucester	on the sand	180 ft	–	–
Mansion Beach	Wayland	0.9 miles	–	–	–
Lewis Bay Beach	Barnstable	110 ft	275 yd	–	yes
Harborview Beach	South Dennis	120 ft	130 ft	–	–
Bound Brook Island Beach	Wellfleet	170 ft	175 yd	–	–
Savin Hill Beach	Boston	40 ft	170 ft	–	–
Cairn Beach	Portland	180 ft	–	–	–
Avery-Crouse Town Beach	Bristol	110 ft	200 yd	paid	–
Revere Beach Clock	Revere	200 yd	200 yd	–	yes
Nantasket Beach Reservation	Hull	170 ft	50 ft	–	yes
Sunken Meadow Beach	Eastham	120 ft	125 yd	–	–
Hyannis Harbor Light Beach	Hyannis	30 ft	300 yd	–	yes
Seacoast Shores Association Beach	East Falmouth	1.1 miles	–	–	–
Little Beach	Westport	375 yd	–	–	–
Back Beach Landing	Rockport	on the sand	325 yd	free	yes
Avalon Beach	Quincy	50 ft	225 yd	–	–
Southwick Parks & Recreation Town Beach	Southwick	250 yd	375 yd	–	–
Uncanoonuc Lake Public Beach	Goffstown	–	150 ft	–	–
Ropes Beach	Barnstable	0.7 miles	125 yd	–	–
Long Pond Swimming Beach	Wellfleet	0.8 miles	50 ft	–	–
Squid Beach	New Bedford	70 ft	250 yd	–	–
Cressy Beach	Gloucester	250 ft	340 ft	–	–
Otter Pond Beach	New London	60 ft	–	–	–
Lake Ellis Beach	Athol	30 ft	175 yd	–	–
Riverhead Beach	Marblehead	150 ft	140 ft	–	–
Puffer's Pond Swimming Area	Amherst	100 ft	230 ft	–	–
Brayton Point Beach	Somerset	190 ft	–	–	–
Mirror Lake Beach	Harvard	100 ft	375 yd	–	–
Andover Lake Beach	Andover	90 ft	–	paid	–
Saints Landing Beach	Brewster	80 ft	175 yd	–	–
Popponesset Peninsula	Mashpee	90 ft	575 yd	–	–
Springhill Beach	Sandwich	375 yd	–	paid	–
Inman Rd Beach	Dennis	125 yd	150 yd	–	–
Fay Beach	Falmouth	70 ft	400 yd	–	–
Fort Beach	Marblehead	on the sand	150 ft	–	yes
Town Beach Parks & Rec	Clinton	475 yd	20 ft	–	–
Pleasant View Beach	Beverly	450 yd	350 yd	–	–
Iodine Beach	Montauk	90 ft	20 ft	–	–
Nahant Beach - Beach Access 5	Nahant	210 ft	80 ft	–	yes
Sagamore Beach	Bourne	30 ft	125 yd	–	–
Tisbury Town Beach	Vineyard Haven	30 ft	–	–	–
East Beach	Edgartown	210 ft	–	–	–
Forest Beach Conservation Area	South Chatham	175 yd	250 yd	–	–
South Orleans Beach	Orleans	30 ft	–	–	–
South Beach	Westwood	60 ft	175 yd	–	yes
Short Beach	Revere	on the sand	425 yd	–	–
Harvard Town Beach	Harvard	70 ft	225 yd	–	yes
Gas House Beach	Marblehead	on the sand	225 yd	free	yes
Sanbornton Town Beach - Hermit Lake	Sanbornton	60 ft	–	–	–
Tri-Town Beach District	South Deerfield	70 ft	–	paid	–
Black Beach	Falmouth	130 ft	–	–	–
Sesuit Beach	Dennis	240 ft	190 ft	–	–
Highland Beach	Truro	120 ft	–	–	–
Cliff Pond Beach	Brewster	on the sand	190 ft	–	–
Gray Beach	Manchester-by-the-Sea	120 ft	–	–	–
Gay Head Town Beach	Aquinnah	100 ft	200 yd	–	–
Grace Oliver Beach	Marblehead	40 ft	–	–	–
Malibu Beach	Boston	300 yd	130 ft	–	yes
Hither Hills State Park 4x4 Beach Access Road #1	Montauk	375 yd	–	–	–
Chebacco Lake Beach	South Hamilton	on the sand	200 yd	–	–
Edgewater Beach	Quincy	180 ft	575 yd	–	–
Fuller Street Beach	Edgartown	280 ft	–	–	–
Francis Street Beach	Nantucket	50 ft	150 yd	–	–
Breakwater Beach	Wellfleet	130 ft	625 yd	–	–
New Silver Beach	North Falmouth	60 ft	–	–	–
Atlantic Avenue Beach	Harwich	100 ft	30 ft	–	–
Nanumett Beach	Buzzards Bay	160 ft	–	–	–
Donovan Beach	Winthrop	on the sand	425 yd	–	–
Shipyard Lane Beach	Duxbury	70 ft	–	–	–
Lashaway Beach	North Brookfield	50 ft	–	–	–
Sunrise Beach	Marshfield	170 ft	–	–	–
Plainfield Pond Beach	Plainfield	800 yd	–	–	–
Philbrick's Beach	Rye	80 ft	180 ft	–	–
Fire Station Beach	Quincy	50 ft	200 yd	–	–
Surfside Beach	Plymouth	240 ft	–	–	–
Merkel Beach	Harwich Port	225 yd	250 ft	–	yes
Clark Beach	Ipswich	60 ft	190 ft	–	–
Back Beach	Rockport	90 ft	275 yd	–	yes
Lagace Beach	Franklin	60 ft	80 ft	–	yes
Russell Town Beach-Residents Only	Russell	60 ft	–	–	–
Harbor Road Beach	Orient	120 ft	–	–	–
North Beach	Hampton	70 ft	70 ft	–	–
Indian Mound Beach	Wareham	250 ft	–	–	–
Belmont Road Beach	Harwich Port	50 ft	290 ft	–	–
Gull Pond Landing Beach	Wellfleet	1.0 miles	260 ft	–	yes
Anthony's Beach	Dartmouth	on the sand	–	–	–
Sandy Beach	Westford	50 ft	–	–	–
Black Beach	Manchester-by-the-Sea	50 ft	575 yd	–	–
Forty Step Beach	Nahant	220 ft	350 yd	–	–
Walker Pond Beach-Wells State Park	Sturbridge	1.1 miles	225 yd	–	yes
Crane Beach	Ipswich	290 ft	450 yd	–	–
Pico Beach	Mattapoisett	80 ft	275 yd	–	–
Coskata Beach	Nantucket	130 ft	–	–	–
Indian Neck	Wellfleet	100 ft	375 yd	–	–
Howes Street Beach	Dennis	200 ft	275 yd	paid	–
Quidnet Beach	Nantucket	150 yd	–	–	–
Dennis Pond Beach	Yarmouth Port	0.9 miles	100 ft	–	–
Muskseal Beach	Nantucket	210 ft	–	–	–
Bucks Pond Beach	Harwich	on the sand	–	–	–
Menemsha Hills Reservation Beach	Chilmark	60 ft	–	–	–
Tower Beach	New Bedford	50 ft	180 ft	–	yes
Whales Beach	Swampscott	125 yd	225 yd	–	–
Fort Pickering Beach	Salem	on the sand	150 yd	–	yes
Sandy Beach	Newbury	110 ft	400 yd	–	yes
Barges Beach	Cuttyhunk	160 ft	–	–	–
400 North & South Beach	New Bedford	80 ft	275 yd	–	–
Rocky Beach	Kittery Point	40 ft	200 yd	–	yes
Kennebunk Pond Beach	Lyman	0.9 miles	50 ft	–	–
Hither Hills Beach	Montauk	425 yd	125 yd	–	–
Winona Ave Beach Access	Ocean Park	260 ft	330 ft	–	–
Centennial Beach	Hudson	150 ft	130 ft	–	yes
North Shore MA	Manchester-by-the-Sea	on the sand	–	–	–
Long Pond	Harwich	250 ft	550 yd	–	–
Tisbury Great Pond Beach	Vineyard Haven	100 ft	–	–	–
North Shore Beach	West Tisbury	100 ft	325 yd	–	–
Beseck Lake Private Beach	Middlefield	250 ft	0 ft	–	–
Monument Beach Recreation Area	Pocasset	375 yd	100 ft	–	–
Salem Willows Park Beach	Salem	60 ft	240 ft	–	yes
I Street Beach	Boston	50 ft	175 yd	–	–
Devereaux Beach Marblehead	Marblehead	125 yd	250 yd	–	–
Front Beach	Essex	125 yd	–	–	–
Falmouth Beach- Access	Falmouth	220 ft	90 ft	–	–
Springer Lane Beach	West Yarmouth	160 ft	–	–	–
Round Cove	Harwich	150 yd	225 yd	–	–
Harris Cove	Ashburnham	70 ft	–	–	–
South Beach		100 ft	175 yd	–	yes
Plaice Cove Beach		310 ft	175 yd	–	–
Waikiki Beach		100 ft	175 yd	–	yes
Leavit Beach		130 ft	130 ft	–	–
Parsons Beach		120 ft	–	–	–
Little Mother's Beach		100 ft	320 ft	–	yes
Maiden Cove Beach		40 ft	550 yd	–	yes
Contoocook Lake Public Beach		on the sand	170 ft	–	–
Bank St - Beach Access	Harwich Port	125 yd	100 ft	–	yes
The Strand		100 ft	625 yd	–	–
North Shore Beach		50 ft	–	–	–
Strong Island Beach		100 ft	–	–	–
Cedar Island		on the sand	–	–	–
Boys Beach		50 ft	–	–	–
Public Beach		40 ft	120 ft	–	–
Wakeby lake at Ryder Conservation Beach		275 yd	340 ft	–	–
Thumpertown Beach		70 ft	70 ft	–	–
Wequaquet Lake Beach		on the sand	70 ft	–	–
Peters Pond at Oakcrest Cove Beach		50 ft	240 ft	–	–
Snake Pond Beach		on the sand	260 ft	–	–
South Lt Island Beach		225 yd	–	–	–
Meadow Avenue Beach		170 ft	–	–	–

Walk and parking distances are measured on OpenStreetMap. Fee and restrooms come from counted visitor reviews and mapped facilities. A dash means we have no evidence either way, not that the answer is no.

Questions

Common questions

Which Massachusetts beach has the shortest walk from the car?

Herring Cove Beach in Provincetown has the listing right on the shoreline. We measure the straight line from the listed location to the mapped waterline for every beach, so the table above ranks them all.

Do you have to pay to park at Massachusetts beaches?

Mostly yes. Of the 428 beaches here, 119 have visitors reporting a parking or entry fee and 8 report free parking. Reported fees run from $20 to $35 a day in season, and several beaches drop the fee after 5pm or outside the summer.

Which beaches have restrooms?

177 of the 428 beaches have restrooms mapped on site or reported by visitors. Seasonal closures are common: several National Seashore beaches close their facilities outside the summer.

How current is this?

Tide, waves, wind and water temperature are fetched live in your browser from NOAA and Open-Meteo. Parking and facility positions come from OpenStreetMap; imagery from USGS NAIP. Facts counted from visitor reviews carry the year range they were written in.

How we know

Where this comes from

Place details from the public Google business listing. Beach shape, parking and facility positions from OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Aerial imagery is public-domain USGS NAIP. Tide comes from NOAA, and weather and water from Open-Meteo. Map drawings are redrawn from that aerial imagery by an image model. Markers, distances and every fact on this page come from OpenStreetMap and counted reviews, never from a drawing. Review text is never republished.