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Facing Gloucester Harbor, this is a relatively small sandy beach with good swimming. It’s a very pleasant setting with a high rocky knoll behind. Because the park surrounds the beach you can get out of the sun easily if you want. The view across the harbor as you sit on the beach is picturesque and constantly changing with a parade Read more...
Located off Route 127A and running across the Gloucester/Rockport line off Thatcher Road, this beach is long (of course), flat and sandy. The beach faces east, with a nice view of the twin lighthouses on Thacher’s Island. From Gloucester you drive by Good Harbor Beach and when you get to Rockport Road you’ll see a fork with an ice cream Read more...
Good Harbor Beach and Wingaersheek Beach are the favorite beaches in Gloucester MA. Good Harbor is one of the most popular in New England. Even on very hot summer weekends the beach is not overly crowded because of it size. Additionally, the parking lots cannot handle enough people to allow the beach to become too crowded. The dunes and marshes Read more...
Front Beach is a nice, beach on Sandy Bay, pointing toward the east. There is only street (metered) parking here, so you park someplace walk (not easy in Rockport) or have somebody drop you off. Or, if you’re really clever you can drive your car to the Park & Ride lot on Route 127 near the Rockport Information Booth, park Read more...
Located just off of Stacy Boulevard, the location of the famous “Fisherman Statue.” As you face the statue, turn right and you’ll walk onto the beach by staying close to the water. Most visitors don’t come to know of this small downtown harbor beach because it’s not one of the most popular. However, this is a good place to relax Read more...
This historic park is the site of Gloucester’s first settlers in 1623 who set up fishing stages on this land upon arrival. Stage Fort Park is home to Half Moon and Cressy’s beaches, with access to a sand volleyball court, a beautiful new playground, a baseball field, a basketball court, and tennis courts. There are plenty of picnic tables and Read more...
A beautiful beach with towering sand dune cliffs, White Crest Beach (also called Four Mile Beach and Surfer’s Beach) features rougher waters, making it ideal for the surfers who often flock here.The beach is a prime surfer hangout. Facilities include restrooms, a concession stand and lifeguards. If you’re up to the challenge, join one of the spontaneous volleyball games that Read more...
The water is calm and warm. This smallish beach, which is beach grass, has a beautiful view. Playground at Baker’s Field across street. Parking is free. Swimming pleasant only around high tide. Hard sand and lots of seashells – find all sorts of speciments. Boats by pier. Parking lot – medium. Residential/commercial. Not secluded. Yoga on the beach. Bike rack. Read more...
Marconi Beach is part of the Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts. The beach is named for Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi. Read more...
The Cape Cod National Seashore, created on August 7, 1961 by President John F. Kennedy, encompasses 43,607 acres on Cape Cod, in Massachusetts. It includes ponds, woods and beachfront of the Atlantic coastal pine barrens ecoregion. Read more...