Soft sand, endless sand bars, tidal pools for the kids, clean, seaweed free water. Mayflower beach offers spectacular sunsets and is one of the most popular beaches on the Cape. Read more...
Chapin Beach, positioned at the northwest corner of Dennis, is a favorite among owners of four-wheel-drive vehicles, which are allowed with a permit. At the end of this beach peninsula, Barnstable Harbor can be seen to the left as well as the lighthouse of Sandy Neck beach across the water. At low tide, anyone searching for shellfish will bask in Read more...
Wells Beach is a major area beach attraction. It is wide, sandy and beautiful, with mostly sandy areas but also rocky ridges and tide pools. Lifeguards and toilet facilities in season, a few shops and restaurants are located in the small adjacent square. Daily parking fees, but the trolley stops here regularly in season. Read more...
Old Orchard Beach lies just 20 minutes south of Portland along Maine’s scenic southwestern coast. With seven miles of wide sandy beach, sparkling blue ocean, a 500-foot pier and boardwalk and a seaside amusement park, it’s easy to see why Old Orchard Beach is a major attraction for visitors. In fact, Old Orchard Beach has remained high on the list Read more...
A very popular Cape Cod beach, and is the largest of the Yarmouth Beaches. It is family friendly with lifeguard coverage, clean, sandy and great swimming. It is bordered by Parker’s River, which offers some viewing of boats coming in and out of the Parker’s River. Open May-September. Seagull Beach also offers a bathhouse and easy access from Route 28. Read more...
This popular Yarmouth beach is on Nantucket Sound, with a good size parking lot and a large playground. The beach is good for swimming, it is flat and sandy, with a gradual drop off. In season there are life guards and restrooms. The daily parking fee and weekly parking stickers may be purchased at the parking booths. Parking stickers for Read more...
The north side of Yarmouth on Cape Cod Bay is only about one and a half miles long and is largely marshland, save for a small beach at Bass Hole on the east end (also known as Gray’s Beach). Bass Hole is at the mouth of Garden Creek and has a long boardwalk that extends over the salt marsh and Read more...
