Beaches in Massachusetts

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40th Pole Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Beach

Aquinnah Cliffs Overlook

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Aquinnah Public Beach

Aquinnah Public Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
Assabet River Beach

Assabet River Beach

Sandy Beach
River Kid-Friendly
Beartown State Forest

Beartown State Forest

Sandy Beach
pond Kid-Friendly
Blackstone River Beach

Blackstone River Beach

Sandy Beach
River Kid-Friendly
Bound Brook Island

Bound Brook Island

Sandy Beach
Ocean
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Cape Cod

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Cape Cod National Seashore

Cape Cod National Seashore

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
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Chapoquoit Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Charles River Beach

Charles River Beach

Sandy Beach
River Kid-Friendly
Chatham Lighthouse Beach

Chatham Lighthouse Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
Chatham Lighthouse Beach

Chatham Lighthouse Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
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Childrens Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
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Cisco Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
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Cliff Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Cliff Pond

Cliff Pond

Sandy Beach
pond Kid-Friendly
Coast Guard Beach

Coast Guard Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
Coast Guard Beach

Coast Guard Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Coast Guard Beach

Coast Guard Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Coast Guard Beach

Coast Guard Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
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Coatue Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Beach

Coffins Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Concord River Beach

Concord River Beach

Sandy Beach
River Kid-Friendly
Corporation Beach

Corporation Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
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Coskata Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
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Covell's Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Craigville Beach

Craigville Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
Crane Beach

Crane Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
Crane Beach

Crane Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
Crane Beach

Crane Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
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Cressy Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
DAR State Forest

DAR State Forest

Sandy Beach
pond Kid-Friendly
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Dionis Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Duxbury Beach

Duxbury Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
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Eastville Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Erving State Forest

Erving State Forest

Sandy Beach
pond Kid-Friendly
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Fisherman's Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
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Francis Street Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Freetown State Forest

Freetown State Forest

Sandy Beach
pond Kid-Friendly
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Gloucester Public Beach Access and Parking

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Good Harbor Beach

Good Harbor Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
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Grays Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
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Great Point Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
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Half Moon Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
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Halfmoon Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Harold Parker State Forest

Harold Parker State Forest

Sandy Beach
pond Kid-Friendly
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Hatches Harbor

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Herring Cove Beach

Herring Cove Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
Herring Cove Beach

Herring Cove Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
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Herring Cove North Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Horseneck Beach

Horseneck Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
Houghton's Pond

Houghton's Pond

Sandy Beach
pond Kid-Friendly
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Inkwell Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
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Jetties Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Joseph Sylvia State Beach

Joseph Sylvia State Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
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Katama Beach/ South Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Kenneth Dubuque State Forest

Kenneth Dubuque State Forest

Sandy Beach
pond Kid-Friendly
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Ladies Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Lake Quinsigamond

Lake Quinsigamond

Sandy Beach
Lake Kid-Friendly
Beach

Lake Tashmoo Town Beach

Sandy Beach
Lake
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Lambert's Cove Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Lighthouse Beach

Lighthouse Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
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Lobsterville Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
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Long Beach Gloucester

Sandy Beach
Ocean
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Long Point Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Long Pond (Brewster)

Long Pond (Brewster)

Sandy Beach
pond Kid-Friendly
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Lucy Vincent Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Madaket Beach

Madaket Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
Madaket Beach

Madaket Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
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Madequecham Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Marconi Beach

Marconi Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
Marconi Beach

Marconi Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
Martha's Vineyard Beaches

Martha's Vineyard Beaches

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
Mayflower Beach

Mayflower Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Mayflower Beach

Mayflower Beach

Sandy Beach
Bay Kid-Friendly
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Menemsha Public Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Merrimack River Beach

Merrimack River Beach

Sandy Beach
River Kid-Friendly
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Miacomet Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
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Moshup Beach (public)

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Mount Grace State Forest

Mount Grace State Forest

Sandy Beach
pond Kid-Friendly
Myles Standish State Forest

Myles Standish State Forest

Sandy Beach
pond Kid-Friendly
Mystic River Beach

Mystic River Beach

Sandy Beach
River Kid-Friendly
Nahant Beach

Nahant Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Nantasket Beach

Nantasket Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
Nantucket Beaches

Nantucket Beaches

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
Nashua River Beach

Nashua River Beach

Sandy Beach
River Kid-Friendly
Nauset Beach

Nauset Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
Nauset Beach

Nauset Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
Nauset Light Beach

Nauset Light Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
Nauset Light Beach

Nauset Light Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
Neponset River Beach

Neponset River Beach

Sandy Beach
River Kid-Friendly
Nickerson State Park Beach

Nickerson State Park Beach

Sandy Beach
pond Kid-Friendly
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Niles Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
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Nobadeer Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
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North Shore Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
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North Truro - High Head Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Beach

Norton Point Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Beach

Oak Bluffs Town Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
October Mountain State Forest

October Mountain State Forest

Sandy Beach
pond Kid-Friendly
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Old Silver Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Otter River State Forest

Otter River State Forest

Sandy Beach
pond Kid-Friendly
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Owen Park Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
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Pavilion Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
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Plum Cove Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Plum Island Beach

Plum Island Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
Plymouth Beach

Plymouth Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
Ponkapoag Pond

Ponkapoag Pond

Sandy Beach
pond Kid-Friendly
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Popplestone Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Beach

Provincetown Beach Sauna

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Provincetown Beaches

Provincetown Beaches

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
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Provincetown Causeway

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Beach

Ptown Harbor

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Race Point Beach

Race Point Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
Race Point Beach

Race Point Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
Race Point Beach

Race Point Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
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Race Point Lighthouse

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Revere Beach

Revere Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
Salisbury Beach

Salisbury Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
Sandy Neck Beach

Sandy Neck Beach

Sandy Beach
Bay Kid-Friendly
Savoy Mountain State Forest

Savoy Mountain State Forest

Sandy Beach
pond Kid-Friendly
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Sconset Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Beach

Scusset Beach State Reservation

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Siasconset Beach

Siasconset Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
Singing Beach

Singing Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
Singing Beach

Singing Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Singing Beach

Singing Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Skaket Beach

Skaket Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
Skaket Beach

Skaket Beach

Sandy Beach
Bay Kid-Friendly
South Beach (Katama)

South Beach (Katama)

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
South Beach MV

South Beach MV

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
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South Cape Beach State Park

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Beach

Squibnocket Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Beach

Stage Fort Park

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Beach

Steps Beach Nantucket

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Sudbury River Beach

Sudbury River Beach

Sandy Beach
River Kid-Friendly
Taunton River Beach

Taunton River Beach

Sandy Beach
River Kid-Friendly
Thoreau's Cove (Walden Pond South)

Thoreau's Cove (Walden Pond South)

Sandy Beach
pond Kid-Friendly
Beach

Tisbury Town Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Tully Lake

Tully Lake

Sandy Beach
Lake Kid-Friendly
Beach

Veterans Park Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean
Walden Pond

Walden Pond

Sandy Beach
pond Kid-Friendly
Warwick State Forest

Warwick State Forest

Sandy Beach
pond Kid-Friendly
Wendell State Forest

Wendell State Forest

Sandy Beach
pond Kid-Friendly
Willard Brook State Forest

Willard Brook State Forest

Sandy Beach
pond Kid-Friendly
Wingaersheek Beach

Wingaersheek Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean Kid-Friendly
Beach

Wood Neck Beach

Sandy Beach
Ocean

Frequently Asked Questions

How many beaches are in Massachusetts?

Massachusetts has 147 documented beaches. 147 are sandy beaches.

Which beaches in Massachusetts are kid-friendly?

Massachusetts has 79 kid-friendly beaches with gentle waves, lifeguards, and family amenities.

Are there dog-friendly beaches in Massachusetts?

Some beaches in Massachusetts allow dogs, but rules vary. Always check local regulations before bringing pets. Many beaches have seasonal or time-of-day restrictions.

What's the best time to visit beaches in Massachusetts?

Summer months (June-August) are peak season with warmest water. Shoulder seasons (May, September) offer fewer crowds. Check local weather and water conditions before visiting.

Do beaches in Massachusetts have lifeguards?

Lifeguard coverage varies by beach and season. Many popular beaches have lifeguards during summer months. Check individual beach pages for specific amenity information.

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