Here’s a very incomplete list of things to do on the beaches of Massachusetts: play in the waves at Coast Guard Beach, consistently ranked the #1 family beach in America; build a sandcastle at Revere Beach, or watch the pros build them during the annual Sand Sculpting Festival; visit Henry David Thoreau’s Walden Pond; ride the waves at Long Beach; sunbathe at the gorgeous Crane Beach; bark at the seals at Chatham Light Beach; go clamming at the aptly named Clammers Beach; experience Nantucket or Martha’s Vineyard for yourself; catch the best sunset in New England at Madaket Beach. With almost 1,500 miles of coastline in Massachusetts plus countless picturesque ponds and lakes, there’s no shortage of places to see.
Bass River Beach
Yarmouth
Bend in the Road Beach
Edgartown
Cahoon Hollow Beach /White Cresent Beach
Wellfleet
Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge
Chappaquiddick Island
Chatham Light Beach
Chatham
Coast Guard Beach (National Seashore)
Eastham
Cockle Cove Beach
Chatham
Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge
Nantucket
First Encounter Beach
Eastham
Jetties Beach
Nantucket
Lighthouse Beach
Edgartown
Lowell Holly
Sandwich
Madaket Beach
Nantucket
Marconi Beach (National Seashore)
Wellfleet
Mass Audubon Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary
Edgartown
Mass Audubon Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary
Cummaquid
Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
South Wellfleet
Scusset Beach State Reservation*
Sagamore Beach
South Beach State Park
Edgartown
South Cape Beach State Park
Mashpee
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Bass River Beach
South Shore Drive
Yarmouth
508-398-2231 - B
Bend in the Road Beach
Beach Rd.
Edgartown
508-627-6145 - C
Cahoon Hollow Beach /White Cresent Beach
Rt. 6
Wellfleet
508-349-0300 - D
Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge
Dike Road
Chappaquiddick Island
508-627-7689 - E
Chatham Light Beach
Main St.
Chatham
508-945-5100 - F
Coast Guard Beach (National Seashore)
Off Rt. 6
Eastham
508-349-3785 - G
Cockle Cove Beach
Cockle Cove Rd.
Chatham
508-945-5100 - H
Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge
Wauwinet Rd.
Nantucket
508-228-5646 - I
First Encounter Beach
Rt. 6
Eastham
508.240.5976 - J
Jetties Beach
Bathing Beach Road
Nantucket
508-228-7213 - K
Lighthouse Beach
Off North Water St.
Edgartown
508-627-6145 - L
Lowell Holly
South Sandwich Rd.
Sandwich
508.636.4693 - M
Madaket Beach
Madaket Rd.
Nantucket
508-228-7213 - N
Marconi Beach (National Seashore)
99 Marconi Site Road
Wellfleet
(508) 255-3421 - O
Mass Audubon Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary
100 Felix Neck Drive
Off Edgartown Vineyard Haven Rd.
Edgartown
508-627-4850 - P
Mass Audubon Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary
345 Bone Hill Road
Po Box 235
Cummaquid
508-362-7475 x 9353 - Q
Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
291 State Highway Route 6
South Wellfleet
(508) 349-2615 - R
Scusset Beach State Reservation*
140 Scusset Beach Rd.
Sagamore Beach
877-422-6762 - S
South Beach State Park
End Of Katama Rd.
Edgartown
508-627-6145 - T
South Cape Beach State Park
Great Oak Rd.
Mashpee
508-457-0495
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