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.
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Laurel Lake
Lee
Not open to public except for boat launch Beach area is for town residents only and guests of Lee Lodging more
Long Beach
Gloucester/rockport
Long Point Wildlife Refuge
West Tisbury
Whether you want to play in the ocean, splash with the kids in sheltered salt- and freshwater ponds, or explore... more
Lynch Park Beach
Beverly
Mayflower Beach
Dennis
Mayo Beach
Wellfleet
Menahunt Beach
East Falmouth
Menemsha Public Beach
Chilmark
Miacomet Beach
Nantucket
Monument Beach
Bourne
Moshup Beach/Aquinnah Public Beach
Aguinnah
Nahant Beach
Nahant
Nahant Music Festival
Waltham
The Nahant Music Festival brings high-quality classical music to the North Shore during the first two weeks of June. Master... more
Nantasket Beach
Hull
Nantucket Convservation Foundation
Nantucket
The mission of the Nantucket Conservation Foundation is to assist in the preservation of Nantucket's character by permanently conserving, maintaining,... more
Nauset Beach (National Seashore)
East Orleans
Nickerson Beach
Quincy
Oak Bluffs Town Beach
Oak Bluffs
Old Silver Beach
North Falmouth
Onota Lake
Pittsfield
- A
Laurel Lake
Lee
413-243-5505 - B
Long Beach
Rt. 127a
Gloucester/rockport
978-283-1601 - C
Long Point Wildlife Refuge
Off Edgartown-west Tisbury Rd.
West Tisbury
508-693-3678 - D
Lynch Park Beach
Ober St., Rt. 127 To Ober Street
Beverly
978-921-6067 - E
Mayflower Beach
Dunes Rd.
Dennis
508-394-8300 - F
Mayo Beach
Kendrick St.
Wellfleet
508-349-0300 - G
Menahunt Beach
Central Ave.
East Falmouth
508-548-7611 - H
Menemsha Public Beach
Menemsha Harbor
Chilmark
508-645-2100 - I
Miacomet Beach
Miacomet Road
Nantucket
508-228-7213 - J
Monument Beach
Emmons Rd.
Bourne
508-759-0600 - K
Moshup Beach/Aquinnah Public Beach
Off Moshup Trail
Aguinnah - L
Nahant Beach
Nahant Causeway
Nahant - M
Nahant Music Festival
147b Brown Street
Waltham
781-373-5496 - N
Nantasket Beach
Nantasket Ave. (off Rt. 228)
Hull - O
Nantucket Convservation Foundation
118 Cliff Road
Nantucket
508-228-2884 - P
Nauset Beach (National Seashore)
Off Rts. 6 And 28
East Orleans
508-349-3785 - Q
Nickerson Beach
120 Dorchester St.
Quincy
617-376-1251 - R
Oak Bluffs Town Beach
Beach Rd.
Oak Bluffs
508-693-2303 - S
Old Silver Beach
Quaker Rd.
North Falmouth
508-548-7611 - T
Onota Lake
Pittsfield
413-499-9343
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