New England Beaches | Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire
Beaches, swimming, fees, lifeguards.
Atlantic Coast - From Long Island Sound to Maine
New England offers 17+ sandy ocean beaches from Connecticut to Maine with good swimming, high waves, surfing, and picturesque dunes. Note: ocean temps average 63F in August, about 10 degrees colder than Long Island Sound. Best swimming mid-July through August. Many have bird-watching and family amenities.
Horseneck Beach State Reservation - Westport, MA
5 John Reed Rd, Westport, MA 02790 - (508) 636-8816
Part of 800-acre state reservation, 2-mile stretch of sand on Rhode Island Sound ideal for sunning and swimming. Linked to Gooseberry Island (wild secluded spot) by narrow causeway. Fees $14 MA resident $40 non-resident.
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Ogunquit Beach - Ogunquit, ME - Top Beach Town in New England
Ogunquit, ME - (207) 646-2939
3.5 miles from town center to Footbridge and North beaches. Top-rated beach town in New England per Yankee Magazine despite 63F avg water in August. Wide sandy beach, best for sunbathing, surfing when rough. Parking $30+.
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Misquamicut State Beach - Westerly, RI
257 Atlantic Ave, Westerly, RI 02891 - (401) 667-6200
Where Long Island Sound ends and Atlantic begins. Wide sandy beach with good swimming, high waves, surfing potential. Smaller community beaches nearby with dunes and bird-watching. South County RI has 17 beaches.
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Narragansett Town Beach - Narragansett, RI
39 Boston Neck Rd, Narragansett, RI 02882 - (401) 788-2568
Popular surfing beach, clean sandy beach, pavilion, family-friendly. Part of South County beaches.
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East Beach / Ninigret Conservation Area - Charlestown, RI
Charlestown, RI - (401) 322-8910
Listed as one of prettiest beaches in New England. Undeveloped barrier beach, conservation area, great bird-watching, picturesque dunes, less crowded.
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Hampton Beach State Park - Hampton, NH
160 Ocean Blvd, Hampton, NH 03842 - (603) 227-8722
Most popular NH beach, boardwalk, shops, restaurants, family-friendly, concerts, clean sandy beach.
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Revere Beach - Revere, MA - America's First Public Beach
Revere Beach Blvd, Revere, MA 02151 - (781) 286-8311
First public beach in America (1896). Crescent-shaped, 3-mile segment of parks along South Boston shoreline, Boston Harbor. Part of DCR ocean beaches spanning Atlantic coastline. T accessible via MBTA. Clean, calm.
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