End of Route 6 Provincetown, MA, 02657 Phone: 508-771-2144
Mid-April to November; part of Cape Cod National Seashore; great views
South Shore Drive Yarmouth, MA, 02675 Phone: 508-398-2231
Memorial Day to Labor Day; salt water swimming; parking fee
Off Wood Avenue Sandwich, MA Phone: 508-888-4361
Mid-June to Labor Day; beautiful, long boardwalk over marshes and dunes
Wasque Road Edgartown (Chappaquiddick Island, near the island of Martha's Vineyard), MA, 02539 Phone: 508-627-7689
Ocean View Drive Wellfleet, MA Phone:
Ocean beach; water is cooler and rough; surfing allowed outside swim areas; hang gliding
Off Route 6, six miles north of Salt Pond Visitor Center South Wellfleet, MA, 02663 Phone: 508-771-2144
Memorial Day to Labor Day; great views
Off Long Point Road West Tisbury (on the island of Martha's Vineyard), MA Phone: 508-693-7662
Route 6 to Head of the Meadow Road Truro, MA, 02666 Phone: 508-771-2144
Third weekend of June to Labor Day; good for families and small kids
Cahoon Hollow Road near Ocean View Drive Wellfleet, MA Phone: 508-349-9818
Mid-June to Labor Day. Ocean beach with high dunes, big waves, big wind, chilly water. Must walk down steep dune to reach the beach. Popular beach bar nearby.
High Head Road, Off Route 6 Truro, MA Phone:
One of three Truro beaches that do not require parking stickers; ORVs allowed with permit
Shore Road Chatham, MA Phone: 508-945-5100
Close to downtown; lighthouse; limited parking
Menauhant Road East Falmouth, MA, 02540 Phone: 508-548-7611
Open seasonally; on Vineyard Sound; life guards; concessions
Off Route 28A and Quaker Road North Falmouth, MA, 02556 Phone: 508-548-7611
Memorial Day to Labor Day; on Buzzards Bay; warm water; life guards; beach wheelchair
Doane Road near Ocean View Drive Eastham, MA, 02642 Phone: 508-771-2144
Open Memorial Day to Labor Day; parking fee; wheelchair access
Race Point Road Provincetown, MA Phone:
Beach of the Cape Cod National Seashore; rough waves and strong undertow; magnificent views
Corporation Road Dennis, MA, 02638 Phone: 508-760-6159
Memorial Day to Labor Day; calm & warm Bay waters; play areas; handicap access
Off Moshup Trail Aquinnah (on the island of Martha's Vineyard), MA, 02535 Phone:
Ocean View Drive Eastham, MA, 02642 Phone: 508-771-2144
Open: Late June-early September
end of Hardings Beach Road (off of Barn Hill Road) West Chatham, MA Phone: 508-945-5180
Memorial Day to Labor Day; very large family beach; warm and calm water; life guards; bathhouse; food
Beach Road Edgartown (on the island of Martha's Vineyard), MA Phone:
Hummock Pond Road Nantucket (on the island of Nantucket), MA Phone:
end of Katama Road Edgartown (on Martha's Vineyard), MA Phone: 508-627-7689
Samoset Road Eastham, MA, 02642 Phone: 508-240-5976
Third week of June to Labor Day; warm & calm water; good for families; great sunset views
Surfside Road Nantucket, MA, 02554 Phone:
Beach Road Orleans, MA, 02653 Phone: 508-240-3711
Mid-June through Labor Day. Ocean beach with big waves, chilly waters; large sand dunes. Food concession.
End of Miacomet Road, South Shore Nantucket (on Nantucket), MA Phone:
Standish Way Yarmouth, MA, 02675 Phone: 508-398-2231
Memorial Day to Labor Day; no concessions
Sea Street Hyannis, MA, 02601 Phone: 508-790-9886
Open Memorial Day to Labor Day; on Hyannis Harbor; food concessions; life guards; nice of families
Katama Road and Atlantic Avenue Edgartown (on the island of Martha's Vineyard), MA, 02539 Phone:
Chappaquiddick Road Chappaquiddick (adjacent to the island of Martha's Vineyard), MA, 02539 Phone:
Lobsterville Road Aquinnah (on the island of Martha's Vineyard), MA Phone:
Ocean Street Hyannis, MA, 02601 Phone: 508-790-6345
Memorial Day to Labor Day; excellent for windsurfing; popular with families and kids; concessions
End of Herring Creek Road Vineyard Haven (on Martha's Vineyard), MA Phone:
Wauwinet Road Wauwinet (on the island of Nantucket), MA, 02554 Phone: 508-228-5646
Sandy Neck Road West Barnstable, MA Phone: 508-362-8300
Memorial Day to Labor Day; pristine beach with tidal flats and sand bars; beach wheelchair; concessions
end of Berry Avenue Yarmouth, MA, 02675 Phone: 508-398-2231
Memorial Day to Labor Day; wheelchair accessible
Off Uncle Venie’s Road Harwich, MA Phone: 508-430-7513
Memorial Day to Labor Day; nice for families; life guards and bathrooms; no permanent food concession
Seaview Avenue Edgartown (on Martha's Vineyard), MA Phone: 508-627-6145
South Shore Drive Yarmouth, MA, 02675 Phone: 508-398-2231
Memorial Day to Labor Day; salt water swimming; parking fees
Off Commercial Street Provincetown, MA Phone: 508-487-7097
Year-round use; adjacent to the town's waterfront main street
Starbuck’s Neck Road, off North Water Street Edgartown (on Martha's Vineyard), MA Phone:
Eel Point Road Nantucket (on the island of Nantucket), MA Phone:
Squibnocket Road Martha's Vineyard, MA Phone:
Emmons Road, off Shore Road Bourne, MA Phone:
June-September. Big beach; parking stickers sold only to people with at least 30-day temporary residency; all others must walk or bike to the beach
Route 6 to South Pamet Road Truro, MA, 02666 Phone: 508-487-6983
Open third weekend of June to Labor Day; town residents only before 4 p.m.; parking sticker required
Owen Little Way Vineyard Haven (on Martha's Vineyard), MA Phone:
3488 Main Street - Route 6A Brewster, MA, 02631 Phone: 508-896-3491
Inland park offers lots of camping; fresh water swimming, fishing and paddling; hiking and biking
Open: Parking lots are open daily, year-round, 6 a.m.-midnight. Life guards are at swimming beaches from late June through August.
Off Center Street Yarmouth, MA, 02675 Phone: 508-398-2231
Memorial Day to Labor Day; calm water; good for kids; salt water swimming in the Bay
Skaket Beach Road Orleans, MA Phone: 508-240-3711
Mid-June through Labor Day; Bay beach has calmer, warmer water; lots of tidal flats at low tide
South Shore Drive Yarmouth, MA, 02675 Phone: 508-398-2231
Memorial Day to Labor Day, 8 a.m.-10 p.m.; beach wheelchair available; parking fee
Corn Hill Road (from Castle Road) Truro, MA, 02666 Phone: 508-487-1632
Open third weekend of June to Labor Day; open to public; daily parking fee, no sticker required
Francis Street Nantucket (on the island of Nantucket), MA, 02554 Phone:
Off Lighthouse Inn Road West Dennis, MA, 02670 Phone: 508-760-6159
Memorial Day to Labor Day; good for families; lighthouse nearby; volleyball
Easton Street Nantucket, MA Phone:
South Shore Drive Yarmouth, MA, 02664 Phone: 508-398-2231
Memorial Day to Labor Day; wheelchair accessible; concessions; playing fields
Owen Park Way Vineyard Haven (on the island of Martha's Vineyard), MA Phone:
Ridgevale Road Chatham, MA Phone: 508-945-5158
Memorial Day to Labor Day; warm & calmer waters; food and life guards
Beach Road Vineyard Haven (on the island of Martha's Vineyard), MA, 02568 Phone:
End of Fuller Street near Lighthouse Beach Edgartown (on the island of Martha's vineyard), MA Phone:
Madaket Road Nantucket (on Nantucket), MA Phone:
Craigville Beach Road Barnstable, MA Phone: 508-790-6345
Memorial Day to Labor Day; big sandy beach; lots of parking; favorite of teenagers; good for families
Breakwater Road off Route 6A Brewster, MA Phone: 508-896-4511
Calm and warm water; tidal flats and pools; no life guards; good for little kids & families
Surf Drive, off Main and Shore streets Falmouth, MA Phone: 508-548-7611
Memorial Day to Labor Day; on Vineyard Sound; lifeguards; near bike path
Kendrick Avenue Wellfleet, MA, 02667 Phone: 508-349-9818
Mid-June to Labor Day; parking is free at small lot; no bathrooms or concessions on site
Bathing Beach Road Nantucket (on the island of Nantucket), MA, 02554 Phone:
Great Oak Road Mashpee, MA, 02649 Phone: 508-457-0495
Day-use beach with boardwalks, bathrooms, salt and fresh water bodies
Next to Dutcher’s Dock, Menemsha Harbor Chilmark (on Martha's Vineyard), MA Phone:
Harbor View Way Nantucket, MA Phone:
Chapin Beach Road Dennis, MA, 02660 Phone: 508-760-6159
Memorial Day-Labor Day; wide tidal flats at low tide on the Bay; 4-wheel drive vehicles allowed
Dunes Road Dennis, MA, 02638 Phone: 508-760-6159
Memorial Day to Labor Day; good for families and kids; boardwalk; concessions
East Shore Nantucket (on Nantucket), MA Phone:
Ocean Street Hyannis, MA Phone: 508-790-6345
Memorial Day to Labor Day; good from families; shade picnic grove; play areas
Bayview Street Yarmouth, MA, 02675 Phone: 508-398-2231
Memorial Day to Labor Day; salt water; no life guards; no concessions
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