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New England New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York (state), New York to the west and by the Can ...

sorted by state then town. Beaches are not exclusively all on seashores but may also be located on lakes, rivers or other bodies of water.

Connecticut

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...

's southern shore with of tidal coastline offers many beaches on the Long Island Sound and inland: *

Bridgeport Bridgeport is the most populous city and a major port in the U.S. state of Connecticut. With a population of 148,654 in 2020, it is also the fifth-most populous in New England. Located in eastern Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnoc ...

** Pleasure Beach ** Seaside Park * Brookfield ** Brookfield Town Beach (not on shoreline) ** Lillinonah Woods Beach (not on shoreline) * Clinton ** Clinton Town Beach *

Colchester Colchester ( ) is a city in Essex, in the East of England. It had a population of 122,000 in 2011. The demonym is Colcestrian. Colchester occupies the site of Camulodunum, the first major city in Roman Britain and its first capital. Colch ...

** Day Pond State Park (not on shoreline) *

Coventry Coventry ( or ) is a city in the West Midlands, England. It is on the River Sherbourne. Coventry has been a large settlement for centuries, although it was not founded and given its city status until the Middle Ages. The city is governed b ...

** Lisicke Beach ** Patriots Park * East Lyme **

Rocky Neck State Park Rocky Neck State Park is a public recreation area on Long Island Sound in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut, United States. The state park's include a tidal river, a broad salt marsh, white sand beaches, rocky shores, and a large stone pavili ...

** McCook's Beach ** Hole in the Wall Beach * Ellington ** Sandy Beach on Crystal Lake * Fairfield ** Jennings Beach ** Lake Mohegan ** Penfield Beach and Rickards Beach ** Sasco Beach ** Southport Beach ** South Pine Creek Beach * Griswold **

Hopeville Pond State Park Hopeville Pond State Park is a public recreation area located on Hopeville Pond, an impoundment of the Pachaug River, in the town of Griswold, Connecticut. A portion of the state park occupies the site of the lost village of Hopeville. The ...

(not on shoreline) * Guilford ** Lake Quonnipaug ** Jacob's Beach * Groton ** Bluff Point Beach ** Eastern Point Beach * Madison ** Hammonasset Beach State Park * Milford ** Gulf Beach ** Silver Sands State Park *

New Fairfield New Fairfield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 13,579 at the 2020 census. New Fairfield is one of five towns that surround Candlewood Lake, the largest lake in Connecticut. The town is located nor ...

** New Fairfield Town Park (not on shoreline) ** Squantz Pond State Park (not on shoreline) *

New Haven New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut and is part of the New York City metropolitan area. With a population of 134,023 ...

Lighthouse Point Park Lighthouse Point Park is a park in the city of New Haven, Connecticut that is operated as a New Haven city park. The 82-acre park is located at the eastern point of New Haven Harbor in the East Shore, New Haven, East Shore neighborhood, and afford ...

New London New London may refer to: Places United States *New London, Alabama *New London, Connecticut *New London, Indiana *New London, Iowa *New London, Maryland *New London, Minnesota *New London, Missouri *New London, New Hampshire, a New England town ** ...

** Ocean Beach Park *

Niantic Niantic may refer to: * Niantic people, tribe of American Indians * Niantic, Inc., mobile app developer known for the mobile games ''Ingress'' and ''Pokémon Go'' Ships * ''Niantic'' (whaling vessel), relic of San Francisco Gold Rush *USS ''Ni ...

** Crescent Beach * Norwalk ** Calf Pasture Beach and Shady Beach *

Old Lyme Old Lyme is a coastal town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The main street of the town, Lyme Street, is a historic district with several homes once owned by sea captains. Lyme Academy of Fine Arts is located in Old Lyme and the ...

** Sound View Beach *

Old Saybrook Old Saybrook is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 10,481 at the 2020 census. It contains the incorporated borough of Fenwick, as well as the census-designated places of Old Saybrook Center and Saybroo ...

** Harvey's Beach * Stratford **

Long Beach Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California. Incorporate ...

Short Beach Short Beach is a beach neighborhood situated in Branford, Connecticut. It is the westernmost of Branford's seven neighborhoods, the others being: The Hill, The Center, Pine Orchard, Stony Creek, Indian Neck, and Brushy Hill. Short Beach's po ...

West Haven West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some R ...

**West Haven Beaches ( Bradley Point, Morse Beach,

Oak Street Beach Oak Street Beach is located on North Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, on the shore of Lake Michigan. One of a series of List of beaches in Chicago, Chicago beaches, the Chicago Park District defines Oak Street Beach as the area from approxim ...

, Sandy Point) * Westport ** Sherwood Island State Park ** Compo Beach ** Burying Hill Beach ** Old Mill Beach

Maine

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and ...

Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...

coast and nearby islands offer many sandy beaches. From east (north) to west (south): *

Down East "Down East", also "Downeast", is a term for parts of eastern coastal New England and Canada, particularly the U.S. state of Maine and Canada's Maritime Provinces, an area that closely corresponds to the historical French territory of Acadia. Th ...

** Eastport - Shackford Head State Park - Cony Beach ** Machiasport - Jasper Beach ** Roque Bluffs - Roque Bluffs State Park **

Mount Desert Island Mount Desert Island (MDI; french: Île des Monts Déserts) in Hancock County, Maine, is the largest island off the coast of Maine. With an area of it is the 52nd-largest island in the United States, the sixth-largest island in the contiguous ...

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Bar Harbor Bar Harbor is a resort town on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population is 5,089. During the summer and fall seasons, it is a popular tourist destination and, until a catastrophic fire ...

- Sand Beach in

Acadia National Park Acadia National Park is an American national park located along the mid-section of the Maine coast, southwest of Bar Harbor. The park preserves about half of Mount Desert Island, part of the Isle au Haut, the tip of the Schoodic Peninsula, an ...

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Mount Desert Mount Desert is a town on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,146 at the 2020 census. Incorporated in 1789, the town currently encompasses the villages of Otter Creek, Seal Harbor, Northeast Harb ...

- Little Hunters Beach in

** Lamoine - Lamoine Beach Park / Lamoine State Park * Penobscot Bay **

Isle au Haut Isle au Haut () is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States, on an island of the same name in Penobscot Bay. The population was 92 at the 2020 census. Home to portions of Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut is accessible by ferry from Stoningt ...

- Barred Harbor ** Deer Island - Barred Island Preserve (low tide only) ** Castine - Wadsworth Cove Beach ** Stockton Springs - Sandy Point Beach **

Islesboro Islesboro is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States, comprising Islesboro Island and several smaller islands. The population was 583 at the 2020 census. It has a summer colony accessible by state ferry service from Lincolnville Beach thr ...

*** Beach at Turtle Head Preserve *** Sprague's Beach *** Warren Island State Park *** Big Tree Beach *** Billys Shore *** Islesboro Town Beach ** Searsport - Moose Point State Park **

Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom ...

*** Public Shore along Searsport Ave *** Heritage Park ** Northport *** Cals Beach (private) *** Pebble Beach (rocky, private) ** Lincolnville *** Wales Beach (private) *** Lincolnville Beach ** Camden - Laite Memorial Beach ** Rockland *** Beach along Rockland Harbor Trail *** South End Beach ** Owls Head *** Beach at Ocean Avenue *** Owls Head State Park *** Crescent Beach *** Crocketts Beach *** Ash Point Beach *** Lucia Beach (private) *** Birch Point State Park * Mid Coast **

Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...

*** Colonial Pemaquid Beach *** Pemaquid Beach Park ** South Bristol - Sand Cove Beach ** Georgetown - Reid State Park *** East Beach *** Mile Beach *** Half Mile Beach ** Phippsburg *** Popham Beach *** Seawall Beach *** Head Beach *

Southern Maine Coast Southern Maine Coast is a region of the U.S. state of Maine. It commonly includes the coastal areas of York County and Cumberland County. Some notable towns are Biddeford, Kittery, York, Wells, Ogunquit, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Saco, Old ...

** Harpswell - Cedar Beach, Bailey Island ** Freeport - Winslow Memorial Park ** Yarmouth *** Sandy Point Bridge, Cousins Island *** Littlejohn Beach, Cousins Island ** Cumberland - Broad Cove Reserve ** Long Island *** East End Beach *** Andrews Beach *** South Beach *** Fowler Beach ** Portland *** East End Beach *** Big Beach, Cushing Island *** Little Beach, Cushing Island *** West Shore Sandy Beach, Little Diamond Island ** South Portland - Willard Beach ** Cape Elizabeth *** Cliff House Beach *** Crescent Beach State Park **

Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to: People * Scarborough (surname) * Earl of Scarbrough Places Australia * Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth * Scarborough, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong * Scarborough, Queensland, su ...

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Higgins Beach Higgins Beach is a small beach located in the state of Maine in the United States. It is located in the town of Scarborough in Cumberland County. The beach is north of Prouts Neck and Old Orchard Beach and south of Crescent Beach State Park. T ...

*** Scarborough Beach State Park *** Western Beach (private) *** Back Shore *** Pine Point Beach (contiguous with Old Orchard Beach) *** Grand Beach (contiguous with Old Orchard Beach) **

Old Orchard Beach Old Orchard Beach is a resort town and census-designated place (CDP) in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 8,960 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Portland− South Portland−Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Ar ...

Saco, Maine Saco is a city in York County, Maine, York County, Maine, United States. The population was 20,381 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is home to Ferry Beach State Park, Funtown Splashtown USA, Thornton Academy, as well as General ...

- Ferry Beach State Park (contiguous with Old Orchard Beach) ** Biddeford *** Hills Beach *** Fortunes Rocks Beach *** Horseshoe Cove *** New Barn Cove **

Kennebunkport Kennebunkport is a resort town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,629 people at the 2020 census. It is part of the Portland– South Portland–Biddeford metropolitan statistical area. The town center, the are ...

*** Arundel Beach (rocky) *** Colony Beach *** Goose Rocks Beach *** Cleaves Cove Beach ** Kennebunk *** Gooch's Beach *** Middle Beach *** Mother's Beach *** Kennebunk Beach *** Parson's Beach *** Laudholm Beach ** Wells *** Drakes Island Beach *** Wells Beach *** Moody Beach (private) **

Ogunquit Ogunquit ( ) is a resort town in York County, Maine. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,577. Ogunquit is part of the Portland– South Portland– Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Ogunquit, which means "b ...

*** Footbridge Beach *** Ogunquit Beach **

York York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...

*** Short Sands Beach (village of York Beach) *** Long Sands Beach (village of York Beach) *** York Harbor Beach **

Kittery Kittery is a town in York County, Maine, United States. Home to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Seavey's Island, Kittery includes Badger's Island, the seaside district of Kittery Point, Maine, Kittery Point, and part of the Isles of Shoals. The ...

*** Seapoint Beach *** Crescent Beach *** Fort Foster Beach Lakes, ponds, and rivers: * Richmond - Peacock Beach State Park * Greenville, Maine -

Moosehead Lake Moosehead Lake is a deep, coldwater lake located in Piscataquis County in Northwestern Maine. It is the second-largest lake in New England, and the largest mountain lake in the eastern United States. Situated in the mostly undeveloped Longfellow Mo ...

- Lily Bay State Park *

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

- Range Ponds State Park * Sebago Lake State Park * Ellsworth - Branch Lake Beach *

Canaan Canaan (; Phoenician: 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 – ; he, כְּנַעַן – , in pausa – ; grc-bib, Χανααν – ;The current scholarly edition of the Greek Old Testament spells the word without any accents, cf. Septuaginta : id est Vetus T ...

- Lake George Beach *

Newcastle Newcastle usually refers to: *Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England *Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in Staffordshire, England *Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area in Australia, named after Newcastle ...

- Shoreline Beach, Damariscotta River * Rockland - Johnson Memorial Park, Chickawaukie Pond * Camden - Barrett's Cove Public Beach, Megunticook Lake

Massachusetts

Salt-water beaches in

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are entirely in the eastern part of the state, concentrated in particular in

Cape Cod Cape Cod is a peninsula extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of mainland Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States. Its historic, maritime character and ample beaches attract heavy tourism during the summer mont ...

and islands along its of coastline: * Barnstable ** Bone Hill ** Bridge Street ** Cordwood ** Covells Beach ** Craigville Beach ** Crockers Neck **

Cross Street Cross Street ( Chinese: 克罗士街; ms, Jalan Silang) is a street in Singapore starting from Shenton Way in Downtown Core and ending at the junction of South Bridge Road in Chinatown which is in Outram Planning Area which then becomes Upper ...

** Dowses Beach ** East Beach ** Estey Avenue Beach ** Fifth Ave *** Fifth Ave (boat launch) ** Indian Trail ** Kalmus Ocean ** Kalmus Yacht ** Kennedy Memorial ** Keyes Beach **

Little River Little River may refer to several places: Australia Streams New South Wales *Little River (Dubbo), source in the Dubbo region, a tributary of the Macquarie River * Little River (Oberon), source in the Oberon Shire, a tributary of Coxs River (Haw ...

** Loops Beach ** Millway ** Oregon Beach ** Oyster Place Road ** Prince Cove ** Ropes Beach ** Sandy Neck ** Scudder Lane ** Veterans Beach ** Wianno Avenue * Beverly ** Brackenbury ** Dane Street *** Dane Street Bathhouse *** Dane Street Jetty *** Dane Street Outfall ** Goat Hill **

Independence Independence is a condition of a person, nation, country, or state in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory. The opposite of independence is the statu ...

** Lynch Park ** Mingo ** Ober Park ** Rice Beach *** Rice Outfall ** Sandy Point ** West Beach ** Woodbury *

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

** Carson Beach, Old Harbor Reservation ** City Point Beach, Old Harbor Reservation *** City Point Beach at Farragut ** Constitution Beach, Belle Isle Marsh Reservation ** Harbor Islands Reservation *** Bumpkin Island *** Lovell's Island Beach *** Spectacle Island ** M Street Beach, Old Harbor Reservation *** M Street Beach at M Street **

Malibu Beach Malibu ( ; es, Malibú; Chumash: ) is a beach city in the Santa Monica Mountains region of Los Angeles County, California, situated about west of Downtown Los Angeles. It is known for its Mediterranean climate and its strip of the Malibu ...

, Dorchester Shores Reservation ** Pleasure Bay, Old Harbor Reservation ** Savin Hill Beach, Dorchester Shores Reservation *** Savin Hill at Bayside ** Tenean Beach, Dorchester Shores Reservation *** Tenean Beach at Middle Site * Bourne ** Barlows Landing ** Cataumet Harbor **

Electric Avenue Electric Avenue is a street in Brixton, London. Built in the 1880s, it was the first market street to be lit by electric lights (The first street to be lit by an incandescent lightbulb was Mosley Street, in Newcastle upon Tyne). Today, Elect ...

** Gray Gables ** Patiusset Beach ** Sagamore Beach ** Scenic Park * Braintree ** Smith Beach ** Sunset Lake * Brewster ** Breakwater ** Cliff Pond Beach, Nickerson State Park **

Crosby Crosby may refer to: Places ;Canada *Crosby, Ontario, part of the township of Rideau Lakes, Ontario *Crosby, Ontario, a neighbourhood in the city of Markham, Ontario ;England *Crosby, Cumbria *Crosby, Lincolnshire *Crosby, Merseyside ** Crosby (U ...

** Ellis ** Flax Pond Beach, Nickerson State Park ** Linnell Landing Beach ** Little Cliff Pond, Nickerson State Park ** Paines Creek ** Point of Rocks ** Robbins Hill ** Saints * Carver ** Barretts Pond, Myles Standish State Forest * Chatham ** Andrew Hardings Lane Beach ** Bucks Creek ** Cockle Cove Beach *** Cockle Cove Creek at Parking Lot *** Cockle Cove Creek at Ridgevale Bridge ** Forest Street Beach ** Hardings Beach East ** Hardings Beach West ** Jacknife Harbor Beach ** Lighthouse Beach ** Oyster Pond Beach ** Pleasant Street Beach ** Ridgevale Beach ** Scatteree Town Landing * Chilmark ** Chilmark Pond Preserve ** Great Rock Bight ** Lucy Vincent Beach ***Lucy Vincent Beach - Chilmark Pond ***Lucy Vincent Beach - Ocean ** Menemsha Beach ** Menemsha Pond ** Squibnocket Beach * Cohasset ** Black Rock Beach ** Little Harbor **

Sailing Club A yacht club is a sports club specifically related to yachting. Description Yacht clubs are mostly located by the sea, although there some that have been established at a lake or riverside locations. Yacht or sailing clubs have either a mari ...

** Sandy Beach ** Sandy Cove **

Yacht Club A yacht club is a sports club specifically related to yachting. Description Yacht clubs are mostly located by the sea, although there some that have been established at a lake or riverside locations. Yacht or sailing clubs have either a mar ...

Concord Concord may refer to: Meaning "agreement" * Pact or treaty, frequently between nations (indicating a condition of harmony) * Harmony, in music * Agreement (linguistics), a change in the form of a word depending on grammatical features of other ...

Walden Pond Walden Pond is a pond in Concord, Massachusetts, in the United States. A famous example of a kettle hole, it was formed by retreating glaciers 10,000–12,000 years ago. The pond is protected as part of Walden Pond State Reservation, a state pa ...

, Walden Pond State Reservation * Danvers ** Sandy Beach East ** Sandy Beach West * Dartmouth ** Anthonys ** Apponagansett Town Beach ** Barneys Joy ** Bayview ** Demarest Lloyd Beach, Demarest Lloyd State Park ** Hidden Bay ** Jones Town Beach ** Moses Creek ** Nonquitt ** Oak Hill Shores ** Round Hill ** Salters Point East ** Salters Point South * Dennis ** Bayview ** Chapin Memorial Beach ** Cold Storage **

Corporation A corporation is an organization—usually a group of people or a company—authorized by the state to act as a single entity (a legal entity recognized by private and public law "born out of statute"; a legal person in legal context) and ...

** Crowes Pasture Beach ** Follins Pond ** Glendon Road ** Haigis ** Harborview ** Howes Street ** Inman ** Mayflower Beach ** Raycroft ** Sea Street *** Sea Street (Dennisport) *** Sea Street (East Dennis) **

South Village The South Village is a largely residential area that is part of the larger Greenwich Village in Lower Manhattan, New York City, directly below Washington Square Park. Known for its immigrant heritage and bohemian history, the architecture of the ...

** Sullivan ** Trotting Park ** West Dennis *** West Dennis (Residential) *** West Dennis (W. of Snack Bar) *** West Dennis (West) *

Duxbury Duxbury (alternative older spelling: "Duxborough") is a historic seaside town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. A suburb located on the South Shore approximately to the southeast of Boston, the population was 16,090 at the 20 ...

** Duxbury Beach ** Hardin Hill ** Howlands Landing ** Landing Road ** Residents Beach ** Shipyard Lane ** West End * Eastham ** Boat Meadow ** Campground ** Coast Guard Beach,

Cape Cod National Seashore The Cape Cod National Seashore (CCNS), created on August 7, 1961, by President John F. Kennedy, encompasses on Cape Cod, in Massachusetts. It includes ponds, woods and beachfront of the Atlantic coastal pine barrens ecoregion. The CCNS includ ...

*** Coast Guard Beach 1 *** Coast Guard Beach 2 ** Cole Road ** Cooks Brook ** Dyer Prince **

First Encounter ''First Encounter'' is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron and bassist Gary Peacock recorded in 1971 and released on the Japanese RCA Victor label.

*** First Encounter (Beach) *** First Encounter (Spit River) **

Kingsbury Kingsbury may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Kingsbury, London, a district of northwest London in the borough of Brent ** Kingsbury tube station, London Underground station * Kingsbury, Warwickshire, a village and civil parish in Warwickshi ...

** Nauset Light Beach,

*** Nauset Light Beach 1 *** Nauset Light Beach 2 *** Nauset Light Beach 3 ** South Sunken Meadow ** Thumpertown ** Town Cove * Edgartown ** Bend-in-the-Road Beach ** Chappy Point Beach ** East Beach *** East Beach (Chappy) ** Edgartown Great Pond ** Felix Neck ** Fuller Street ** Joseph Sylvia Big Bridge ** Joseph Sylvia Sound ** Norton Point Beach *** Norton Point Beach - east Katama Bay *** Norton Point Beach - east ocean *** Norton Point Beach - west bay (boat launch) *** Norton Point Beach - west ocean ** South Beach State Park *** South Beach State Park - Middle *** South Beach State Park - Right Fork West ** Wasque Swim Beach *

Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and Grea ...

** Clammers Beach ** Front Beach * Fairhaven ** Fort Phoenix, Fort Phoenix State Reservation ** Knollmere ** Manhattan Avenue ** Raymond Street ** West Island *** West Island - Causeway *** West Island - Towns Beach ** Weeden Rd * Falmouth ** Bristol Beach ** Chappaquoit Beach ** Falmouth Heights Beach ** Megansett Beach ** Menauhant Beach ** Old Silver Beach ** Surf Drive Beach ** Woodneck Beach *

Freetown Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean and is located in the Western Area of the country. Freetown is Sierra Leone's major urban, economic, financial, cultural, educational and po ...

** Assonet: *** Assonet Bay Shores Association Beach (private) *** Porter Pastures Beach ** East Freetown: *** Town Beach *

Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east ...

** Coffins Beach ** Cressy's Beach ** Good Harbor Beach ** Half Moon Beach ** Magnolia Beach ** Niles Beach ** Pavilion Beach ** Plum Cove Beach ** Wingaersheek Beach * Harwich ** Atlantic Avenue Beach ** Bank Street Beach ** Belmont Road Beach ** Brooks Road Beach ** Bucks Pond ** Cahoon's Road Beach ** Earle Road Beach ** Gray Neck Road Beach ** Hinkley's Pond ** Jackknife Beach, Pleasant Bay ** Long Pond ** Merkel Beach ** Neel Road Beach ** Pleasant Road Beach ** Red River Beach ** Sand Pond ** Sea Street Beach ** Seymour Pond ** Wah-Wah-Taysee Road Beach ** Windemere Bluffs Beach ** Zylpha Road Beach * Hull **

Nantasket Beach Nantasket Beach is a beach in the town of Hull, Massachusetts. It is part of the Nantasket Beach Reservation, administered by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation. The shore has fine, light gray sand and is one of the busiest be ...

, Nantasket Reservation *

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line ...

Clark Beach Clark is an English language surname, ultimately derived from the Latin with historical links to England, Scotland, and Ireland ''clericus'' meaning "scribe", "secretary" or a scholar within a religious order, referring to someone who was educate ...

Crane Beach Crane Beach is a conservation and recreation property located in Ipswich, Massachusetts, immediately north of Cape Ann Cape Ann is a rocky peninsula in northeastern Massachusetts, United States on the Atlantic Ocean. It is about north ...

** Pavilion Beach ** Plum Island ** Steep Hill Beach * Lynn ** Kings Beach, Lynn Shores Reservation *

Manchester-by-the-Sea Manchester-by-the-Sea (also known simply as Manchester, its name prior to 1989) is a coastal town on Cape Ann, in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The town is known for scenic beaches and vista points. According to the 2020 population ...

** Singing Beach * Mashpee ** South Cape Beach, South Cape Beach State Park * Milton ** Houghton's Pond,

Blue Hills Reservation Blue Hills Reservation is a state park in Norfolk County, Massachusetts in the United States. Managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, it covers parts of Milton, Quincy, Braintree, Canton, Randolph, and Dedh ...

* Nahant ** Nahant Beach, Lynn Shores Reservation * Nantucket **

Brant Point Brant may refer to: Places * Brant County, Ontario, Canada ** Brant (electoral district), Ontario, Canada ** Brant North, Ontario, Canada ** Brant South, Ontario, Canada ** Brant South (provincial electoral district), Ontario, Canada ** Brant� ...

** Children's Beach ** Cisco Beach ** Dionis Beach ** Francis Street ** Jetties Beach ** Madaket Beach ** Siasconset Beach ** Surfside Beach *

Natick Natick ( ) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is near the center of the MetroWest region of Massachusetts, with a population of 37,006 at the 2020 census. west of Boston, Natick is part of the Greater Boston area. ...

** Cochituate Lake Beach, Cochituate State Park * Newbury/

Newburyport Newburyport is a coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, northeast of Boston. The population was 18,289 at the 2020 census. A historic seaport with vibrant tourism industry, Newburyport includes part of Plum Island. The mo ...

** Plum Island * North Andover ** Berry Pond Beach, Harold Parker State Forest ** Frye Pond Beach, Harold Parker State Forest * Orleans ** Nauset Beach ** Skaket Beach * Plymouth ** Charge Pond Beach, Myles Standish State Forest ** College Pond Beach, Myles Standish State Forest ** Curlew Pond Beach, Myles Standish State Forest ** Fearings Pond Beach, Myles Standish State Forest ** Plymouth Long Beach ** White Horse Beach *

Provincetown Provincetown is a New England town located at the extreme tip of Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, in the United States. A small coastal resort town with a year-round population of 3,664 as of the 2020 United States Census, Province ...

** Herring Cove,

** Race Point,

* Quincy **

Wollaston Beach Wollaston Beach is the largest public beach in the Boston harbor. The beach is located parallel to Quincy Shore Drive in North Quincy, Massachusetts, which was constructed to provide access to the bay beach for Greater Boston. Wollaston beach ex ...

, Quincy Shore Reservation * Revere **

Revere Beach Revere Beach is a public beach in Revere, Massachusetts, located about north of downtown Boston. The beach is over long. In 1875, a rail link was constructed to the beach, leading to its increasing popularity as a summer recreation area, and in ...

, Revere Beach Reservation * Rockport ** Cape Hedge Beach ** Front Beach/Back Beach **

* Rowley ** Plum Island *

Salisbury Salisbury ( ) is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne. The city is approximately from Southampton and from Bath. Salisbury is in the southeast of ...

** Salisbury Beach, Salisbury Beach State Reservation *

Sandwich A sandwich is a food typically consisting of vegetables, sliced cheese or meat, placed on or between slices of bread, or more generally any dish wherein bread serves as a container or wrapper for another food type. The sandwich began as a po ...

** Scusset Beach, Scusset Beach State Reservation * Saugus ** Pearce Lake,

Breakheart Reservation Breakheart Reservation is a public recreation area covering in the towns of Saugus and Wakefield, Massachusetts. The reservation features a hardwood forest, two freshwater lakes, a winding stretch of the Saugus River, and scenic views of Bos ...

** Peckham Pond,

* Scituate ** Humarock Beach *

Swampscott Swampscott () is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, located up the coast from Boston in an area known as the North Shore. The population was 15,111 as of the 2020 United States Census. A former summer resort on Massachusetts Ba ...

** Eismans Beach ** Fishermans Beach ** Kings Beach ** Phillips Beach *

Taunton Taunton () is the county town of Somerset, England, with a 2011 population of 69,570. Its thousand-year history includes a 10th-century monastic foundation, Taunton Castle, which later became a priory. The Normans built a castle owned by the ...

** Middle Pond Beach,

Massasoit State Park Massasoit State Park is a public recreation area located on the southeast side of the city of Taunton, Massachusetts, with some parklands spilling into the adjacent town of Lakeville. The state park State parks are parks or other protected are ...

** Watson Pond Beach, Watson Pond State Park *

Truro Truro (; kw, Truru) is a cathedral city and civil parish in Cornwall, England. It is Cornwall's county town, sole city and centre for administration, leisure and retail trading. Its population was 18,766 in the 2011 census. People of Truro ...

** Beach Point (Truro, Massachusetts) ** Coast Guard Beach a.k.a. "Highland Beach" ** Fisher Beach ** Head of the Meadow,

** High Head Beach ** Longnook Beach ** Noon's Landing * Wellfleet ** Cahoon Hollow Beach,

** Marconi Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore * Westport ** Horseneck Beach, Horseneck Beach State Reservation * Winchester ** Sandy Beach, Mystic River Reservation * Winthrop **

, Belle Isle Reservation ** Winthrop Beach, Belle Isle Marsh Reservation ** Yirrell Beach, Belle Isle Marsh Reservation

New Hampshire

Despite having a tidal coastline of just and an ocean shoreline of just ,

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...

has at least 10 oceanfront beaches: *

Hampton Hampton may refer to: Places Australia *Hampton bioregion, an IBRA biogeographic region in Western Australia *Hampton, New South Wales *Hampton, Queensland, a town in the Toowoomba Region * Hampton, Victoria Canada * Hampton, New Brunswick *Ha ...

** Hampton Beach, Hampton Beach State Park ** North Beach * New Castle ** Great Island Common * North Hampton ** North Hampton Beach State Park * Rye ** Bass Beach ** Cable Beach ** Jenness Beach State Park ** Rye Beach ** Rye North Beach ** Wallis Sands State Beach * Seabrook ** Seabrook Beach

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

has saltwater beaches along Narragansett Bay and the Atlantic Ocean from which it gets its state nickname, "The Ocean State". In addition, the state has several freshwater beaches along its rivers. Kickamuit River beaches: *

- Juniper Trail Beach Sakonnet River beaches: * Tiverton (east side) ** Grinnell's Beach ** Fogland Beach *

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most dens ...

(northwest side) ** Teddy's Beach ** Grimmell Beach ** Island Park Beach ** McCorrie Point Beach ** Sandy Point Beach ** Pebble Beach * Middletown (southwest side) ** Third Beach

Providence River The Providence River is a tidal river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows approximately 8 miles (13 km). There are no dams along the river's length, although the Fox Point Hurricane Barrier is located south of downtown to protect t ...

beaches: * Edgewood Beach, Cranston * Sabin Point Waterfront Park (no swimming) * Alling Beach, Barrington * (more beaches on both sides with no names on Google Maps as of 30 Jun 2021)

Narragansett Bay Narragansett Bay is a bay and estuary on the north side of Rhode Island Sound covering , of which is in Rhode Island. The bay forms New England's largest estuary, which functions as an expansive natural harbor and includes a small archipelago. Sm ...

beaches include: * Barrington ** Barrington Beach *

Warren A warren is a network of wild rodent or lagomorph, typically rabbit burrows. Domestic warrens are artificial, enclosed establishment of animal husbandry dedicated to the raising of rabbits for meat and fur. The term evolved from the medieval A ...

: ** Warren Town Beach *

: ** Bristol Town Beach ** Walley Street Beach *

Prudence Island Prudence Island is the third-largest island in Narragansett Bay in the state of Rhode Island and part of the town of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, United States. It is located near the geographic center of the bay. It is defined by the United Sta ...

: ** Prudence Beach *

Warwick Warwick ( ) is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Warwickshire in the Warwick District in England, adjacent to the River Avon. It is south of Coventry, and south-east of Birmingham. It is adjoined with Leamington Spa and Whi ...

Parks and Beaches in Warwick
/ref> ** Conimicut Point Beach ** Bayside Beach ** Longmeadow Beach ** Rocky Point Beach ** Oakland Beach ** Buttonwood Beach in Warwick City Park ** Goddard Memorial State Beach, Goddard Memorial State Park * East Greenwich ** End of the World Beach ** Sandy Point Beach * North Kingstown ** Beach at Bluff Point ** Calf Pasture Point Beach ** Spink Neck Beach ** Compass Rose Beach ** Blue Beach ** North Kingstown Town Beach ** Ed's Beach ** Beach at Rome Point ** Plum Point Beach (Plum Beach) * Narragansett ** Beach at South Ferry Road ** Kelly Beach ** Bonnet Shores Beach * Aquidneck Island (west side) **

*** Newport Beach Club (private) ** Newport (east to west) *** King Park Beach on Wellington Avenue *** Fort Adams State Park **** Fort Adams State Beach on Fort Adams Drive **** A small beach on Lincoln Drive *** Stalnaker Beach * Jamestown (

Conanicut Island Conanicut Island is the second-largest island in Narragansett Bay in the American state of Rhode Island. It is connected on the east to Newport on Aquidneck Island via the Claiborne Pell Bridge, commonly known as the Newport Bridge, and on t ...

, north to south) ** Sunset Beach ** Shores Beach ** Longs Beach ** East Ferry Beach ** Mackerel Cove Beach ** Old Salt Work Beach Main Atlantic coast beaches include, from east to west: * Little Compton ** South Shore Beach a.k.a. Town of Little Compton Beach ** Goosewing Beach (owned by

The Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is a global environmental organization headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. it works via affiliates or branches in 79 countries and territories, as well as across every state in the US. Founded in 1951, The Nat ...

, includes Benjamin Family Environmental Center, adjacent to Quicksand Pond, accessed from South Shore Beach) ** Beach at Little Pond Cove ** Beach at Briggs Marsh ** Warren's Point Beach Club (private) ** Beach at Round Pond ** Lloyd's Beach ** Tappens Beach * Middletown ** Sachuest Beach (Second Beach) * Newport ** Atlantic Beach (contiguous with Easton's Beach across a small creek) ** Easton's Beach (First Beach) ** Belmont Beach (small, rocky) ** Rejects' Beach or People's Beach (contiguous with Bailey's Beach, at the end of the

Newport Cliff Walk The Newport Cliff Walk is considered one of the top attractions in Newport, Rhode Island, in the United States. It is a public access walkway that borders the shore line. It has been designated a National Recreation Trail, the first in New Engla ...

) ** Bailey's Beach (private) ** Gooseberry Beach (privately owned but open to public) ** Hazard's Beach (privately owned) ** King's Beach on Ocean Avenue ** Collins Beach * Jamestown ** Mackerel Cove * Narragansett ** Dunes Club Beach ** Conochet Club Beach ** Narragansett Town Beach ** Punk Rock Beach / Point Judith (rocky) ** Camp Cronin Fishing Area / Point Judith in south parcel of Fishermen's Memorial State Park (rocky) ** Roger Wheeler State Beach a.k.a. Sand Cove Beach (contiguous to the west) ** Galilee Beach Club Beach (contiguous) ** Salty Brine State Beach (contiguous to the east) ** Scarborough State Beach Complex - North & South *

South Kingstown South Kingstown is a town in, and the county seat of, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 31,931 at the 2020 census. South Kingstown is the second largest town in Rhode Island by total geographic area, behind New ...

** East Matunuck State Beach ** Deep Hole Fishing Area ** Matunuck Beach ** South Kingstown Town Beach (contiguous with Willow Dell Beach) ** Willow Dell Beach (contiguous with neighboring beaches) ** Roy Carpenter's Beach (contiguous with neighboring beaches) ** Moonstone Beach (contiguous with neighboring beaches, formerly a nude beach) * Charlestown **Blue Shutters Town Beach ** Burlingame State Park ** Charlestown Breachway State Beach, Charlestown Breachway **Charlestown Town Beach ** East Beach State Beach, Ninigret Conservation Area * Westerly ** Weekapaug Beech ** Weekapaug Inn Beach ** Fenway Beach ** Dune's Park Beach (private but open to public for fee) ** Seaside Beach Club Beach (members only) ** Westerly Town Beach (residents only, contiguous with neighboring beaches) ** Atlantic Beach (contiguous) ** Westerly New Town Beach a.k.a. Wuskenau Beach ** Jim's Beach Misquamicut (contiguous) **

Misquamicut State Beach Misquamicut State Beach is a seaside public recreation area in the town of Westerly, Rhode Island. It occupies a portion of Misquamicut Beach, a barrier island that extends westward from Weekapaug to Watch Hill and separates Winnapaug Pond fro ...

** Misquamicut Fire District Beaches (residents only, contiguous) *** Lawton Beach *** Benson Beach *** Clark Farms Beach ** East Beach (contiguous with neighboring beaches) ** Ocean House Beach ** Watch Hill BeachEast Beach Association
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Napatree Point Napatree Point in Rhode Island, often referred to simply as Napatree, is a long sandy spit created by a geologic process called longshore drift. Up until the Hurricane of 1938, Napatree was sickle-shaped and included a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) long ...

Block Island beaches include: * Crescent Beach * Surfers Beach * Mansion Beach Lake and pond beaches include: *

Providence County Providence County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 660,741, or 60.2% of the state's population. Providence County contains the city of Providence, the state cap ...

(north): ** Gillerans Pond Beach, Burrillville ** Wescott Beach, Glocester ** Keech Pond Beach, Glocester ** Steers Beach, Glocester ** Mountaindale Beach, Smithfield ** Slacks Pond Beach, Smithfield ** Hope Pond Recreation Area beach, Scituate ** Georgiaville Beach, Smithfield * Kent County (central): ** Briar Point Beach, Coventry ** Gorton Pond, Warwick ** Little Pond, Warwick ** Sand Pond, Warwick * Washington County (south): ** Browning Mill Pond Area Beach, Richmond ** Burlingame State Park Beach, Watchaug Pond, Charlestown

Vermont

Lake Champlain Lake Champlain ( ; french: Lac Champlain) is a natural freshwater lake in North America. It mostly lies between the US states of New York and Vermont, but also extends north into the Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. The New York portion of t ...

beaches: * Burlington ** North Beach *

** Mallets Bay * Shelburne **Shelburne Bay

References

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External links

* Beachapedia's State of the Beach reports for:

RI Coastal Resources Management Council - Public rights of way for beach access
* * * New England