People visit the beaches in Massachusetts all year round but most people visit during spring and the summertime for spring break, romantic weekend getaways, holidays, family vacations, business, extended stays, short breaks from work and more.  Many people choose a beach in Massachusetts for the perfect wedding or honeymoon destination.

Cape Cod Area

Beaches North of Boston Greater Merrimack Valley

1. Ipswich - Crane Beach - Argilla Rd.
2. Gloucester  - Good Harbor Beach - Thatcher Rd Rt. 127A
3. Gloucester - Half Moon Beach - Stage Fort Park
5. Gloucester Rockport area- Long Beach - Rt. 127A for lodging see Gloucester
6. Beverly - Lynch Park Beach - Ober St. Rt. 127
7. Nahant - Nahant Beach - Nahant Causeway
8. Saugus - Pearce Lake 177 Forest St.
9. Newburyport - Plum Island Beach Parker River wildlife Refuge
11. Salisbury - Salisbury Beach State reservation - Beach Rd. Rt. 1A
12. Ipswich - Newbury - Sandy Point State Reservation - Plum Island State Park
13. Manchester by the Sea - Singing Beach - Rt. 127
14. Concord -Walden Pond State Reservation - 915 Walden St.  for lodging see Concord
15. Gloucester -  Wingaersheek Beach - for lodging see Gloucester
16. Westford - Wyman's Beach - 48 Wyman's Beach Rd. for lodging see Westford

Beaches in Boston area

for lodging see Boston hotels

1. Dorchester - Savin Hill/Malibu Beach - Morrissey Blvd.
2. Dorchester - Tenean Beach Tenean St.
3. East Boston - Constitution Beach - Orient Heights
4. Quincy - Nickerson Beach - 120 Dorchester St.
5. Quincy- Wollaston Beach - Quincy Shore Dr. - for lodging see Quincy
6. Revere - Revere Beach - Revere Beach Blvd. - for lodging see Revere
7. South Boston - Carson beach - Day Blvd.
8. South Boston - L Street Beach - Day Blvd.
9. South Boston - Pleasure Bay - Day Blvd.
11. Winthrop - Winthrop Beach - Winthrop Shore Dr.

Beaches South of Boston

1. Duxbury - Duxbury Beach - Canal St. Rt. 139N
2. Fairhaven - Fort Phoenix Beach State Reservation - Green St.  - for lodging see Fairhaven
3. Hull - Nantasket Beach - Nantasket Ave Rt. 228 - for lodging see Hull
4. Marshfield - Humarock Beach - Marshfield Ave
5. North Dartmouth - Demarest Lloyd State Park- Barney's Joy Rd - for lodging see North Dartmouth
6. Wareham - Onset Beach Onset Ave
7. Westport - Horseneck Beach State Reservation Campground - Rt. 88

Beaches in Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard

more information see: Cape Cod Area

1. Aquinnah - Moshup Beach / Aquinnah Public Beach - Moshup Trail
2. Barnstable - Craigville Beach - Craigville Beach Rd.
3. Chatham - Harding Beach - off rt. 28 - for lodging see
4. Chatham
5. Chilmark - Menemsha Public Beach - Menemsha Harbor
6. Eastham - Coast Guard Beach National Seashore - off Rt. 6  - for lodging see Eastham
7. Edgartown - Bend in the Road Beach - Beach Rd.
8. Edgartown - Joseph Sylvia State Beach - Beach Rd. Oak Bluffs
9. Edgartown - Lighthouse Beach - North Water St.
10. Edgartown - South Beach State Park - Katama Rd.
11. Edgartown - Wasque Reservation - Chappaquidick  - for lodging see Edgartown
12. Dennis - Chapin Beach - off Rt. 6A - for nearby lodging see Dennis Port
13. East Orleans Nauset Beach National Seashore Rts. 6 and 28 - for Hotels nearby see East Orleans
14. Hyannis - Kalmus Park - Ocean St.
15. Hyannis - Veterans Park - Ocean St. for nearby lodging see Hyannis
16. North Falmouth - Old Silver Beach - Quaker Rd. - for Hotels near by see North Falmouth
17. Oak Bluffs - Oak Bluffs Town Beach - Beach Rd. - for Hotels nearby see Oak Bluffs
18. Provincetown - Herring Cove National Seashore. Rt 6
19. Provincetown - Race Point Beach - Race Point Rd - for Hotels nearby see Provincetown
20. Sagamore Beach - Scusset Beach State Reservation - 140 Scusset Beach Rd.
21. Sandwich - Sandy Neck Beach - Rt. 6A - for Hotels nearby see Sandwich
22. South Wellfleet  - Marconi Beach National Seashore
23. West Tisbury - Long Point Wildlife Refuge Beach - Bottom Rd.
24. West Yarmouth - Sea Gull Beach - South Sea Ave. - for Hotels near by see South Yarmouth
25. West Dennis - West Dennis Beach - Rt. 28 - for Hotels near by see West Dennis

Beaches in Nantucket Island

for nearby lodging see Nantucket hotels

• Children's Beach - Harborview Way
• Cisco Beach - Hummock Pond Rd.
• Cliffside Beach - 46 Jefferson Ave.
• Dionis Beach - Eel Point Rd.
• Jetties Beach - Bathing Beach Rd.
• Madaket Beach - Madaket Rd.
• Miacomet Beach - Miacomet Rd.
• Sconset Beach - Gully Rd
• Surfside Beach - Surfside Rd.

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