List of beaches in New England


This is a list of beaches in New England 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's southern shore with of tidal coastline offers many beaches on the Long Island Sound and inland:

Maine

Maine's Atlantic Ocean coast and nearby islands offer many sandy beaches. From east to west :
Lakes, ponds, and rivers:

Massachusetts

Salt-water beaches in Massachusetts are entirely in the eastern part of the state, concentrated in particular in Cape Cod and islands along its of coastline: Inland beaches are on ponds, beaches, and rivers.

Cape Cod

Martha's Vineyard

  • 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
  • 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
  • Fairhaven
  • *Fort Phoenix, Fort Phoenix State Reservation
  • *Knollmere
  • *Manhattan Avenue
  • *Raymond Street
  • *West Island
  • **West Island - Causeway
  • **West Island - Towns Beach
  • *Weeden Rd

Nantucket

  • Nantucket
  • *Brant Point
  • *Children's Beach
  • *Cisco Beach
  • *Dionis Beach
  • *Francis Street
  • *Jetties Beach
  • *Madaket Beach
  • *Siasconset Beach
  • *Surfside Beach

North Shore

Boston Harbor

South Shore

South Coast

Inland

New Hampshire

Despite having a tidal coastline of just and an ocean shoreline of just, New Hampshire has at least 10 oceanfront beaches:

Rhode Island

Rhode Island 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.
Kickemuit River beaches:
Sakonnet River beaches:
  • Tiverton
  • *Grinnell's Beach
  • *Fogland Beach
  • Portsmouth
  • * Teddy's Beach
  • * Grimmell Beach
  • * Island Park Beach
  • * McCorrie Point Beach
  • * Sandy Point Beach
  • * Pebble Beach
  • Middletown
  • *Third Beach
Providence River beaches:
Narragansett Bay beaches include:
Main Atlantic coast beaches include, from east to west:
Block Island beaches include:
  • Crescent Beach
  • Surfers Beach
  • Mansion Beach
Lake and pond beaches include:

Vermont

Lake Champlain

Lake Champlain beaches by municipality:

Other northern Vermont

Central Vermont

Southern Vermont