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A beach on the coast of Massachusetts on a foggy early spring day.
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 618 miles (995 km) of tidal coastline offers many beaches on the
Long Island Sound and inland:
[1]
[2]
Maine
Maine 's 3,478-mile (5,597 km)
Atlantic Ocean coast and nearby islands offer many sandy beaches.
[1] From east (north) to west (south):
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 1,519 miles (2,445 km) of coastline:
[1] Inland beaches are on ponds, beaches, and rivers.
Cape Cod
Martha's Vineyard
Nantucket
North Shore
Boston Harbor
South Shore
South Coast
Inland
New Hampshire
Location of New Hampshire Beaches Despite having a tidal coastline of just 131 miles (211 km) and an ocean shoreline of just 18 miles (29 km),
New Hampshire has at least 10 oceanfront beaches:
[1]
Rhode Island
Partial map of Rhode Island beaches
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.
Kickamuit River beaches:
Sakonnet River beaches:
Tiverton (east side)
Portsmouth (northwest side)
Teddy's Beach
Grimmell Beach
Island Park Beach
McCorrie Point Beach
Sandy Point Beach
Pebble Beach
Middletown (southwest side)
Providence River 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 beaches include:
Main Atlantic coast beaches include, from east to west:
Little Compton
South Shore Beach a.k.a. Town of Little Compton Beach
[11]
Goosewing Beach (owned by
The Nature Conservancy , includes Benjamin Family Environmental Center, adjacent to Quicksand Pond, accessed from South Shore Beach)
[12]
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
Newport
[13]
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 )
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
Narragansett
South Kingstown
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
[14] )
Charlestown (neighborhood of
Quonochontaug )
Westerly
[15]
Weekapaug Beech
Weekapaug Inn Beach
Fenway Beach (in the neighborhood of
Weekapaug )
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 Fire District Beaches (residents only, contiguous)
[16]
Lawton Beach
Benson Beach
Clark Farms Beach
East Beach (contiguous with neighboring beaches)
Ocean House Beach
Watch Hill Beach
[17]
Napatree Point
Block Island beaches include:
Lake and pond beaches include:
Providence County (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
[10]
Little Pond, Warwick
[10]
Sand Pond, Warwick
[10]
Washington County (south):
Vermont
Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain beaches by municipality:
Other northern Vermont
Central Vermont
Southern Vermont
See also
References
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