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.

A beach on the coast of Massachusetts on a foggy early spring day.

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]

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 is nicknamed "The Ocean State".

Kickamuit River beaches:

Sakonnet River beaches:

  • Tiverton (east side)
    • Grinnell's Beach
    • Fogland Beach
  • Portsmouth (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 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:

Block Island beaches include:

  • Crescent Beach
  • Surfers Beach
  • Mansion Beach

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 beaches:

See also

References
  1. "Coastline of the United States".
  2. University of Connecticut: Connecticut Coastal Access Guide - Searchable list of major public beaches along the Connecticut shoreline
  3. CT DEP - Day Pond State Park
  4. CT DEP - Rocky Neck State Park
  5. CT DEP - Hopeville Pond State Park
  6. CT DEP - Hammonasset Beach State Park
  7. CT DEP - Silver Sands State Park
  8. CT DEP - Sherwood Island State Park
  9. Fort Foster Beach
  10. Parks and Beaches in Warwick
  11. Little Compton, Rhode Island - Beaches
  12. Goosewing Beach Preserve - The Nature Conservancy in Rhode Island
  13. Insider's Guide to Newport's Best Beaches
  14. Home - Visitors - Beach Information - Westerly Beaches
  15. Misquamicut Fire District Beaches
  16. East Beach Association
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