Best places: Beaches in Massachusetts

This 10-mile stretch of sandy beach offers swimming & fishing, plus surfing in non-protected areas.

Popular bayside beach featuring calm waters for swimming, a concession stand & paid day parking.

👍👍 Extremely spacious beach full of beautiful dunes, soft white sand, clear and perfect temperature water. Great shallow depths for young kids. Avoid the $30 parking fee and come after 5 P.M. Bring beach chairs and pizza to watch the sunset on the most glorious oceanic views. Wish we would have known a...

Vast strip of shoreline in a scenic natural area amid dunes, lighthouses & wildlife.

Large, picturesque swimming beach with a lighthouse, plus restrooms & a bathhouse open seasonally.

White sandy beach with tidal pools, a snack kiosk, showers, restrooms & lifeguards.

Beach with a small sweep of sand & shallow waters for paddling, plus a long boardwalk over marshes.

Known for swimming & low-tide exploration, this scenic beach features large boulders & a snack hut.

Oceanfront park & conservation site, featuring dunes, a pine forest & recreational beach area.

Unspoilt beach on a peninsula with visitors' facilities popular for boating & swimming.

👍👍 My fav beach!! So clean, so much to do! Also this place is historical. The Kennedy’s spent time here👌🏽

👍👍 Front beach it's my favorite beach in Rockport. Crystal clear water, you can always find a spot far away from people (even yesterday the fourth of July) and you are just a few steps away from restaurants and shops. I love it. Good for families!

Laid-back beach for swimming, body surfing & other water activities, with food & shops nearby.

👍 Free parking after 5pm to avoid $15 MA residents parking and the crowds. Lots of private, residents parking so be careful to park at parking lots with signs for Plum Island beach parking. There are also a few restaurants with beach access but we decided to go to the official Plum Island Beach parkin...

👍👍 We are very fortunate to be staying close to the Corn Hill Beach in Truro. They have added extra precautions as a result of the Coronavirus to make it safer to enter and exit the beach. There are signs urging everyone to wear masks and have provided a Washing Station that is situated between two out...

Popular sandy beach offering lifeguards, concessions & restrooms, plus summertime events.

3-mile sandy crescent, the first public beach in the U.S., with an annual sand sculpture contest.

Picturesque ocean beach popular for large waves as well as shellfishing & birdwatching.

👍👍 Nice, relaxing and beautiful beach. Ample parking, bathrooms spotless clean. Excellent family friendly beach. Highly recommended.

Natural pools, sand dunes, abundant marine life & seasonal facilities attract families & sunbathers.