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 (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 of coastline: Inland beaches are on ponds, beaches, and rivers.
Cape Cod
- Barnstable
- Bone Hill
- Bridge Street
- Cordwood
- Covells Beach
- Craigville Beach
- Crockers Neck
- Cross Street
- Dowses Beach
- East Beach
- Estey Avenue Beach
- Fifth Ave
- Fifth Ave (boat launch)
- Indian Trail
- Kalmus Ocean
- Kalmus Yacht
- Kennedy Memorial
- Keyes Beach
- Little River
- Loops Beach
- Millway
- Oregon Beach
- Oyster Place Road
- Prince Cove
- Ropes Beach
- Sandy Neck
- Scudder Lane
- Veterans Beach
- Wianno Avenue
- Bourne
- Barlows Landing
- Cataumet Harbor
- Electric Avenue
- Gray Gables
- Monument Beach
- Patiusset Beach
- Sagamore Beach
- Scenic Park
- Brewster
- Breakwater
- Cliff Pond Beach, Nickerson State Park
- Crosby
- Ellis
- Flax Pond Beach, Nickerson State Park
- Linnell Landing Beach
- Little Cliff Pond, Nickerson State Park
- Paines Creek
- Point of Rocks
- Robbins Hill
- Saints
- Chatham
- Andrew Hardings Lane Beach
- Bucks Creek
- Cockle Cove Beach
- Cockle Cove Creek at Parking Lot
- Cockle Cove Creek at Ridgevale Bridge
- Forest Street Beach
- Hardings Beach East
- Hardings Beach West
- Jacknife Harbor Beach
- Lighthouse Beach
- Oyster Pond Beach
- Pleasant Street Beach
- Ridgevale Beach
- Scatteree Town Landing
- Dennis
- Bayview
- Chapin Memorial Beach
- Cold Storage
- Corporation
- Crowes Pasture Beach
- Follins Pond
- Glendon Road
- Haigis
- Harborview
- Howes Street
- Inman
- Mayflower Beach
- Raycroft
- Sea Street
- Sea Street (Dennisport)
- Sea Street (East Dennis)
- South Village
- Sullivan
- Trotting Park
- West Dennis
- West Dennis (Residential)
- West Dennis (W. of Snack Bar)
- West Dennis (West)
- Eastham
- Boat Meadow
- Campground
- Coast Guard Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore
- Coast Guard Beach 1
- Coast Guard Beach 2
- Cole Road
- Cooks Brook
- Dyer Prince
- First Encounter
- First Encounter (Beach)
- First Encounter (Spit River)
- Kingsbury
- Nauset Light Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore
- Nauset Light Beach 1
- Nauset Light Beach 2
- Nauset Light Beach 3
- South Sunken Meadow
- Thumpertown
- Town Cove
- Falmouth
- Bristol Beach
- Chappaquoit Beach
- Falmouth Heights Beach
- Megansett Beach
- Menauhant Beach
- Old Silver Beach
- Surf Drive Beach
- Woodneck Beach
- Harwich
- Atlantic Avenue Beach
- Bank Street Beach
- Belmont Road Beach
- Brooks Road Beach
- Bucks Pond
- Cahoon's Road Beach
- Earle Road Beach
- Gray Neck Road Beach
- Hinkley's Pond
- Jackknife Beach, Pleasant Bay
- Long Pond
- Merkel Beach
- Neel Road Beach
- Pleasant Road Beach
- Red River Beach
- Sand Pond
- Sea Street Beach
- Seymour Pond
- Wah-Wah-Taysee Road Beach
- Windemere Bluffs Beach
- Zylpha Road Beach
- Mashpee
- South Cape Beach, South Cape Beach State Park
- Orleans
- Nauset Beach
- Skaket Beach
- Provincetown
- Herring Cove, Cape Cod National Seashore
- Race Point, Cape Cod National Seashore
- Sandwich
- Scusset Beach, Scusset Beach State Reservation
- Truro
- Beach Point (Truro, Massachusetts)
- Coast Guard Beach a.k.a. "Highland Beach"
- Fisher Beach
- Head of the Meadow, Cape Cod National Seashore
- High Head Beach
- Longnook Beach
- Noon's Landing
- Wellfleet
- Cahoon Hollow Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore
- Marconi Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore
Martha's Vineyard
Nantucket
North Shore
Boston Harbor
South Shore
South Coast
Inland
- Carver
- Barretts Pond, Myles Standish State Forest
- Concord
- Walden Pond, Walden Pond State Reservation
- Danvers
- Sandy Beach East
- Sandy Beach West
- Milton
- Houghton's Pond, Blue Hills Reservation
- Natick
- Cochituate Lake Beach, Cochituate State Park
- North Andover
- Berry Pond Beach, Harold Parker State Forest
- Frye Pond Beach, Harold Parker State Forest
- Taunton
- Middle Pond Beach, Massasoit State Park
- Watson Pond Beach, Watson Pond State Park
- Saugus
- Pearce Lake, Breakheart Reservation
- Peckham Pond, Breakheart Reservation
- Winchester
- Sandy Beach, Mystic River Reservation
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:
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
- Goosewing Beach (owned by The Nature Conservancy, includes Benjamin Family Environmental Center, adjacent to Quicksand Pond, accessed from South Shore Beach)
- 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
- Sachuest Beach (Second Beach)
- Newport
- 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
- Mackerel Cove
- Narragansett
- Dunes Club Beach
- Conochet Club Beach
- Narragansett Town Beach
- Punk Rock Beach / Point Judith (rocky)
- Camp Cronin Fishing Area / Point Judith in south parcel of Fishermen's Memorial State Park (rocky)
- Roger Wheeler State Beach a.k.a. Sand Cove Beach (contiguous to the west)
- Galilee Beach Club Beach (contiguous)
- Salty Brine State Beach (contiguous to the east)
- Scarborough State Beach Complex - North & South
- 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)
- Charlestown (neighborhood of Quonochontaug)
- Blue Shutters Town Beach
- Burlingame State Park
- Charlestown Breachway State Beach, Charlestown Breachway
- Charlestown Town Beach
- East Beach State Beach, Ninigret Conservation Area
- Central Beach
- West Beach
- Westerly
- 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)
- Lawton Beach
- Benson Beach
- Clark Farms Beach
- East Beach (contiguous with neighboring beaches)
- Ocean House Beach
- Watch Hill Beach
- 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
- Little Pond, Warwick
- Sand Pond, Warwick
- Washington County (south):
- Browning Mill Pond Area Beach, Richmond
- Burlingame State Park Beach, Watchaug Pond, Charlestown
Vermont
Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain beaches by municipality:
Other northern Vermont
Central Vermont
Southern Vermont
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