List of beaches in New England explained

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 618miles of tidal coastline offers many beaches on the Long Island Sound and inland:[1] [2]

Maine

Maine's 3478miles 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 1519miles of coastline:[1] Inland beaches are on ponds, beaches, and rivers.

Cape Cod

See main article: Cape Cod.

Martha's Vineyard

See main article: Martha's Vineyard.

Nantucket

North Shore

See main article: North Shore (Massachusetts).

Boston Harbor

See main article: Boston Harbor.

South Shore

See also: South Shore (Massachusetts).

South Coast

See also: South Coast (Massachusetts).

Inland

New Hampshire

Despite having a tidal coastline of just 131miles and an ocean shoreline of just, New Hampshire has at least 10 oceanfront beaches:[1]

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:

Narragansett Bay beaches include:

Main Atlantic coast beaches include, from east to west:

Block Island beaches include:

Lake and pond beaches include:

Vermont

Lake Champlain

Lake Champlain beaches by municipality:

Other northern Vermont

Central Vermont

Southern Vermont

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coastline of the United States.
  2. http://www.lisrc.uconn.edu/coastalaccess/index.asp University of Connecticut: Connecticut Coastal Access Guide
  3. http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2716&q=325184&depNav_GID=1650 CT DEP - Day Pond State Park
  4. http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2716&q=325256&depNav_GID=1650 CT DEP - Rocky Neck State Park
  5. http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2716&q=325218&depNav_GID=1650 CT DEP - Hopeville Pond State Park
  6. http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2716&q=325210&depNav_GID=1650 CT DEP - Hammonasset Beach State Park
  7. http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2716&q=325262&depNav_GID=1650 CT DEP - Silver Sands State Park
  8. http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2716&q=325260&depNav_GID=1650 CT DEP - Sherwood Island State Park
  9. https://www.yelp.com/biz/fort-foster-beach-kittery-point Fort Foster Beach
  10. https://visitwarwickri.com/things-to-do/parks-and-beaches/ Parks and Beaches in Warwick
  11. http://www.littlecomptonri.org/explore_little_compton/beaches.php Little Compton, Rhode Island - Beaches
  12. https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places-we-protect/quicksand-pondgoosewing-beach-preserve/ Goosewing Beach Preserve - The Nature Conservancy in Rhode Island
  13. https://www.discovernewport.org/blog/post/beach-guide/ Insider's Guide to Newport's Best Beaches
  14. http://www.sunclad.com/pilgrim/moonstone.shtml Moonstone Beach - The Naked Truth
  15. https://www.westerlyri.gov/329/Westerly-Beaches Home - Visitors - Beach Information - Westerly Beaches
  16. https://www.misquamicutfiredistrict.org/info/beaches.html Misquamicut Fire District Beaches
  17. http://www.watchhilleba.org/about East Beach Association

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