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Southern Maine Coast Beaches
Grab your pail and shovel, your sunscreen and boogie board
and check out these Southern Maine beaches.
Harbor Beach – Scenic sandy
beach with gentle surf in York Harbor. Parking is free but limited for this small beach
off Route 1A at the entrance to Harbor Park. Portable restrooms are available at Harbor
Beach Road. Lifeguards on duty end of June to Labor Day.
Long Sands Beach – As the name
implies this is a long sandy beach with designated surfing area. Metered parking is
available along Route 1A for the entire length of beach. Restrooms available at the
Bathhouse near Oceanside Ave. Lifeguards on duty end of June to Labor Day.
Ogunquit Beaches: Footbridge Beach – Beachgoers
walk over footbridge to get to this less crowded section of beach. Snack bar and
restrooms. Lifeguard patrolled.
Wells Beach – Parking stickers
available at Town Hall. Wonderful, long, sandy beach. Toilet facilities and lifeguards. Crescent Beach - Lesser-known
section of beach located between Wells and Moody. Parking at Gold Ribbon Avenue lot, from
Webhannet Drive. Lifeguards. Gooch’s Beach– Largest
part of Kennebunk Beach, along Beach Avenue, with talcum powder sand. Parking sticker
required, available at Town Hall. No snack bar. Portable toilets. Lifeguards. Middle Beach – Rocky section of
Kennebunk Beach between Mother’s and Gooch’s with pretty black stones. Sticker
also required.
Cleaves Cove Beach – Secluded
and scenic beach off Ocean Avenue. No parking. No facilities. No lifeguards. Goose Rocks Beach – Very soft
sand, great for walking. Scenic and beautiful. Parking sticker required or trolley access.
No facilities or lifeguard. Kennebunk/Kennebunkport Beach Parking
Stickers available at Chamber of Commerce,
Fortune’s Rocks Beach –
Small sandy beach. Lifeguards. Parking Fee. Ferry Beach State Park - Sheltered
from wind, natural sand dunes. Facilities, picnic area and nature trails. Crescent Beach State Park – 8
miles south of Portland. 1-mile of beautiful sand. Higgins Beach – Off Rt
77 a large stretch of sand with little parking. |
People know of Maine’s
rocky coastline
and picturesque lighthouses. But Maine is also
home to some of the world's prettiest beaches. And Maine's
first 30 miles of coast just over an hour north of Boston is like the Riviera of New England.
This section of coast is home to over 80% of Maine's Sandy Beaches. 
Short Sands Beach – Sandy beach
with gentle surf. Metered parking in the lot off Rt 1A. Showers, changing area and
toilets. Easy to walk to shops and amusements adjacent to beach. Lifeguards on duty end of
June to Labor Day.
Moody Beach - Bourne Avenue in
Moody. Parking $7 per day.
Mother’s Beach – Short
sandy section of perfect sand beach which is well protected. Playground. Stickers
required, available at Town Hall. No facilities. Lifeguard on duty.
Colony Beach – At the mouth of
the Kennebunk River lies this 150-foot beach. Limited parking. No lifeguard.
Town Hall and Police Station.
Pine Point Beach – 