Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Gooch's Beach
, Kennebunk. Mile-long crescent beach of fine sand.
Nearby rocky point, limited parking.
Kennebunk Beach
, Kennebunk. Fine sand beach about a half-mile
long. Park along road.
Parsons Beach
, Kennebunk. Mile-long string of beaches and salt
marshes. Good birding area. No facilities, scant parking.
Goose Rocks Beach
, Kennebunkport. Fine sand beach nearly two
miles long. Birdwatching in nearby salt marsh. Scant parking.
Cresent Beach
, Kittery. 1,200-foot sand beach on tiny headland with
scant parking.
Seapoint Beach
, Kittery. Half-mile crescent of fine sand on quiet side of
penninsula. Favorite birding area. No facilities, scant parking.
Ogunquit Beach
, Ogunquit. Mile-long fine sand beach at famous artist
colony. Facilities nearby, fee parking.
Old Orchard Beach
, Old Orchard. Two miles of white sand with famous
475-foot honky-tonk amusement pier. Facilities nearby. Parking (fee).
Higgins Beach
, Scarborough. Popular resort beach with facilities,
1,000-feet long. Adequate parking.
Pine Point Beach
, Scarborough. Mile-long fine sand beach and sand
spit. Facilities nearby, fee parking.
Western Beach
, Scarborough. Small sheltered white sand beach with
dunes. No facilities. Parking nearby but difficult.
Drake's Island Beach
, Wells. 2,700-foot sand beach with dunes, nature
area. Scant parking.
Moody Beach
, Wells. Good swimming beach at traditional summer
community. 8,200 feet long, facilities nearby, fee for parking.
Wells Beach
, Wells. Maine's longest beach at nearly 2½ miles. Fine
sand, salt marsh nearby. Facilities on beach, fee for parking.
Long Beach
, York. Busy fine sand beach 1½ miles long. Scant parking.
Short Sand Beach
, York. Quarter-mile fine sand beach near summer
homes. Facilities nearby, scant parking.