He also added that both Mayflower and Corporation beaches have additional services with food and facilities, making them destinations for families with kids who are looking to camp out for the day. “Folks who are visiting or staying in Brewster and Yarmouth migrate to Dennis beaches, Mayflower being the more popular of the three.” “Yarmouth and Brewster have fewer and less attractive beaches,” Mitrokostas said. Spyro Mitrokostas, executive director of the Dennis Chamber of Commerce, said Chapin and Corporation - the other two north-side beaches - fill up their lots by midmorning, while the south-side beaches - West Dennis to Sea Street Beach - rarely fill up during the day. Other Popular Cape Cod Beaches in Dennis, MA So what’s the attraction of getting to the beach so early?Īside from beating the crowds and finding a spot on the beach, gate attendant Kelsey McEntee says, “… it’s the beautiful low tide that attracts so many so fast, draining out about a half-mile from shore to create alluring sand flats and tidal pools.” But go early, the sand fills up quickly – often before 9:30 a.m. If hitting the beach is on your Cape Cod vacation itinerary, head to Mayflower Beach in Dennis MA. Christmas Vacation Getaway – (Dec 23 – 29).Holiday Shopper’s Package – (Nov 27 – Dec 24).Thanksgiving Family Getaway – (Nov 24 – 26).Gift Certificate Special – (Nov 24 – Dec 24).February School Vacation – (Feb 17 – Mar 4).Nantucket Christmas Stroll – (Dec 2 – 4).Yarmouth Seaside Festival – (Oct 7 – 10).Nantucket Daffodil Festival – (Apr 28 – 29).St Patrick’s – Irish Festival – (Mar 10 – 11) Reservations to enter the park are required, adults $4, ages 6-11 $2. Consider a visit the Seacoast Science Center, located at the park (open weekends, reserve tickets online at with touch tanks, aquariums, and interactive exhibits about New Hampshire’s coastline. Several trails crisscross the park leading into fields and forests, and around freshwater ponds and salt marshes. You’ll also see remnants of an ancient “drowned forest,” roots and stubs from trees some 3,500 years old or more sticking out of the water. Look for tiny sea creatures, including periwinkles, barnacles, minuscule lobsters, teeny shrimp, and a variety of crabs in the tide pools. One of the premier spots in the country for tide pooling, this 135-acre state park gem is the largest undeveloped stretch of shore along New Hampshire’s abbreviated coastline. From here you’ll also have views of the Fort Pickering Lighthouse. Look for seaweed, barnacles, crabs, and mollusks. Pebble Beach is the best for tide pooling, a small rocky shoreline with easy to explore pools. There’s a campground (one of the closest to Boston) and a boat launch, remnants of historic Fort Pickering (surrounded by a moat!), and three beaches. This beloved city park, a stop along the Salem Trolley Tour, has a lot going on (and going for it). Parking is $5 for Massachusetts residents, $20 for nonresidents. There are also trails through the adjacent Halibut Point Reservation ( with more tide pools to explore. Save time to walk the trails surrounding the historic Babson Farm Quarry, and out to shoreline lookouts. At low tide, seaweed drapes over exposed, wet rocks, and crabs, shrimp, barnacles, mollusks and other tidal critters shelter in pools. But kids will be more interested in the tide pools, where a variety of sea creatures lurk. On clear days, you’ll have sweeping, long-distance views, often of the Isle of Shoals, 20 miles or so away. The power of the sea is in full view at this park, hugging the jagged, rocky Atlantic coastline. Tip: Visit on a day when low tide occurs in the late afternoon, when many beachgoers head home, and parking is discounted. There are a limited number of nonresident parking spaces, $30 weekdays, $35 weekends and holidays, cash only. There are also great views out to sea and of the 1801 Annisquam Lighthouse. Go rock hopping along the shore, and peer into tide pools filled with sea creatures like hermit crabs, tiny shrimp, and snails. At low tide, the water retreats nearly a mile, exposing a long sandbar and jumbles of rocks that trap salty sea puddles. Erin Clark/Globe staffĭubbed Winga by locals, this popular beach is located at the western edge of the city along the Annisquam River and Ipswich Bay. Lily Germain, 3, sat in a tide pool while 9-year-old Margo Reinfeld played behind her.
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