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  Danvers - Salem
  Dorchester Bay - Quincy
  Gloucester Harbor
  Gloucester - Manchester
  Ipswich
  Lynn - Nahant
  Manchester Harbor
  Marblehead
  North Gloucester
  Plum Island & Vicinity
  Quincy - Braintree
  Revere - Saugus
  Rockport
  Rockport Harbor
  Salem - Swampscott
  Salisbury - Newburyport
  Weymouth - Hingham
  Winthrop - East Boston

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Black Beach Sand and pebble beach. No parking.

Coolidge Reservation Sandy beach, expansive lawn with ocean views, trails around Clarke Pond and wetlands, and forested trails to rocky headland. Lawn open Friday-Monday, rest of reservation open year-round, daily. Small parking lot on Summer Street.

Gray’s Beach/Kettle Cove Landing Sandy beach with boat landing area, small grassy area with bench, and picnic table. Metered street parking and small resident sticker parking lot.

Kents Cove Landing Salt marsh with landing for small boats at high tide only. Located at the intersection of Concord Street and Landing Road. No parking.

Kettle Cove Marsh Salt marsh behind White Beach. Resident sticker parking.

Little Crow Island Wooded area behind White Beach. Resident sticker parking.

Little River Landing Salt marsh and tidal creek with pier, small-boat launching area at high tide, benches, and picnic tables. Small parking lot.

Rafes Chasm Park Wooded path to spectacular rocky shore. Small fenced-in parking lot.

Stanwood Point Landing Boat ramp on tidal river with fringe marsh and rock breakwater. Small parking lot on Stanwood Avenue, off Route 133.

Stoney Cove Reservation Rocky shore and salt marsh with small-boat launching area and trails. Access from Route 128 northbound between exits 12 and 13. Small parking lot.

White Beach Sand and cobble beach. Resident sticker parking.


Photo: Arden Miller

PLEASE NOTE: Despite extensive quality control efforts, individual ownership of all parcels has not been independently verified. CZM makes no representations or warranties with respect to the definitiveness of the private or public ownership data presented in the Coast Guide. All issues related to questions of ownership of coastal property should be investigated at the local Registry of Deeds. In addition, while information about parking and available facilities for each site was checked in 2000, changes may have occurred since that time. Please look for parking signs and check with site owners for updated information as necessary.

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