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Where are the best local beaches for a day trip from Boston?

54 Replies | June 29, 2011, 10:58AM

BauerWines

@BostonTweet horseneck beach in RI. Busy but it's a huge beach and beautiful!!

June 29, 2011, 7:59PM

aratarat

@BostonTweet Rockport! And don't forget to visit Halibut Point State Park while you're there: http://t.co/nE9rgYs

June 29, 2011, 2:26PM

itssamfresh

Singing beach in Manchester by the Sea. RT @BostonTweet Where are the best local beaches for a day trip from Boston?

June 29, 2011, 1:35PM

TheBlueInn

@BostonTweet Plum Island! Where life is a beach :)

June 29, 2011, 1:35PM

AlexEarly

@BostonTweet Plumb Island. Commuter rail to Newburyport + 5 Min cab ride to Beach. Or bike it

June 29, 2011, 1:18PM

AnnaPhri

@BostonTweet Crane Beach in Ipswich and Singing Beach in Manchester!

June 29, 2011, 12:55PM

BostonMo

@BeachmereInn @BostonTweet AND YOU CANT TAKE THE TRAIN!

June 29, 2011, 12:50PM

BeachmereInn

@BostonTweet Ogunquit beach & York's Harbor Beach are my favorites. 70 miles from Boston with little traffic

June 29, 2011, 12:49PM

Amoravick

@BostonTweet Any of the beaches in Maine between the Wells and Saco stops on the Amtrak Downeaster

June 29, 2011, 12:48PM

dezbaa

@BostonTweet I absolutely LOVE rockport but the water is usually wicked C-c-c-cold for this NM girl #bestmassbeaches

June 29, 2011, 12:45PM

littleayun

@BostonTweet Crane Beach via Commuter Rail + Essex Explorer Bus.

June 29, 2011, 12:41PM

jimmynotjim

@BostonTweet Cranes beach

June 29, 2011, 12:28PM

_katbatten

@BostonTweet ogunquit beach!

June 29, 2011, 12:24PM

Kristyn_Roth

@BostonTweet #duxbury. duhhh

June 29, 2011, 12:00PM

eamcintyre

@BostonTweet good harbor beach, in Gloucester. Sandy beach, awesome waves.

June 29, 2011, 11:47AM

mechanicbill

@BostonTweet go past hampton and go to rye beach nice and quiet

June 29, 2011, 11:43AM

ginaregs

@BostonTweet Craigville Beach in Centerville, MA. About an hour from Boston! Wish I was there right now!

June 29, 2011, 11:41AM

BigDub74

@BostonTweet narragansett town beach!

June 29, 2011, 11:40AM

MIKE_T_BONE

@BostonTweet Good Harbor comes to mind.

June 29, 2011, 11:39AM

pluperfect

@BostonTweet Carson Beach! 5 min from the Red Line, shell collecting, warm(ish) water, beach v-ball & great people watching.

June 29, 2011, 11:33AM

CityofSquares

@BostonTweet Anything on the Cape, but especially Cold Storage in Dennis. Best beach on the Cape!

June 29, 2011, 11:31AM

markputz

@BostonTweet #Horseneck Beach in #Westport, MA or #Crane Beach in #Ipswich. Both are great choices

June 29, 2011, 11:28AM

S_copyWright

@BostonTweet Crane Beach in Ipswich is great. Big beach plus cool mansion and gardens you can tour.

June 29, 2011, 11:24AM

monbones

@BostonTweet Good Harbor Beach in Gloucester!

June 29, 2011, 11:24AM

martinclinton

I love Crane's Beach in Ipswich RT @BostonTweet: Where are the best local beaches for a day trip from Boston?

June 29, 2011, 11:23AM

beyondboschic

@BostonTweet I love Crane Beach. Definitely my fave.

June 29, 2011, 11:23AM

WilhelmJr

@BostonTweet Singing Beach, Manchester... a short walk from the commuter rail.

June 29, 2011, 11:21AM

nicolebattaglia

@BostonTweet EASILY Singing Beach, Gloucester

June 29, 2011, 11:21AM

judywang

@BostonTweet Singing Beach in Manchester-by-the-Sea is an easy commuter rail ride away

June 29, 2011, 11:20AM

THEMArieV

@BostonTweet Nahant beach

June 29, 2011, 11:16AM

AndreaWBZ

@BostonTweet you want a beach, then you gotta go to Second Beach / Sachuest Beach in Middletown RI. It's heaven.

June 29, 2011, 11:13AM

riga33

@BostonTweet Newport ! And its nice tu walk around shops..

June 29, 2011, 11:13AM

WalkBoston

@BostonTweet Revere Beach wins for #transit access. Easton's Beach in #Newport area (if you dare cross state lines) is near the Cliff Walk.

June 29, 2011, 11:12AM

rebecca_nesi

@BostonTweet revere beach!

June 29, 2011, 11:11AM

MyAnis007

@BostonTweet endicott beach in beverly or singing beach in manchester by the sea

June 29, 2011, 11:09AM

wendypierce

Agreed-but always takes more than 1 hour! RT@bostonradio @BostonTweet Best beaches? 1hour from Boston, Horseneck...

June 29, 2011, 11:09AM

itsPAMELAFbaby

@BostonTweet Old Silver Beach in Falmouth, Ma!!! So clean and so pretty♥ #CapeCod

June 29, 2011, 11:08AM

JeanettePollara

@BostonTweet Humarock, Duxbury Beach & Cahoon Hollow if you feel up to making the trip to the Cape

June 29, 2011, 11:08AM

ej_jax

@BostonTweet They can take the train to Singing Beach in Manchester or keep going up to Rockport.

June 29, 2011, 11:07AM

hsway

@BostonTweet Horseneck Beach in Westport!

June 29, 2011, 11:07AM

_Business_Time

@BostonTweet salisbury beach in Salisbury MA!

June 29, 2011, 11:07AM

bostonradio

@BostonTweet Best beaches? 1hour from Boston, Horeseneck is public and very-well maintained, very clean. Great dininng options in Westport.

June 29, 2011, 11:07AM

MegORourke

@BostonTweet York, ME

June 29, 2011, 11:07AM

CarolynBaier

<3 Nonas Ice Cream RT @MerWard27: @BostonTweet went to Nantasket Beach in Hull - great beach with some hidden gems of seafood restaurants!

June 29, 2011, 11:06AM

ladybugs_12

@BostonTweet Crane's in Ipswich is my favorite. Nantasket in Hull is honky tonk but good, cheap parking & not crowded way down the end.

June 29, 2011, 10:59AM

Robert23Hersey

@BostonTweet And you can take the boat from Rowes Wharf

June 29, 2011, 10:59AM

BostonMo

@BostonTweet how local?

June 29, 2011, 10:59AM

LadySplitz

@BostonTweet....Wollaston.

June 29, 2011, 10:59AM

Robert23Hersey

@BostonTweet Nantasket is nice , good food on the beach . Clean , no trouble . Brand new bath house .

June 29, 2011, 10:59AM

ColinSBrauns

@BostonTweet Singing Beach in Manchester by the Sea. Horseneck Beach in Rhode Island.

June 29, 2011, 10:59AM

mamajoan

@BostonTweet Walden Pond, if you don't have your heart set on ocean :)

June 29, 2011, 10:59AM

GingerFierce

@BostonTweet Up around Rockport is nice. Used to go there as a kid every summer.

June 29, 2011, 10:59AM

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