List of beaches in New England

thumb|right|A beach on the coast of Massachusetts on a foggy early spring day.

This is a list of beaches in New England sorted by state then town. Beaches are not exclusively all on seashores but may also be located on lakes, rivers or other bodies of water.

Connecticut

Connecticut's southern shore with of tidal coastline offers many beaches on the Long Island Sound and inland:

Bridgeport
Pleasure Beach
Seaside Park
Brookfield
Brookfield Town Beach (not on shoreline)
Lillinonah Woods Beach (not on shoreline)
Clinton
Clinton Town Beach
Colchester
Day Pond State Park (not on shoreline)
Coventry
Lisicke Beach
Patriots Park
East Lyme
Rocky Neck State Park
McCook's Beach
Hole in the Wall Beach
Ellington
Sandy Beach on Crystal Lake
Fairfield
Jennings Beach
Lake Mohegan
Penfield Beach and Rickards Beach
Fairfield Beach
South Pine Creek Beach
Sasco Beach
Southport Beach
Griswold
Hopeville Pond State Park (not on shoreline)
Guilford
Lake Quonnipaug
Jacob's Beach
Groton
Bluff Point Beach
Eastern Point Beach
Madison
Hammonasset Beach State Park
Milford
Gulf Beach
Silver Sands State Park
New Fairfield
New Fairfield Town Park (not on shoreline)
Squantz Pond State Park (not on shoreline)
New Haven
Lighthouse Point Park
New London
Ocean Beach Park
Niantic
Crescent Beach
Norwalk
Calf Pasture Beach and Shady Beach
Old Lyme
Sound View Beach
Old Saybrook
Harvey's Beach
Stratford
Long Beach
Short Beach
West Haven
West Haven Beaches (Bradley Point, Morse Beach, Oak Street Beach, Sandy Point)
Westport
Sherwood Island State Park
Compo Beach
Burying Hill Beach
Old Mill Beach

Maine

Maine's Atlantic Ocean coast and nearby islands offer many sandy beaches.

Lakes, ponds, and rivers:

Richmond - Peacock Beach State Park
Greenville, Maine - Moosehead Lake - Lily Bay State Park
Poland - Range Ponds State Park
Sebago Lake State Park
Ellsworth - Branch Lake Beach
Canaan - Lake George Beach
Newcastle - Shoreline Beach, Damariscotta River
Rockland - Johnson Memorial Park, Chickawaukie Pond
Camden - Barrett's Cove Public Beach, Megunticook Lake

Massachusetts

Salt-water beaches in Massachusetts are entirely in the eastern part of the state, concentrated in particular in Cape Cod and islands along its of coastline:

Conimicut Point Beach
Bayside Beach
Longmeadow Beach
Rocky Point Beach
Oakland Beach
Buttonwood Beach in Warwick City Park
Goddard Memorial State Beach, Goddard Memorial State Park
East Greenwich
End of the World Beach
Sandy Point Beach
North Kingstown
Beach at Bluff Point
Calf Pasture Point Beach
Spink Neck Beach
Compass Rose Beach
Blue Beach
North Kingstown Town Beach
Ed's Beach
Beach at Rome Point
Plum Point Beach (Plum Beach)
Narragansett
Beach at South Ferry Road
Kelly Beach
Bonnet Shores Beach
Aquidneck Island (west side)
Portsmouth
Newport Beach Club (private)
Newport (east to west)
King Park Beach on Wellington Avenue
Fort Adams State Park
Fort Adams State Beach on Fort Adams Drive
A small beach on Lincoln Drive
Stalnaker Beach
Jamestown (Conanicut Island, north to south)
Sunset Beach
Shores Beach
Longs Beach
East Ferry Beach
Mackerel Cove Beach
Old Salt Work Beach

Main Atlantic coast beaches include, from east to west:

Little Compton
South Shore Beach a.k.a. Town of Little Compton Beach
Goosewing Beach (owned by The Nature Conservancy, includes Benjamin Family Environmental Center, adjacent to Quicksand Pond, accessed from South Shore Beach)
Beach at Little Pond Cove
Beach at Briggs Marsh
Warren's Point Beach Club (private)
Beach at Round Pond
Lloyd's Beach
Tappens Beach
Middletown
Sachuest Beach (Second Beach)
Newport
Atlantic Beach (contiguous with Easton's Beach across a small creek)
Easton's Beach (First Beach)
Belmont Beach (small, rocky)
Rejects' Beach or People's Beach (contiguous with Bailey's Beach, at the end of the Newport Cliff Walk)
Bailey's Beach (private)
Gooseberry Beach (privately owned but open to public)
Hazard's Beach (privately owned)
King's Beach on Ocean Avenue
Collins Beach
Jamestown
Mackerel Cove
Narragansett
Dunes Club Beach
Conochet Club Beach
Narragansett Town Beach
Punk Rock Beach / Point Judith (rocky)
Camp Cronin Fishing Area / Point Judith in south parcel of Fishermen's Memorial State Park (rocky)
Roger Wheeler State Beach a.k.a. Sand Cove Beach (contiguous to the west)
Galilee Beach Club Beach (contiguous)
Salty Brine State Beach (contiguous to the east)
Scarborough State Beach Complex - North & South
South Kingstown
East Matunuck State Beach
Deep Hole Fishing Area
Matunuck Beach
South Kingstown Town Beach (contiguous with Willow Dell Beach)
Willow Dell Beach (contiguous with neighboring beaches)
Roy Carpenter's Beach (contiguous with neighboring beaches)
Moonstone Beach (contiguous with neighboring beaches, formerly a nude beach)
Charlestown (neighborhood of Quonochontaug)
Blue Shutters Town Beach
Burlingame State Park
Charlestown Breachway State Beach, Charlestown Breachway
Charlestown Town Beach
East Beach State Beach, Ninigret Conservation Area
Central Beach
West Beach
Westerly
Weekapaug Beech
Weekapaug Inn Beach
Fenway Beach (in the neighborhood of Weekapaug)
Dune's Park Beach (private but open to public for fee)
Seaside Beach Club Beach (members only)
Westerly Town Beach (residents only, contiguous with neighboring beaches)
Atlantic Beach (contiguous)
Westerly New Town Beach a.k.a. Wuskenau Beach
Jim's Beach Misquamicut (contiguous)
Misquamicut State Beach
Misquamicut Fire District Beaches (residents only, contiguous)
Lawton Beach
Benson Beach
Clark Farms Beach
East Beach (contiguous with neighboring beaches)
Ocean House Beach
Watch Hill Beach
Napatree Point

Block Island beaches include:

Crescent Beach
Surfers Beach
Mansion Beach

Lake and pond beaches include:

Providence County (north):
Gillerans Pond Beach, Burrillville
Wescott Beach, Glocester
Keech Pond Beach, Glocester
Steers Beach, Glocester
Mountaindale Beach, Smithfield
Slacks Pond Beach, Smithfield
Hope Pond Recreation Area beach, Scituate
Georgiaville Beach, Smithfield
Kent County (central):
Briar Point Beach, Coventry
Gorton Pond, Warwick