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Bay / Sound
A clean, family-friendly south-facing beach on Nantucket Sound with gentle, warm water and plenty of parking. Lifeguarded with restrooms, beach wheelchairs and mobile concessions, and one of four Harwich beaches selling daily passes on-site.
Freshwater Pond
Harwich's premier freshwater swimming beach on Long Pond, with calm, warm water that is ideal for young children and swimming lessons. Amenities include lifeguards, restrooms, a boat ramp, non-motorized craft launch, beach wheelchairs and mobile concessions; one of four beaches selling daily passes on-site.
Freshwater Pond
A freshwater pond beach with calm, warm water and generous parking, popular with families. Amenities include restrooms, handicapped parking, a non-motorized craft launch and mobile concessions; a season sticker is required for parking (no daily passes sold on-site).
Freshwater Pond
A small, quiet freshwater pond beach in East Harwich with calm water, suited to a peaceful swim away from the crowds. Parking is very limited (about two spaces) and requires a season sticker; there are no posted amenities on-site.
Bay / Sound
A popular Harwich Port beach with wonderfully soft sand and panoramic views of Nantucket Sound, within walking distance of Harwich Port shops and restaurants. Lifeguarded with restrooms, a bike rack, beach wheelchairs and mobile concessions; parking requires a season sticker (no daily passes sold here).
Bay / Sound
The largest beach in Harwich, stretching nearly a third of a mile along Nantucket Sound. South-facing with warm, gentle waters and soft sand, plus the town's biggest parking lot, lifeguards, restrooms, beach wheelchairs and mobile concessions. One of four beaches selling daily passes on-site.
Bay / Sound
A tucked-away Nantucket Sound beach sitting just west of the iconic Wychmere Harbor in Harwich Port. Named for Dr. Merkel, whose family donated surrounding land to the town, it offers a quiet stretch of sand with harbor views. No parking on-site — walk or bike in for the best experience.
Bay / Sound
A small, quiet south-facing neighborhood beach on Nantucket Sound near the heart of Harwich Port, an easy walk from local shops and restaurants. Parking is very limited (about two spaces) and requires a season sticker, so most visitors arrive on foot or by bike.
Bay / Sound
A clean, family-friendly south-facing beach on Nantucket Sound with soft sand, warm ocean water and ample parking. Lifeguarded with restrooms, beach wheelchairs and mobile concessions, and one of four Harwich beaches that sell daily passes on-site.