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Ocean / AtlanticSticker or daily feePlymouth

Plymouth Beach (Long Beach barrier)

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What is Plymouth Beach (Long Beach barrier) like?

Plymouth's signature ocean beach, a long sandy barrier spit curling into Plymouth Harbor that's hugely popular with locals and tourists alike. Staffed daily with lifeguards and a bathhouse from late May through Labor Day, with beach wheelchairs and Mobi-mats for accessible access.

Plan your beach day

Plymouth Beach (Long Beach barrier)

Get directions

130 Warren Avenue, Plymouth, MA 02360

Rules from Town of Plymouth Recreation Division (opens in a new tab). Check before you go; they change by season.

When should you go?

Best time to go

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What’s there?

Faces: Not noted
Water: Deep
Current: Not noted
Restrooms: Yes
Food: On site
Lifeguards: In season
Parking: Sticker or daily fee
Dogs: Allowed (leashed)
Fishing: Not noted
Kayak / SUP: Not noted

What should you know before you go?

Parking

Paved lot off Warren Ave; resident beach sticker or daily pass required (Passport mobile app / pay stations, zone 1616), May 23–Labor Day, 8:30 AM–4:30 PM

Stickers and fees

Resident Beach/Pond sticker $50 ($25 senior/handicap) or $15 daily parking fee; buy online at plymouth-ma.gov or in person at the Tax Collector's Office, Town Hall, 26 Court Street

Dogs

Allowed (leashed)

Best for

Families, Swimming, Walking, Shelling

Where is it?

130 Warren Avenue, Plymouth, MA 02360.

Get directions

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Where else can you swim in Plymouth?

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Free parkingDogs: allowed (leashed)
Town waterfront park adjacent to Plymouth Rock and the downtown harbor. A flat, grassy and sandy strip along Plymouth Harbor with calm water, historical views, and easy access to the town wharf and Mayflower II. More of a scenic gathering spot than a swim beach.
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White Horse Beach
Resident sticker onlyDogs: allowed (leashed)
A beautiful open-ocean crescent beach in the Manomet village, about 560 feet of which is lifeguard-supervised by the Recreation Department. Four buoys mark the guarded swim area to keep boats and jet skis out.
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Long Beach (over-sand / 4x4)
Resident sticker onlyDogs: allowed (leashed)
The wild outer barrier-beach spit reaching toward the Plymouth Harbor lighthouse, open to permitted over-sand 4x4 vehicles. A quiet stretch prized for long shoreline walks, surf casting and shorebird habitat, with no lifeguards or services.
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Freshwater Pond
Morton Park (Little Pond)
Sticker or daily feeDogs: allowed (leashed)
Plymouth's largest park, 200 acres of forest and shoreline wrapping Little Pond and the Billington Sea, with a spring-fed freshwater swimming beach that draws visitors from across Massachusetts. Swim lessons run weekdays and there's a launch for small non-motorized boats.
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Freshwater Pond
Fresh Pond
Sticker or daily feeDogs: allowed (leashed)
A quaint neighborhood freshwater pond with a small sandy beach in Manomet, calm and shallow, making it a quiet local favorite for families. There's a boat launch for small craft.
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Freshwater Pond
Hedges Pond
Sticker or daily feeDogs: allowed (leashed)
Plymouth's newest park-and-beach on a freshwater pond in Cedarville, built out as a full recreation complex with a playground, sports field, tennis, basketball, beach volleyball and horseshoes alongside the swimming beach.
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Directions

What should you know before you go?

Parking

Paved lot off Warren Ave; resident beach sticker or daily pass required (Passport mobile app / pay stations, zone 1616), May 23–Labor Day, 8:30 AM–4:30 PM

Stickers and fees

Resident Beach/Pond sticker $50 ($25 senior/handicap) or $15 daily parking fee; buy online at plymouth-ma.gov or in person at the Tax Collector's Office, Town Hall, 26 Court Street

Dogs

Allowed (leashed)

Best for

Families, Swimming, Walking, Shelling

Where else can you swim in Plymouth?

Harbor

Stephens Field Beach (Plymouth Rock Waterfront)

Free parkingDogs: allowed (leashed)

Town waterfront park adjacent to Plymouth Rock and the downtown harbor. A flat, grassy and sandy strip along Plymouth Harbor with calm water, historical views, and easy access to the town wharf and Mayflower II. More of a scenic gathering spot than a swim beach.

Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-25

See details

Ocean / Atlantic

White Horse Beach

Resident sticker onlyDogs: allowed (leashed)

A beautiful open-ocean crescent beach in the Manomet village, about 560 feet of which is lifeguard-supervised by the Recreation Department. Four buoys mark the guarded swim area to keep boats and jet skis out.