Beaches with night access?

Submitted by romcomaspirations t3_10jikiq in boston

The weather outside has me daydreaming of summer. My long-distance girlfriend just moved to the Boston area, and once it's slightly warmer we would love to go for a long walk along the beach at night and/or just sit in the sand and stargaze. Do any of you know of a close-ish beach where this might be possible? Someplace like Crane Beach would be ideal, but it seems like those types of places won't have any access at night. Revere (or Winthrop?) or Salisbury would probably work for a walk, but maybe not stargazing... Any ideas? Thanks!

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purplepineapple21 t1_j5kxxvg wrote

Singing Beach in Manchester-by-the-Sea is legally accessible at night and very nice! Official parking is closed at night (or its resident-only, I forget), but you can find street parking in the town and then walk over. You can also walk from the commuter rail stop. It's not the closest but it's a bit less far than Crane Beach.

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ucbal t1_j5ky2dw wrote

The stars at night are amazing at ocean side Cape beaches like Nauset Beach.

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romcomaspirations OP t1_j5l0kvf wrote

Thank you! I was hoping to avoid a long drive, but it looks like a visit to the Cape may be in order :)

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DaaathVader t1_j5kxpjw wrote

If stargazing is your goal, it'll be hard to find something around Boston.

Everything is Bortle 5 or higher : https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=10.00&lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598

I've seen pretty cool skies at the Cape.

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irishgypsy1960 t1_j5mkv1x wrote

The amount of stars in the sky out on nauset beach in Orleans was unbelievable!

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DaaathVader t1_j5pl5cn wrote

#TIL There is a Nauset Beach in Orleans AND Eastham!

We used to rent a place at the latter and the stargazing there is joy too.

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tandemtuna t1_j5l5ntt wrote

Go tonight... Walking on the beach after a snow storm is sort of magical. Cross country skiing is even better

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vis400700 t1_j5naxau wrote

Carson + M/L St beaches in Southie is on the Red Line (Andrew Station) and have free parking. It's long stretch of sandy beaches from Pleasure Bay (you can plane watch + cool night time port lights) all the way down to UMass and JFK Museum. The view of Telegraph Hill (Dorchester Heights), where George Washington scored an important victory over Britain, is lit up pretty nicely from Carson Beach.

You probably won't see stars super clearly though, but a moonlit ocean is pretty cool. You're also really close to restos and bars in Southie.

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theurbanmapper t1_j5obkxt wrote

Adding that at the other end of Pleasure Bay is Fort Independence aka Castle Island (no longer an island) which is pretty freaking cool. I think DCR closes the furthest east parking late at night, but you can still park relatively close.

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AnyRound5042 t1_j5mtrzz wrote

FWIW I've been on lots of the beaches and never been arrested or anything so go for it anyways

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