Twice in the past, before Gloucester wisely adopted an online parking reservations system for the summer high season, I waited in stop-and-go traffic hoping in vain to get to this famous beach, but ultimately ran out of time and had to turn around on both occasions. I eventually had a chance to visit in early December, at sunset. The long wait was worth it. While the many summer services on this beach were closed, of course, the stirring beauty of the flat rippled sandy shoreline, stretching in dusky majesty toward the Annisquam Lighthouse on the horizon in one direction, and the North Shore coastline on the other, knows no season. A cold wind was blowing steadily, but nonetheless there was a scattering of intrepid beach visitors, each seemingly taking in the wondrous show in reverent silence. In this rarefied setting, a brief flash of surrendering sunlight on a distant window was like a wink from heaven.See more..
4.0Singing Beach(179 reviews) - Nice clean water Beaches
I’ve tried to visit this beach many times, it is a big challenge, if you are not a resident, to find parking especially during weekends. There is another parking before the beach that you can park your car if not a resident but the spots are limited. Once you overcome parking problems then you can enjoy the beach :) Ive been there couple times, the water is deep and very cold for my taste, but my friend find it perfect and was swimming for an hour! I should not forget to mention that is always clean :)See more..
4.5Front Beach(141 reviews) - Cold but refreshing Tuesday: Beaches
I would never visit Rockport in the summer without going for a swim at front beach. The first day we were there this year the water was unbelievably cold. I would actually like to know what the temperature was. The key to going swimming in Rockport is to just jump right in; completely immerse yourself. Swimming in the cold water is very refreshing and feels fantastic. The beach was clean and the raft was out in the water so you could swim out to it. My sons purchased a ball in town that bounces on the water and they spent a lot of time playing in the water with that as well. We had a lot of fun.See more..
4.5Long Beach(76 reviews) - Less crowded than Good Harbor, come at lower tide Tuesday: 12:00 AM - 10:00 PM, 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM Beaches
A lovely mile long beach that's mostly peopled by locals. A private parking lot at the Gloucester side has showers. It's a wonderful white sand beach but it's narrow, so plan your trip when the tide is lower.See more..
This area was beautiful to just sit and relax. The weather and the people were awesome. This seems like the perfect time of the year to visit.See more..
