Trip planning · Maine
Beaches near Portland — grades and where to stay
40 beaches within 50 miles of Portland, 40 with an A–F Beach Safety Grade (8 grade A). Compare water quality, then book hotels, condos and vacation rentals on the map.
Where to stay in Portland
Live hotels, condos and vacation rentals in Portland — pick a beach from the graded list, then book nearby.
Top-rated places to stay near Portland
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Graded beaches within 50 miles
Crescent Beach
View Crescent Beach →7 mi · Grade A (Excellent)
Scarborough Beach
View Scarborough Beach →8.3 mi · Grade A (Excellent)
Mitchell Field Beach
View Mitchell Field Beach →14.4 mi · Grade A (Excellent)
Middle Beach (Biddeford)
View Middle Beach (Biddeford) →15.8 mi · Grade A (Excellent)
Fortunes Rocks Beach
View Fortunes Rocks Beach →16.4 mi · Grade A (Excellent)
Popham - Center Beach
View Popham - Center Beach →23.5 mi · Grade A (Excellent)
Wells Beach
View Wells Beach →29.1 mi · Grade A (Excellent)
Fort Foster - Pier Beach
View Fort Foster - Pier Beach →46.5 mi · Grade A (Excellent)
Kettle Cove Beach
View Kettle Cove Beach →7.1 mi · Grade B (Good)
Broad Cove Reserve
View Broad Cove Reserve →8 mi · Grade B (Good)
Pine Point
View Pine Point →8.9 mi · Grade B (Good)
Oob - Central
View Oob - Central →11 mi · Grade B (Good)
Stovers Point Preserve
View Stovers Point Preserve →14.6 mi · Grade B (Good)
Drakes Island Beach
View Drakes Island Beach →27.1 mi · Grade B (Good)
Crescent Beach (Wells)
View Crescent Beach (Wells) →29.7 mi · Grade B (Good)
Moody (Ogunquit)
View Moody (Ogunquit) →31.7 mi · Grade B (Good)
Footbridge (Ogunquit)
View Footbridge (Ogunquit) →31.9 mi · Grade B (Good)
Pemaquid Beach
View Pemaquid Beach →39.6 mi · Grade B (Good)
Long Sands Beach - South
View Long Sands Beach - South →40.1 mi · Grade B (Good)
Crescent Beach (Kittery)
View Crescent Beach (Kittery) →44.6 mi · Grade B (Good)
Wallis Sands State Park
View Wallis Sands State Park →49.6 mi · Grade B (Good)
East End Beach
View East End Beach →1 mi · Grade C (Fair)
Higgins Beach
View Higgins Beach →6.7 mi · Grade C (Fair)
Oob - Ocean Park
View Oob - Ocean Park →12.2 mi · Grade C (Fair)
Bay View
View Bay View →13.8 mi · Grade C (Fair)
Hills Beach
View Hills Beach →15.3 mi · Grade C (Fair)
Colony Beach
View Colony Beach →24.2 mi · Grade C (Fair)
Laudholm Beach
View Laudholm Beach →26.5 mi · Grade C (Fair)
Long Sands Beach
View Long Sands Beach →38.3 mi · Grade C (Fair)
Sea Point Beach
View Sea Point Beach →44.5 mi · Grade C (Fair)
Fort Foster - Horn Point
View Fort Foster - Horn Point →46.4 mi · Grade C (Fair)
Willard Beach
View Willard Beach →1.9 mi · Grade D (Poor)
Kinney Shores
View Kinney Shores →13.4 mi · Grade D (Poor)
Mackerel Cove
View Mackerel Cove →13.9 mi · Grade D (Poor)
Goochs Beach
View Goochs Beach →24.1 mi · Grade D (Poor)
Mothers Beach
View Mothers Beach →24.9 mi · Grade D (Poor)
Wells Harbor
View Wells Harbor →27.9 mi · Grade D (Poor)
Short Sands Beach
View Short Sands Beach →37.8 mi · Grade D (Poor)
York Harbor Beach
View York Harbor Beach →41 mi · Grade D (Poor)
Common questions
Frequently Asked Questions
8 of the 40 beaches within 50 miles of Portland carry a Beach Safety Grade of A. Grades are multi-year bacteria exceedance from EPA monitoring, not a same-day clearance.
Hotels, condos and vacation rentals around Portland, Maine are on the map below with live availability. Stay closer to an A- or B-grade beach if swimming is the point of the trip.
None of the listed beaches near Portland currently show an active EPA BEACON advisory on this site. Always check local health-department notices the day you swim.
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