Cape Poge Beach
Edgartown, MA
Cape Poge is the curling northern tip of Chappaquiddick, a barrier beach that ends at a lighthouse in one of the most remote corners of Massachusetts. You reach it with a permit and a four wheel drive vehicle, or on a long walk through soft sand. The reward is a wide open elbow of shore and the feeling of being at the edge of everything.
One of the island's most remote and wild beaches, worth the effort, but access is difficult and there are no services.
How we score beachesGo on foot if you do not have an off-road vehicle and set aside the whole day. Carry water, since there are no services anywhere nearby.
There is no formal beach lot. Drivers need a Trustees over-sand permit, and everyone must cross on the Chappaquiddick ferry first.
Only the long soft-sand route or a four wheel drive vehicle reaches this beach, which is not workable for mobility devices. There are no facilities.
Summer is the easiest season to visit, and fall is prime for fishing. Seasonal piping plover closures can affect the shoreline.
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