Demarest Lloyd State Park
Dartmouth, MA
Demarest Lloyd State Park covers 200 acres in Dartmouth where the Slocums River meets Buzzards Bay. Calm water and sandbars make it a good place for kids, and grills and restrooms are on site. Lifeguards work the beach in season, and the beach access mats and floating wheelchairs make it more welcoming for everyone.
Calm, sandbar-dotted water with real accessibility and amenities, but the day fee and dog rule may not suit everyone.
How we score beachesThe day fee is $12 for Massachusetts plates and $20 out of state. Weekday hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and weekends and holidays open at 8 a.m., so weekend mornings come earlier.
Large paved lot; summer daily fee of $12 for Massachusetts and $20 out of state.
Beach mats and floating beach wheelchairs are available.
No dogs are allowed on the beach.
The river mouth warms early, and the sandbars appear at low tide for shallow wading. Summer afternoons are best when the breeze cools the beach.
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