Head Beach
Phippsburg, ME
Head Beach, also known as Small Point Beach, is a wide sandy beach in Phippsburg on private land owned by Head Beach Campground at 612 Small Point Road. It is open to the public for a per vehicle day fee paid at a toll booth. The lot can fill on hot weekends.
A wide, clean beach on a quiet peninsula, though it is private, seasonal, and fills early.
How we score beachesArrive early on summer weekends, since the lot fills. Pay at the toll booth on the way in.
A per vehicle day use fee is collected at a toll booth, open 9am to 5pm from Memorial Day weekend to about mid September. The lot fills on hot weekends.
A short walk from the lot to soft sand.
Access is seasonal, so the visit lands in summer, when the water is warmest. It still stays cool.
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