Ned's Point Beach
Mattapoisett, MA
Ned's Point is a 4 acre park in Mattapoisett with an 1838 lighthouse that stands 39 feet tall and a small, rock-edged beach beside it. The light is the main event, and the shoreline is more for wading and picnicking than swimming laps. There are restrooms and a picnic shed, and the view runs out across the bay.
A beloved lighthouse park with free parking, but the beach is small and rocky and has no lifeguards.
How we score beachesCome for the lighthouse and a picnic, not for a long swim. The beach is small and rocky at the edges, so water shoes help.
A free gravel lot at the park.
The park is mostly flat with a gravel lot, but the beach edge is rocky and uneven.
Clear fall days make the lighthouse and bay views particularly good. In midsummer, the breeze on the point is a relief on a hot day.
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