White Beach
Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA
White Beach in Manchester-by-the-Sea is the local answer to Singing Beach's crowds, with a salt marsh at Kettle Cove behind it and room for dog walks in the cooler months. Forty resident parking spaces serve the beach year round, and locals treat it as their own quiet stretch of sand.
Locals prize it as a quiet alternative to Singing Beach, but resident parking means visitors should check the rules first.
How we score beachesParking is for residents, so non-residents should check current signage and the town's guidance before driving out. The marsh behind the beach is worth a look at low tide.
The town provides 40 year round resident parking spaces, and Kettle Cove Marsh behind the beach also has resident sticker parking.
Access is by a short walk from the resident lot, ending on sand.
Dogs are permitted on the beach from October 15 to mid April.
Summer is the busiest, but this beach never draws Singing Beach numbers. Fall and winter walks with a dog are a local habit.
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