The relatively small New Hampshire Beaches have dozens of coves, estuaries and inlets which stretch 13 miles of coastline to 130 miles of exploration.  These secluded beach gems help to make this stretch of the East Coast Beaches very special.  Within the New Hampshire Beaches there are six beaches accessible to the public within the borders of New Hampshire. One of the main features is Hampton Beach State Park. It has miles of white sand beaches and an amphitheater shaped like a shell.  Other State Park locations with access to the beach are:  Sandy Beach, Jenness State Beach, Seabrook Beach, Wallis Sands State Beach, and North Hampton Beach. 

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HAMPTON BEACH STATE PARK

Hampton Beach State Park will provide you with white sandy beaches with a lifeguard on duty during summer months. Public access restrooms are open during the summer months. At the Seashell Complex of at Hampton Beach State Park is a giant amphitheater used for outdoor musical concerts and entertainment.  Activities at the beach include picnicking, boating, swimming and fishing in the park.  There are plenty of RV camping places with full facilities.  The beach is designed to be handicapped accessible through the use of ramps.

JENNESS STATE BEACH

Next to the Seashell Complex amphitheater at Hampton Beach State Park is Jenness State Beach.  Jenness State Beach is a great beach for families with small children as there is little surf and lots of sand.  There is a lifeguard on duty during the summer months.  This is an excellent summer location beach suitable for swimming or picnicking.

SEABROOK BEACH

Seabrook Beach is located near Hampton Beach in Seabrook, New Hampshire and is a quieter beach than its neighbors.  Go to Seabrook Beach in order to avoid the crowd during the summer months.

NORTH HAMPTON STATE BEACH

North Hampton State Beach is located near Hampton Beach on the central New Hampshire coastline.  This lovely wide and sandy beach location features an on-duty lifeguard during the summer season and a changing house on site.

SANDY BEACH

Sandy Beach, located near New Castle on the north coast of New Hampshire is more rocky than sandy, and it’s quite small.  The water temperature here is colder than at some of the other Atlantic coast beaches.  Sandy Beach is bounded by the U.S. Coast Guard Station and the New Castle Common Park.

WALLIS SANDS STATE BEACH

Wallis Sands State Beach is located at Rye, New Hampshire, near Jenness State Beach and is another beach known for being family friendly.  There are lifeguards available and on duty during the summer months as well as food concessions and a bath house located on site.

ISLES OF SHOALS

Near Rye are the nine offshore islands known as the Isles of Shoals.  Four of the five islands are in New Hampshire, the balance are considered part of Maine.

These islands are about ten miles offshore. Star Island is the home of a famous resort hotel and conference center.  White Island and also Lunging Island contain no habitations.  Duck Island is also uninhabited, but is the site of a wildlife sanctuary. 

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Throughout New Hampshire as well as at the other New Hampshire Beaches towns, lodging may be found relatively easily. And, as for seafood, you may never get too much of the foods served at the many seafood eateries along the ocean.

For more information please visit our New Hampshire Beaches page.

 

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