Red River Beach — Attraction in Harwich

We have lived in the vicinity of this beach for about 40 years. We still think of it as "our beach". The town does a very good job of cleaning it up, although it tends to be littered here and there with "cup and saucer" shells and , in some places, dead seaweed. As a rule, you can usually find a spot that is free of both. Wearing beach shoes would help. The water is warm, 70° plus in the summer, and although the beach can be crowded, it is never overwhelmed as some are. Parking is limited and you have to have a sticker or pay the fee. It's best to come within an hour or two of high tide. At low tide, you have to walk quite a long way out over some...

Decent beach on south side of the Cape bordering Nantucket Sound.

Plentiful parking. The beach itself, like any beach on Nantucket Sound, has more seaweed than most but the tradeoff is calmer and warmer water. Lots of seashells too. Beach is decently wide and the water has several breakwaters. In the summer, there are...

Great beach! Get there early to make sure you get a spot. I was able to park right in front and hop over the wall onto the sand. I used water shoes because of rocks and potential crabs, but you can get away with not having them. Private enough to be able to bring drinks and it doesn't get...