Jetties Beach — Attraction in Nantucket

This beach is very easy to access of you’re staying near downtown. We opted to walk and it only took us about 17 minutes from Walter’s Deli where we got sandwiches to bring with us. There are a lot of shells and the first few steps into the water is very murky/hard to walk on, covered in seaweed and shells BUT once you get past that it’s beautiful and there’s a sandbar not too far out that is amazing! Our only caution is BEWARE of the seagulls here. They are very aggressive. We took our sandwiches out as we got there around 11:30 and my boyfriends almost had his literally snatched out of his hands by one!! It was wild. We kept shooing the same two away until a dog or child would run by and they would come back. We laughed it off but then another couple sat near us and weren’t so lucky. They did have there sandwich plucked from their towel as soon as they took it out and it was like a scene from the movie Birds. Seagulls everywhere diving and ripping it apart until they took it to the water. Be very cautious while eating here!!! Otherwise great beach that we enjoyed for a good portion of...

Great beach which is very close to town and with lots of parking. In the off-season it's basically deserted. Loved being able to watch the ships come and go from the harbor. There's a sandbar a little bit of the way out into the water that I can imagine is great during the on-season. Also a concession stand...

This is a shallow water beach that is friendly for kids. I came here a few times while I was on the island. There is a Bar & Restaurant closeby. The early morning hours are serene. The sand is soft, but there are lots of shells and pebbles as you initially walk...