Birch Point State Park — Attraction in Owls Head

I love this beach but I can see a lot of people commenting on the downsides. First, you have to check the tide schedule before coming. At high tide, there isn't much beach. Also, you need to realise that this is not a groomed beach so there is seaweed on it and sometimes you have to walk through a band of seaweed to get in the water. Someone complained that there is dirt. I can't help that person. They should never leave their house. There is a natural bog behind the beach and it can smell sometimes. It is NOT sewage. I think it has to do with how much rain there's been. I've never found it offensive. Sometimes there's a little creek running across the beach from the bog and it is tremendously fun to dam it up. The tide pool in the rocks on the left is wonderful. I can spend hours in there just looking. ** Please don't flip the rocks looking for crabs. It damages the eco system. By the end of the summer the pool is completely dead. You just need to be patient and wait for them to come out. The forest to the right is a magical place of moss and tree roots. It's like something out of a fairy tale. The water is super cold. I find it warmest on an afternoon outgoing tide on a sunny day. The classic beach day though ends in a high tide. Build a sand castle and then madly defend it from the incoming tide. Futile but so much fun! For me, a beach day is the ultimate in relaxation. I drop all expectations and forget about time and the rest...

Birch point has some pros and cons to it. The pros are the following: Location feels private, lots of tide pooling, the swimming off the rocks are nice, they have some nice scenery. Cons are the following: Seaweed everywhere on the beach, trash can be found in various places, some times smells like an outhouse, their outhouses some how can manage to be dirty all the time, not lots of soft sand room, water by the sand can be kind of gross. That all being said, Birch point has more cons than pros. When I was younger it was the place to go but the more I go here the more disgusting I feel. For some reason there is always lots of people here whenever I go in the summer. One really great thing about this beach is when it is the off season, the water tends to look more pure, smell better and less people. Usually when you come here in the winter or late fall, early spring, there isn't anyone to be seen other than maybe 2 or so people. When there isn't lots of people, it looks even better and feels like a private beach. You can bring your dogs here which is pretty great in the winter if you want to bring them on a beach walk with no one really around. Overall, not the best beach in the area and could use some small things to make it better but if you are a local and don't want to drive insanely far, this isn't a...

𝗢𝘂𝗿 "𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁" 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘆 Today was the day we were going to the beach. We were very excited, we'd done all the prep work, we drove over 2 hours, and when we arrive there is a new sign that says No Dogs on the Beach. We were devastated. We read the reviews about how dog friendly it was. One review even included a picture of the on-site park sign rules, which only stated "dogs must be on leash". We read the state park website and didn't see anything stating no dogs on the beach. We even paid $10 to get in like the sign instructed (we actually over paid because we didn't have a smaller bill). Yet we saw no one else who drove in pay the "honor system" drop box. It's incredibly frustrating when state/county parks can't clearly and effectively communicate their rules on their websites. We thankfully had a beautiful drive, did a little site seeing, had a picnic, and turned our day around. However, we were so looking forward to a relaxing day in the sand. We are totally fine with following the rules. Just communicate them in a clear manner on your website so folks don't drive 2 hours to go to what they thought was a dog...