The soft, white sands of Good Harbor Beach in Gloucester is a pleasant 15-minute walk from Atlantis Oceanfront Inn. At low tide, you can walk out to Salt Island. Enjoy body surfing and boogie boarding. Lifeguards are on duty Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day from 9:00am to 5:00pm daily. When the surf is up, surfers flock to Good Harbor after 5pm and off season. Food, drinks, beach toys, restrooms, showers and beach wheelchairs are available. The beach is handicapped accessible.
The gorgeous Wingaersheek Beach in Gloucester runs along the Annisquam River and Ipswich Bay. At low tide the beach extends out for hundreds of yards and a long sandbar is exposed making for wonderful places to walk and explore – especially with children. Lifeguards are on duty Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day from 9:00am to 5:00pm daily. Food, drinks, beach toys, restrooms, showers and beach wheelchairs are available from 9:00am to 6:00pm daily. The beach is handicapped accessible.
Half Moon Beach in Gloucester is a small, quiet beach at historic Stage Fort Park near a playground. Plenty of parking is available and Atlantis Oceanfront Inn guests receive parking passes. Restrooms are located within the park. Lifeguards are on duty Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day from 9:00am to 5:00pm daily. The beach is handicapped accessible with a concrete ramp from the parking lot to the beach. Dogs are allowed in the park but are prohibited on the beach.
Please note: The City of Gloucester will be utilizing Blinkay, a beach parking reservation system, for non-resident beachgoers. Reservations can be made up 10 days in advance on the Blinkay mobile app or Blinkay website. Reservations are required for non-resident parking at Good Harbor Beach, Wingaersheek Beach, and Stage Fort Park starting Memorial Day Weekend. Reservations are non-refundable, and cash will no longer be accepted at the gate for parking. Reservations are required starting Saturday, May 27, 2023. The link to purchase your parking passes can be found here: https://gloucester.blinkay.app/login. Answers to frequently asked questions about this new system can be found on the Gloucester Beach Information website. Due to this change, we are unable to offer a discounted rate for our hotel guests at this time. We aim to continue to work with the City of Gloucester in hopes that this may be available again in the near future.