Beach
Popham Beach State Park
Phippsburg, Maine
A long sandy beach and tidal bar out to an island, one of Maine's best for walking.
- Price
- Day-use entry fee per person
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 3 hours
At low tide you can walk across the sand to Fox Island. The Kennebec River meets the Atlantic here, so currents are strong; the water is cold even in August. Fort Popham's granite ruins are a few minutes away.
Good to know
- Check tide times before crossing to Fox Island
- Best time
- Low tide, weekday mornings
- Open
- Mid-May to mid-October staffed
- Getting there
- Sealed road, large car park
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- No dogs
Facilities
- Picnic tables
- Rubbish bins
- Toilets
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