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title: 4 Best beaches near Boston
description: This is a post about the 4 Best beaches near Boston (besides Cape Cod). I love going to the beach, but I hate waking up before the sun rises and still sitting in hours of traffic just to be one of 5000 people crammed on a small strip of sand.
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# 4 Best Beaches within driving distance of Boston

# 4 Best Beaches within driving distance of Boston

Summer is coming up fast, and with things finally starting to up with the pandemic, beach days with friends are looking less like a fever dream. With Cape Cod just a few hours away, it's easy to forget how many stunning beaches there are right in our backyard. But after just one sour experience sitting in traffic backed up behind the Sagamore bridge... you'll thank [me](https://www.amandadanielson.us/iudhyfioweohtnk?hsLang=en) for this. 

 

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1. Wingaersheek Beach - Gloucester, MA

![](https://www.amandadanielson.us/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_8116.jpg?width=617&name=IMG_8116.jpg)

2. Front Beach- Bearskin Neck / Rockport, MA

![image_6487327](https://www.amandadanielson.us/hs-fs/hubfs/image_6487327.jpg?width=590&name=image_6487327.jpg)

 

3. Ogunquit Beach - Ogunquit, ME

![IMG_7807](https://www.amandadanielson.us/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_7807.jpg?width=697&name=IMG_7807.jpg)

4. Narragansett State Beach - Narragansett, RI

![Screen Shot 2021-06-16 at 11.40.45 AM](https://www.amandadanielson.us/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-06-16%20at%2011.40.45%20AM.png?width=682&name=Screen%20Shot%202021-06-16%20at%2011.40.45%20AM.png)

 

Learn more about [the top things to do near Boston!](https://www.amandadanielson.us/things-to-do-in-boston?hsLang=en)