Crane Beach

Location:

Northeastern MA coast
east of the city of Ipswich, MA

Driving (one way from Nashua, NH):

Distance: 60 miles
Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Parking: at visitor parking lot (entrance fee)
Roads:
- Route 3 south
- Route 128 north
- Route 1A north
- Argilla Road east

Hiking (round trip):

Distance: 3 miles (or more)
Time: 2 hours (or more)
Trails: four miles of beach plus five miles of dune trails
Trail Map: The Crane Estate

Nature Walk:

Flat ocean beach and low rolling dunes

Winter Accessibility:

Available year round -- but not advisable during Greenhead Fly season (July and early August)

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