New England - Maine

Goose Rocks Beach

A Karen Brown Recommendation

Back on Route 9, you continue north a few miles to a barn on your left with a clock tower and a somewhat confusing sign on your right that points to the beach called Goose Rocks. With one tiny store, this beach is a magnificent 2-mile-long stretch of sand—a rarity on the rocky coast of Maine. If you’re able to linger here, you become immediately aware that the tides on this northeast coast rise and fall 10 feet or more with each change of tide, so the beach you walk at low tide will become much narrower as the tide comes in. If you put a toe into
the water, you quickly learn that swimming on the coast of Maine takes a degree of courage!

Located along this Karen Brown Itinerary:

Byways of Coastal Maine

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Nearby Hotels and Bed & Breakfasts:
Listed Alphabetically, Not By Distance.

• Bufflehead Cove
• Captain Lord Mansion
• Dockside Guest Quarters
• Maine Stay Inn at the Melville Walker House
• Old Fort Inn