Thirteen beaches fall under the Maine state park system. Entry fees range from $1 to $8 per person (12 and older). See more information on state-operated beaches . Annual passes range from $45 to $105. Learn more about park passes . Most parks are open from 9 a.m. to sunset unless posted otherwise at the gate. Some are year-round; others are seasonal. Some have camping sites. Learn about specific parks here
Acadia National Park is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Some park roads close during the winter, as do most park facilities. The summer visitor season at Hulls Cove Visitor Center is April 15 through Oct. 31, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day. The park entrance fee is $25 for cars, $20 for motorcycles and $12 for bicyclists or walkers (youths age 15 and younger, walkers, and bicyclistsare admitted free). The fee covers entry for seven days. An annual pass costs $50. The park has two beaches staffed with lifeguards during the summer: Sand Beach on the ocean and Echo Lake Beach. More information.
95 Bayview Road (Route 9) Saco, ME, 04072 Phone: 207-283-0067
66 Two Lights Road Cape Elizabeth, ME, 04107 Phone: 207-799-5871
10 Perkins Farm Lane (Route 209) Popham Beach, ME, 04562 Phone: 207-389-1335
Grand Avenue (Route 9) Old Orchard Beach, ME Phone: 207-934-2500
Off Park Loop Road Mount Desert Island / Bar Harbor, ME Phone: 207-288-3338
Beach Street Ogunquit, ME Phone: 207-646-2939
Kings Hwy. off Route 9 Kennebunkport, ME Phone: 207-967-0857
end of Willard Street South Portland, ME, 04106 Phone:
Beach Avenue Kennebunk, ME Phone: 207-967-0857
U.S. Route 1A York Beach, ME Phone: 207-363-1040
Ocean Avenue (Route 1A) York, MA Phone: 207-363-1040
U.S. Route 1 York, ME Phone: 207-363-1040
Pocahontas Road Kittery, ME Phone: 207-439-2181
Route 1A York, ME Phone: 207-363-4422
Meadow Road (off Route 24) Brunswick, ME, 04011 Phone: 207-725-6009
Fortune's Rocks Road Biddeford, ME Phone: 207-284-9307
Peabody Drive Mount Desert Island / Bar Harbor, ME Phone: