West Island Town Beach Fir Street, West Island Seasonal or Day Beach Passes needed for parking in summer Swimming, lifeguards, toilet facilities (seasonally) Hours: late June through Labor Day, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The beach is accessible for walking during the off season. Public beach operated by the Town of Fairhaven. Passes are available at the BPW Office, 5 Arsene Street. For information about Resident and Non-Resident … [Read more...]
Fort Phoenix State Beach & Reservation
Fort Phoenix State Beach & Reservation Beacon St., south end of Green or Fort streets 508-992-4524 Swimming, picnicking, tennis courts, basketball court, restrooms, outdoor showers, charcoal grills, playground. Free Parking. A popular bathing beach since the 1880s, when trolleys brought thousands of beach goers from New Bedford, the beach at Fort Phoenix has been operated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of … [Read more...]
Pope Beach
Pope Beach Foot of Manhattan Ave. Swimming, very limited free parking. This small, rather rocky public beach got its name from the Pope family who owned farmland here as some of Sconticut Neck's first non-native settlers. The beach is on the shore of Priest's Cove, so named because a summer retreat house for Jesuit priests was built here in the 1880s. The beach is owned by the Town of Fairhaven. View Larger Map … [Read more...]
