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Duxbury Beach

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Gurnet Road, Duxbury, MA
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There are two parts to this beach: Outer and Inner. Outer is for hanging out, Inner has clam beds, boats, kayaking and bird watching. From Wikipedia: Duxbury Beach is a beach in the town of Duxbury, Massachusetts. It is four miles long and is accessed by the Powder Point Bridge from Duxbury.
It is a barrier beach, defined by sand dunes, rosa ragusa, and beach grass. It is 50 yards wide at some points, and is the sole land access to the villages of Saquish and Gurnet Point across the town line in Plymouth, the only land area where the two towns meet. The northern residential end is protected by an Army Corps Of Engineers concrete seawall.
One of the first trans-Atlantic cables came ashore here at Rouse's Hummock, and the first call was made on it (to President James Garfield) by Naploeon III.
It is the home of the former Gurnet Classic Beach Run.
Piping plovers nest there, protected by the town's conservation officers. There is a town beach and a public beach. The north end is developed, while the southern end is marred only by an access road.
Duxbury Beach suffers terribly in hurricanes and nor'easters. It is widely considered to be the focal point of damages in both The Blizzard of '78 and The Perfect Storm of 1991.
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8/5/2009 (Updated 8/5/2009)
It's so pretty here and fairly quiet too. If you get here very early you can park for free on the otherside of the wooden bridge (see picture) But it's only $10 otherwise. It's a rocky beach,and icy waters as to be expected. I think that's what (thankfully) keeps it on the empty side. But on a super hot sunny weekend day, it will fill up by noon. The tide rolls in pretty quickly for NE beaches, so it's worth it for us to stay at the top. Woes: Even on an empty day, the bathrooms are crowded. There are two lines for the concessions, hot and cold foods (so you have to wait in line 2x) the food at the restaurant is awful, (but looks clean enough) and the help is often grumbly. Other than that, it's a great beach!
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