Date visited: 9/10/2024

We were at Ogunquit Beach, and crossed over to this beach at the town line. I didn't even realize that we left Ogunquit at first. Evidently this is a "private beach," that has been the subject of some controversy over the years related to public access. The homeowners insist that they own the entire sandy area up to the ocean, but the town and state indicate that the beach front is public. It looks like the homeowners have put of "Private Propery - No Loitering" signs. I'm not sure what it all means, but there were plenty of other people walking this section of beach, so I think it was okay we were there. We walked about a mile here, about two thirds of the total area of the beach I would guess, before heading back to Ogunquit Beach.

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Date visited: 9/18/2025

This is the main beach in the town of Wells. We arrived around 2:30PM, and got the last open parking spot in the lot at the center of the beach. Low tide was at 3:15, so the water level was low for our entire visit. The middle section of the beach featured some rocks that are probably submerged when tides are higher. We headed south first toward what was labeled as "Crescent Beach" on my map. There's a very large rocky area here, that is only passable during low tide. We got some nice photos on this section of the beach. We turned around and walked all the way to the north end of the beach near the rock jetty. There's a trail that leads to another parking area at this end of the beach. I let the dogs off-leash to run around a bit on this part, as there was ample empty space for Lexi to get her zoomies out! Dogs are allowed on the beach in the off-season between September 16th and March 31st at all times, and can be off-leash under voice command. They are also allowed between April 1st and June 15th but must be on a leash. They are even allowed between June 16th and September 15th, but only before 8AM and after 6PM. Our entire walk here was a bit over five and a half miles on a beautiful late summer afternoon.

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