Martha's Vineyard Beaches

It's summer and you're on an island... it's about the beach, right?  Well The Vineyard has plenty to offer for beach options. 

Our picks:

Long Point Wildlife Refuge Beach in West Tisbury is the best, quiet, out-of-the-way beach. 

Families will love Sylvia State Beach in Oak Bluffs.  There's little surf and an easy walk from ample parking.

The southern coast, facing the atlantic, has the bigger waves and the best beach for big surf is Katama Beach (aka South Beach) in Edgartown.

Other beaches...

Aquinnah:

Gay Head public beach - a surf beach, parking lot is $15 per day

Lobsterville along Lobsterville Rd.  - Good fishing but no parking.

Chilmark:

Menemsha public beach - next to Menemsha Harbor. Gentle beach.

Edgartown:

East Beach - "Maybe the best"

Fuller St Beach -  off of Fuller St.

Katama Beach - also called "South Beach".  Three miles long Surfing on one end, calm on the other.  Vehicles with permits allowed.

Lighthouse Beach -  Harbor beach off North Water St.


Oak Bluffs:

Eastville Bach -  between Oak Bluffs and Vineyard Haven

Oak Bluffs Town Beach - calm.  near the SSA dock.

Joseph Sylvia State Beach - 2 miles of clear mild beach between Oak Bluffs and Edgartown.

Vineyard Haven:

Lake Tashmoo Town Beach:

Owen Park beach

Tisbury Town Beach

West Tisbury:

Long Point Wildlife Refuge Beach -  "The Best" - see above.

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