Long Sands Beach

Long Beach Avenue – Route 1A

Located halfway between the villages of York Harbor and York Beach, Long Sands Beach offers a mile of white sandy beach.  A busy tourist attraction from mid June to Labor Day the beach will have as many as three to five thousand visitors daily.  Popular activities include swimming, sun bathing, surfing, and volleyball.  There is a public restroom facility located at the half way point of the beach and metered parking is available along Long Beach Avenue.   Handicapped parking and access ramps are located near the bathhouse.  Surfing is allowed in “mixed use zones” delineated by orange buoys.  Dogs are prohibited from 8:00am to 6:00pm.


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