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	Maine
	Fort Foster Fort Foster in Kittery Point offers three small beaches, an extensive trail system, restroom facilities in season, picnic areas and old military fortifications. Kittery.
	New Hampshire
	Hampton Beach The most popular beach in the region, Hampton Beach has been drawing visitors by the hundreds of thousands since the turn of the century. The beach is extremely wide and the water warm. Bath house and lifeguards in season. Located on Route 1A, Hampton. (603) 926-3784 Hampton.
	New Castle Beach Small, picturesque Sandy Beach, 10 minutes from Portsmouth, has the U.S. Coast Guard Station at one end and a large seaside park, New Castle Common, at the other end. The beach is somewhat rocky and the water is colder than at most Seacoast beaches. Parking is available at New Castle Common, where there is an admission charge. A bathhouse is open in season. New Castle.
	North Beach North Hampton State Beach on Route 1A is located the heart of the short New Hampshire Seacoast. A wide sandy beach with a small parking lot off Route 1B, the beach offers a bathhouse and lifeguards during the summer season. (603) 436-1552 North Hampton.
	Maine
	Ogunquit Beach A beautiful, wide sandy beach a half hour north of Portsmouth, Ogunquit Beach is a favorite of tourists and Canadian visitors. Ogunquit.
	New Hampshire
	Rye Beach Located on Route 1A, Rye Beach and adjacent Jenness Beach are popular family beaches with a bathhouse and lifeguards during the summer season. (603) 436-1552 Rye.
	Seabrook Beach Just down the road from Hampton Beach, near the Massachusetts border, Seabrook Beach offers a quieter setting and an expanse of sand dunes. Seabrook.
	Maine
	Seapoint Beach Seapoint Beach, near Gerrish Island off winding Route 103 in Kittery Point, faces north and is somewhat rocky. Parking is limited. Dogs must be leashed during daylight hours. Kittery.
	Short Sands, Long Sands, and York Harbor beaches York's beaches, each about 20 minutes from Portsmouth, are Short Sands, Long Sands Beach and Harbor Beach. All featuring very gentle slopes and warm water. York Beach.
	New Hampshire
	Wallis Sands State Beach Wallis Sands State Beach, about 15 minutes south of Portsmouth, is a beautiful, sandy curving beach that can best be seen looking south on Route 1A. It has a large parking lot, showers and restrooms, and the state charges admission in summer. (603) 436-9404 Rye.

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