Cedar Tree Neck
A Prime Piece of the Otherwise Private North Shore
The 300 plus acres of the Cedar Tree Neck Sanctuary, a Sheriff's Meadow Foundation property, include a dramatic point of shoreline, where the tide rips and...
Chilmark Pond Preserve
BYO Kayak
The one truly public beach on the ocean side in Chilmark is the tiny Land Bank property called the Chilmark Pond Preserve. It's like a local miracle, even if you have to bring your...
Chappy Point Beach
Just a step off the Chappy Ferry
Just across the channel from Edgartown on the Chappy Ferry is a small beach owned by the Martha's Vineyard Land Bank. This beach is on the Chappaquiddick side...
Long Point Reserve
From the Trustees:
Whether you want to play in the ocean, splash with the kids in sheltered salt- and freshwater ponds, or explore a rare grassland habitat, this spectacular reservation will become a favorite escape.Â
At...
East Beach
Swimming in solitude
One of the great treasures of the east coast is the six miles of beach and 1,000 acres preserved by the Trustees of Reservations at the eastern end of Chappaquiddick Island. Like...
Joseph Sylvia State Beach
The most family-friendly beach you’ll find is the one known simply as "State Beach." It stretches along the Island's eastern coastline from Edgartown to Oak Bluffs and different sections go by different names. Whether...
Little Beach
My, what a Lovely Neck You Have...
Sheriff's Meadow Says:
As least as long as terns and piping plovers are nesting at Little Beach, dogs are currently prohibited from this property. The sweeping, sandy spit that makes Little Beach...
Safe harbors
Beacons on hilltops have guided mariners to safe harbor since the dawn of recorded history, and when Martha’s Vineyard was an important port for whale ships and other seafarers, lighthouses showed the way safely...
Owen Park Beach
Vineyard Haven's Picnic Beach
Though not a beach you’d pack for and camp out all day at, Owen Park Beach, along the Vineyard Haven Harbor, is a great place to have a picnic. There is...
Wilfrid’s Pond Preserve
VH Hideaway
In the most beach-deprived town on the Island, this five acre hideaway on the north shore is a closely guarded secret by aficionados. It's not just jealousy, it's that there is hardly any...
