River Road Beach
About
River Road Beach is a public ocean beach in Massachusetts, managed by the Town of Marion Recreation Department. It sits within the Weweantic Beach area, about a mile from the town of Weweantic. Summer is the warmest stretch for a beach day. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in E Wareham show July highs around 81°F with lows near 64°F, and August is nearly as warm at about 80°F. Paddlers can head to the Sippican River, about 2 miles away, or the Weweantic River, roughly 7 miles off. Hikers have the Green Trail and Red Trail, both about 3.4 miles away, and the Charge Pond Loop at about 6.5 miles.
Location
River Road Beach
Massachusetts
Data: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, Coast Guide Online. Source metadata · Official page
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: May–Oct. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 63–81°F and lows of 44–64°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the E Wareham, MA weather station, 4.6 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.
- Jan39° high22° low4 days with snow
- Feb41° high22° low4 days with snow
- Mar46° high28° low3 days with snow
- Apr55° high37° low1 days with snow
- May66° high48° low
- Jun75° high57° low
- Jul81° high64° low
- Aug80° high63° low
- Sep73° high55° low
- Oct63° high44° low
- Nov53° high35° low1 days with snow
- Dec44° high27° low2 days with snow
Where it is
- Weweantic Beach · Public land
- Nearest town
- Weweantic, Massachusetts · 0.9 mi
Source: NIFC Jurisdictional Units; USGS GNIS populated places
Nearby
- Sippican RiverCanoeing1.9 mi
- Green TrailHiking3.4 mi
- Red TrailHiking3.4 mi
- Charge Pond LoopHiking6.5 mi
- Weweantic RiverCanoeing6.9 mi
- Pine Barrens PathHiking7.2 mi
- South Shore, Cape, and IslandsRock climbing7.5 mi
- South Meadow BrookCanoeing9.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
