Cape Elizabeth - Crescent Beach

Welcome to Crescent Beach! Crescent Beach, Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Crescent Beach is located off Route 77 in Cape Elizabeth, just 8 miles south of Portland.
A fee is charged from Memorial Day to Columbus Day. Crescent Beach State Park has 243 acres in total, including a sandy beach, a picnic area with tables and grills, a playground, a snack bar, and showers. You can reserve picnic tables for group events. Crescent Beach has something for everybody! Crescent Beach is located at 66 Two Lights Road in Cape Elizabeth.

Sometimes you can find some of the most important messages of our time written in the sand!

Nothing like sitting back and letting the waves roll in.

Balancing on that log was actually harder than it looks.

Part of Crescent Beach is actually quite rocky, and the juxtaposition of the rocks against the ocean makes a beautiful scene indeed. I love the ocean, and I love walking rocking on rocks, so for me, Crescent is a perfect combination of both.

As you can see, there are no shortages of rocks to scramble and play on, some offering at least temporary protection from the sun in summertime.

Somebody built quite an exquisite sculpture out of rocks! Reminds me of a mandela.

A little stone village on the beach.

I like the variety of textures in this picture.

This is the sign you see when you get to the very end of the Crescent Beach property, on the side where the rocks are.

A lone tree sits against a grassy backdrop.

A seagull visits a tidal pool by a rocky ocean backdrop.

A "V" formation of birds against a clear blue sky.

A grassy path leads you back from the rocky part of the beach to sandy one. The grass is so green, you almost forget you're at a beach for a minute.

An overview of the beach from the grassy area.

We stumbled upon a wonderful sand castle contest in which very few of the entries actually looked like sand castles!

One of my favorites was the sandwhich. I love the attention to detail, with the seaweed for the fillings and eve a toothpick on top.

There's a metal play structure that is fun for kids of all ages...just be careful because it gets hot! You can get a great view from everything on top.

There is a great swingset, with views of the ocean. I particularly enjoy swinging on this whenever I go to Crescent Beach.


This concludes our tour of Crescent Beach in Cape Elizabeth! Now it's time to wash off that sunblock, get the sand out from between your toes, and go on to the next tour.