Foss Beach / North Beach NH

Foss Beach (North Beach) N 42.933 W -70.797 Click for Map

Description
Foss Beach is a long, rocky beach located just north of Rye Harbor State Park on Route 1A. Lifeguards are not on duty here in-season. Facilities are also thin, with no public restrooms or concessions available. There are some restaurants directly across Route 1A. The beach itself is a sandy, rocky area when the tide is up with a fine sand portion exposed at low tide. Its total length is 3,750 feet. Seven access points exist to the beach area from street parking along Route 1A. There is a public picnic area at this beach.

Directions
Take I-95 exit 5 to the Portsmouth Rotary. Take Route 1 Bypass South to Route 1S. Follow it and turn left on Elwyn Road. Travel 1.5 miles to stop sign, and proceed straight onto Route 1A S. Follow this past the Seacoast Science Center and Wallis Sands State Beach. Continue on until you see Ray's Seafood Restaurant on the right. Foss Beach is directly across from Ray's.

Activities
swimming
walking
arcade

Parking

State: New Hampshire
Town: Portsmouth

Facilities
bathhouse
medical clinic
comfort station
boardwalk

Safety