United States

Blue Flag Beaches in Maine

Maine is one of United States's Blue Flag coastlines — 104 beaches across 46 beach towns, mapped below with certification status for each.

Every flag here is a season's award for water quality, safety, and environmental management — what a Blue Flag beach means covers the certification in depth.

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Beach towns

104

Beaches mapped

Beach towns

Bailey Island1 beach mapped Bar Harbor5 beaches mapped Bernard1 beach mapped Biddeford4 beaches mapped Biddeford Pool1 beach mapped Camden2 beaches mapped Cape Elizabeth3 beaches mapped Castine1 beach mapped Chebeague Island1 beach mapped Cousins Island1 beach mapped Cumberland Foreside1 beach mapped Drakes Island1 beach mapped Eastport1 beach mapped Freeport1 beach mapped Frenchboro2 beaches mapped Georgetown4 beaches mapped Harborside1 beach mapped Harpswell2 beaches mapped Kennebunk5 beaches mapped Kennebunkport2 beaches mapped Kittery Point6 beaches mapped Lamoine3 beaches mapped Lincolnville3 beaches mapped Long Island1 beach mapped Lubec1 beach mapped Machiasport2 beaches mapped Mount Desert1 beach mapped New Harbor1 beach mapped Ogunquit1 beach mapped Old Orchard Beach3 beaches mapped Owls Head3 beaches mapped Phippsburg5 beaches mapped Ponce Landing1 beach mapped Popham Beach1 beach mapped Portland3 beaches mapped Rockland1 beach mapped Rockport2 beaches mapped Roque Bluffs1 beach mapped Saco3 beaches mapped Scarborough4 beaches mapped South Portland1 beach mapped Surry1 beach mapped Swans Island1 beach mapped Wells8 beaches mapped Wells Beach1 beach mapped York6 beaches mapped

Beaches

Long Island

Andrews Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Bernard

Back Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Castine

Back Shore Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Harborside

Bakeman Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Saco

Bay View
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Ferry Beach (Saco)
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Kinney Shores
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Biddeford Pool

Biddeford Pool (Ocean-side)
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Frenchboro

Big Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Eastern Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Owls Head

Birch Point Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Crockett Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Owls Head Harbor Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Cumberland Foreside

Broad Cove Reserve
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Camden

Camden Yacht Club
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Laite Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

York

Cape Neddick Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Long Sands Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Long Sands Beach - North
Sand beach
Not currently certified

3 more beaches in York

Surry

Carrying Place Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Wells Beach

Casino Square
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Portland

Centennial Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
East End Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Sandy Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Chebeague Island

Chandler Cove Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Rockport

Clam Cove
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Goodies Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Cape Elizabeth

Cliff House Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Crescent Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Kettle Cove Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Kennebunkport

Colony Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Goose Rocks
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Eastport

Cony Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Kittery Point

Crescent Beach (Kittery)
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Fort Foster
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Fort Foster - Horn Point
Sand beach
Not currently certified

3 more beaches in Kittery Point

Wells

Crescent Beach (Wells)
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Footbridge (Ogunquit)
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Laudholm Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

5 more beaches in Wells

Drakes Island

Drakes Island Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Lincolnville

Ducktrap River
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Lincolnville Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Lincolnville Beach (ferry Terminal)
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Georgetown

East Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Half Mile Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Lagoon Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

1 more beach in Georgetown

Bar Harbor

Emery Cove Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Hadley Point
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Hulls Cove
Sand beach
Not currently certified

2 more beaches in Bar Harbor

Scarborough

Ferry Beach (Scarborough)
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Higgins Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Pine Point
Sand beach
Not currently certified

1 more beach in Scarborough

Biddeford

Fortunes Rocks Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Gil Bouche Park - Biddeford Pool
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Hills Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

1 more beach in Biddeford

Ponce Landing

Front Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Kennebunk

Goochs Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Libby Cove Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Middle Beach (kennebunk)
Sand beach
Not currently certified

2 more beaches in Kennebunk

Machiasport

Grays Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Jasper Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Phippsburg

Hunnewell Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Popham - Center Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Popham - East Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

2 more beaches in Phippsburg

Lamoine

Lamoine Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Lamoine State Park Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Marlboro Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Ogunquit

Little Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Bailey Island

Mackerel Cove
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Harpswell

Mitchell Field Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Stovers Point Preserve
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Lubec

Mowry Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Old Orchard Beach

OOB - Central
Sand beach
Not currently certified
OOB - North End
Sand beach
Not currently certified
OOB - Ocean Park
Sand beach
Not currently certified

New Harbor

Pemaquid Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Popham Beach

Popham Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Roque Bluffs

Roque Bluffs Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Swans Island

Sand Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Rockland

Sandy Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Cousins Island

Sandy Point Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Mount Desert

Seal Harbor
Sand beach
Not currently certified

South Portland

Willard Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Freeport

Winslow Park
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Run the beaches for a town in Maine? The Government Portal puts your daily water quality and safety flags on these pages.

Field notes — quick answers

How many Blue Flag beaches are in Maine?

Our Maine roster is still being charted for the 2026 season. Certified beaches appear here with their certification year as we verify them; the interactive map shows the latest coverage.

What does Blue Flag certification tell you about Maine's water?

A Blue Flag is awarded season by season for excellent bathing-water quality plus safety, services, and environmental management. Certified Best Beaches is an independent directory, not affiliated with FEE, the certifier.