Beach Dept.
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Beach Dept.: 2023 End-of-Season Update
Regular season operations have ended. Details about access & services moving forward are linked here... Read on...
Mission Statement
The Beach Department is responsible for maintaining and staffing 10 beaches in Falmouth, as well as selling resident and non-resident beach stickers. It also provides swimming lessons for children 4 years old and up, and conducts a lifeguard training class for children 15 years and older.
Beach Parking Permit Stickers: How-To Purchase
To promote social distancing and public health, the Town encourages residents/taxpayers to purchase beach parking permits online or via mail-in process. In-person purchases are at the Ellen T. Mitchell Bathhouse at 56 Surf Drive from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. seven days/week.
Beach Hours (In-Season)
- Parking attendants leave at 4:30 p.m. at pay beaches; 4:45 p.m. at sticker beaches, with the exception of Chapoquoit Beach & Old Silver Residents' Lot which are monitored until 7:30 p.m.
- Bathroom facilities close at 4:45 p.m.
- Lifeguards are off-duty at 5:00 p.m.
- The gates at all beaches, except Menauhant East and Megansett, are locked at 9:00 p.m. Those 2 lots are open 24 hours.
- No dogs are allowed on the public beaches from May 1 through October 1.
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Beaches Staffed Hours/Access, 7 days a week
- Bristol: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sticker Parking Only
- Chapoquoit: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (lifeguards), 9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. (parking attendants), Sticker Parking Only
- Falmouth Heights: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sticker Parking Only
- Grew's Pond, Goodwill Park: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Mon.-Fri.), 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Sat.-Sun.), Free Parking
- Megansett: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sticker Parking Only
- Menauhant East: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Public Welcome
- Menauhant West: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sticker Parking Only
- Old Silver Public: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Mon.-Fri.), 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Sat.-Sun.), Public Welcome
- Old Silver Residents': 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (lifeguards), 9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. (parking attendants), Resident Sticker Parking Only
- Stoney/M.B.L.: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sticker Parking Only
- Surf Drive: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Public Welcome
- Wood Neck: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sticker Parking Only
Adapted Beach Wheelchairs
Handicapped wheelchairs must be reserved by calling (508)548-8623 at least one day before. They are available for delivery to all 10 Town beaches from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily; site availability will be adjusted due to staffing changes beginning in mid-August
Employment
To be considered for hire, applicants must be 16 years or older. Those seeking a position in the Falmouth Beach Department or adjacent Seasonal DPW positions should do the following:
- Parking Attendants: Submit an application for employment to the Falmouth Human Resources Department at any time; preference date March 31. Interviews will be held virtually at a later date TBD.
- Lifeguards: Submit an application for employment to the Falmouth Human Resources Department at any time; preference date April 14. Interviews will be held virtually at a later date TBD. Applicants must have current Lifeguard and CPR certifications, or be enrolled in an accredited training program to be allowed to participate in the interview process.
- Beach Maintenance Laborers (DPW): Submit an application for employment to the Falmouth Human Resources Department at any time; preference date March 31.
- Clerks: Submit an application for employment to the Falmouth Human Resources Department at any time; preference date March 31. Interviews will be held virtually at a later date TBD.
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Maggie Clayton
Beach Superintendent
Documents
- Town Media Release - Beach Disposal Stickers Online 1.2021
- Town Media Release - Beach Management Plan 5.2020
- Beach Regulations 2018
- Beach Sticker Eligibility effective 6/28/18 (p. 1)
- Beach Sticker Eligibility effective 6/28/18 (p. 2)
- Trust Document for Beach Sticker 2019
- Chapoquoit Beach Project: 2nd Public Meeting Held June 28, 2016 (PDF)
- Chapoquoit Beach Project: Chapoquoit Beach Restoration - Feasibility Study June 1, 2016 (PDF)
- Beach Management Plan (April 2008)