AS I sit here today watching the tail end of a Nor'easter dump a foot of show across New England, I long for the warm summer breezes of months to come. While I could sit here and write on for a good bit about the many fine homes for sale in Cohasset, I thought it better to warm some minds with an educational piece about Cohasset's Sandy Beach. Cohasset, MA is a premier community located on Massachusetts Bay about 20 miles South of Boston. Along the coast, and nearly the center point of town is a stretch a of beach sandwiched between granite rock outcroppings left from a glacial deposit. This beach is known as 'Sandy Beach".
What makes sandy beach so special is its highly family friendly atmosphere. On any given sunny weekend end day you will see countless families flock to the beach to enjoy the coast. With the beach book ended by rocks at each end toddlers cannot wander off. Lifeguards watch the water and the folks swimming in it. It offers a great sense of security.
Sandy Beach is the best kept secret, and best real estate marketing ploy all wrapped in one. The beach itself is privately owned by a land trust set up long ago by a now departed member of the community who wanted to insure access to the water for all the towns residents. The beach is open to the public, however the parking lot is not. Since the Town of Cohasset maintains the parking lot, one needs a town parking sticker to park in the lot, or risk a $200 parking ticket. The town does offer 300 non-resident parking stickers in a lottery each year. The beach is maintained by a non-profit group called The Sandy Beach Association (SBA). The Sandy Beach Association is volunteer group of eight residents. The SBA is charged with maintaining the beach and staffing it with nearly 13 life guards, and 28 beach maintenance workers.
While the beach is largely used by the local Cohasset folks, it is a true treasure to enjoy. It remains a one of the many unique selling points to a town lucky to have countless reasons to make Cohasset your home. I so look forward to my next visit to Sandy Beach, and I am forever grateful to have such and asset in my backyard at my disposal.
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