{"id":2449,"date":"2012-04-17T18:01:20","date_gmt":"2012-04-17T18:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=2449"},"modified":"2022-01-07T09:44:38","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T14:44:38","slug":"spring-magic-at-short-sands-beach-york-beach-maine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=2449","title":{"rendered":"Spring Magic at Short Sands Beach York Beach, Maine"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2450\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_2450\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 600px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Short-Sands-Beach-York-Beach-Maine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2450 \" title=\"Short-Sands-Beach-York-Beach-Maine\" alt=\"Image of Short Sands Beach, York Beach, Maine in the spring\" src=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Short-Sands-Beach-York-Beach-Maine-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_2450\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Short Sands Beach, York Beach, Maine in the spring (photo by Eric)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The air is refreshing, the beach largely empty and the feeling of the rocky Maine coast in its full glory \u00a0at Short Sands Beach in York Beach, Maine.<\/p>\n<p>Spring is simply an ideal time to visit this beautiful quarter mile of sandy beach with rocky coast and scenic ocean views. Free foot access, and at this time of the year, free parking in the adjacent York Beach town parking lot, proves the point that a no cost attraction can often feel like a million dollar experience. While not much is open in York Beach during early to mid-spring, that&#8217;s OK with many of us Short Sands Beach fans: sometimes all you need in life is a great beach!<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you enjoyed this post, you might also like reading:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=3615\">Enjoying a picnic at Sohier Park, York Beach<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=2425\">Fishing at Hopkinton State Park<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=2781\">Visiting Portland Head Light at Fort Williams Park, Cape Elizabeth<\/a><br \/>\nA <a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=1507\">Long Sands Beach walk<\/a> in the morning<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=1416\">Fun and fried food at Short Sands Beach<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnewengland.com\/yorkbeach.html\">York Beach Maine vacation review<\/a><br \/>\nWhat it&#8217;s like to be at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnewengland.com\/scenesofnewengland3.html\">Nubble Lighthouse, Cape Neddick<\/a><br \/>\nTen reasons to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnewengland.com\/york-beach-maine-attractions.html\">visit York Beach Maine<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnewengland.com\/scenesofnewengland93.html\">A Marginal Way summer in Ogunquit<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnewengland.com\/scenesofnewengland86.html\">Visiting Kennebunkport<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The air is refreshing, the beach largely empty and the feeling of the rocky Maine coast in its full glory \u00a0at Short Sands Beach in York Beach, Maine. Spring is simply an ideal time to visit this beautiful quarter mile of sandy beach with rocky coast and scenic ocean views. 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