State Reservation
Sandy Point State Reservation
- Status
- Status not posted
- Entrance fee
- Statewide rule — see below
- Day-use reservations
- None mentioned
- Dogs
- Not stated — check with park
- Camping
- None listed
- Official site
- mass.gov
Official page last checked Oct 29, 2026. How we keep this current
Overview
Sandy Point State Reservation is a 1-acre park unit in Essex County, about 7 miles northwest of Gloucester.
Fees and passes
Per vehicle (parking fees at staffed day-use areas), varying by site.
Statewide fee rule from Massachusetts's park system; this park’s page doesn’t list its own fees.
Amenities
Facilities
- Picnic shelters
- Parking
✓ listed by the park · ✕ the park says it is not available. Anything not shown here isn’t mentioned by the official source — that means unknown, not unavailable.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- Gloucester — about 7 mi northwest (straight line)
- Coordinates
- 42.7034, -70.7788
Nearby state parks
Bradley Palmer State Park
7.1 mi southwest (straight line)
Willowdale State Forest7.2 mi west (straight line)
Halibut Point State Park7.5 mi east (straight line)
Plum Island State Reservation7.9 mi north (straight line)
Salisbury Beach State Reservation9.3 mi north (straight line)
Georgetown-Rowley State Forest9.8 mi west (straight line)
Baldpate Pond State Park11.3 mi west (straight line)
Maudslay State Park11.3 mi northwest (straight line)
Sources and freshness
- Massachusetts State Parks (DCR MassParks) — park page — last checked Oct 29, 2026
- DCR State Parks GIS: 'DCR owned and managed lands - whole site' (ArcGIS Online, owner DCRStateParks; 'DCR owned & managed Open Space dissolved on field Site name. Current as of 8/18/2026'), filtered to recreation destinations by name
- USGS PAD-US 4.1 (boundary and acreage)
“Last checked” is when our system last read the official source. No change has been detected since this page was first published. Hours, fees and rules can change without notice — confirm with the park before you go. Methodology