Plum Island Beach is a beautiful New England barrier island offering locals and visitors an opportunity to explore, play and relax.  A family-friendly Newburyport attraction, Plum Island Beach offers many fun and interesting things to do.  Discover amazing bird watching and the natural beauty of the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge.   Enjoy fishing, boating, kayaking or just playing and relaxing on the beach.

Plum Island is named for the beach plum shrubs that grow in the dunes and is 11 miles in length.  The North Point of the Island is where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Merrimack River at the mouth of the Newburyport Harbor.  If you park on the Northern end of the Island make sure to pay a visit to the Plum Island Light House and if you have kids there is a fun playground on the edge of the beach.  Captains Fishing Parties is located on the North Point and features both public and private boat trips.

The public beach is located on the central part of the Island  and the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge runs through Newbury, Rowley and down to Ipswich.  On the far Southern Point of the Island you will find Sandy Point State Reservation, a very picturesque beach located across from Cranes Beach in Ipswich, MA.