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Old Orchard Beach

A seven-mile sand beach on Saco Bay with a wooden pier, clam shacks and a beachfront amusement park.

Old Orchard St at the Pier · Old Orchard Beach, ME

About Old Orchard Beach

Old Orchard Beach is a seaside resort town on Saco Bay, and its seven-mile beach stretches into Scarborough and Saco. At its center a wooden pier holds souvenir shops and games. Beside it, Palace Playland has operated on the same site since 1902 and bills itself as New England's only beachfront amusement park, with 28 rides and an Electra Wheel Ferris wheel over the midway and beach. The downtown streets nearby are full of clam shacks and T-shirt shops.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Old Orchard Beach, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Attractions
Family Favorite
Palace Playland
$25–$50
Oceanfront amusement park on Old Orchard Beach's sand, with rides, arcade games, and a boardwalk feel.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Family Favorite
Funtown Splashtown USA
$50+
Maine's biggest amusement and water park combo, with two roller coasters and a dozen water rides in Saco.
Transit: reachable by public transit
3.0 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions
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Family Favorite
Aquaboggan Waterpark
$25–$50
A classic Maine seaside water park with slides, pools, bumper boats, and mini-golf near Old Orchard Beach.
Transit: reachable by public transit
3.1 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions
Sports & Outdoors
Outdoor Adventure
Two Lights State Park
Check prices
Picnic on grassy hills above the surf, walk the shoreline paths and watch ships head into Portland Harbor from a World War II lookout point.
8.7 mi awayMore like this
Sports & Outdoors
Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve (Wells Reserve at Laudholm)
Under $25
A coastal estuary reserve on Maine's southern shore with trails, beaches, and education programs.
15 mi awayMore like this
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Outdoor Adventure
Marginal Way
No admission fee
A paved cliff walk of about 1.25 miles along the Ogunquit shore, running between Perkins Cove and the village.
22 mi awayMore like this