So You Want to Go to the Beach?

Thinking about heading to the beach in Falmouth this summer? Read this information first, courtesy of the Falmouth Beach Department. (Call the Beach Department with any questions at 508-548-8623.)

From May 1 through September 30, dogs are not allowed on any public beach. They are allowed from October 1 through April 30.

Beginning June 25,* a beach parking sticker is required for the following Falmouth beaches: Menauhant Beach, Old Silver Beach, Surf Drive Beach, Falmouth Heights Beach, Chapoquoit Beach, Megansett Beach, Stoney Beach, Wood Neck Beach and Bristol Beach. (For a map of Falmouth beaches, click here.)

Beach Sticker Prices

Resident/Taxpayer: $30

Non-Resident Seasonal Sticker: $200

One-Week Sticker: $60

Two-Week Sticker: $70

Three-Week Sticker: $80

Four-Week Sticker: $90

Motel/Hotel Sticker: $10/day

Timeshare/Interval Ownership: $30/owner

Daily Sticker, Old Silver Beach: $20

Daily Sticker, Surf Drive Beach: $15

Daily Sticker, Mill Road Beach: $10

Daily Sticker, Menauhant Beach: $10

Beach parking stickers are only required for parking your car in a town beach parking lot during the summer. You do not need a sticker if you walk, cycle, roller skate, get dropped off, take a taxi, etc. Also, you do not need a sticker from about the second week of September through mid-June.

There are three ways you can apply for a sticker:

1. Fill out an application and mail it to: Town of Falmouth, P.O. Box 904, Falmouth MA 02541.
2. Apply at the Ellen T. Mitchell Bath House on Surf Drive starting Memorial Day Weekend. It's open from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday until June 21, then 7 days for the rest of the season.
3. Apply at . 

To be eligible for a Resident Beach Sticker, the applicant must be one of the following:

1. Have a vehicle registered in the Town of Falmouth.

2. Listed as a year-round resident on the Town of Falmouth census.

3. Listed as an owner of real property in the Assessor’s office with property that has a tax bill issued.

4. The dependent of a listed property owner with the same year-round address on a driver’s license, picture ID or student ID. For purposes of beach sticker eligibility, the Town of Falmouth uses the same rules as the IRS. The dependent must be no more than 19 years old (24 years old if a full time student). If a dependent is more than 24 years old, he/she must have his/her car registered at a Falmouth address.

5. A trustee of property listed in the Assessor’s office, or is certified a lawful owner of the beneficial interest in the property, as certified by the trustee, in the Town of Falmouth’s “Certificate of Trustee or Other Officer”, which may be found on the Town’s web site or obtained at the Ellen T. Mitchell Bathhouse at Surf Drive.

To be eligible for a Visitor’s (Non-Resident) Beach Sticker, the applicant must:

1. Be staying in the Town of Falmouth.

2. Be occupying a vacation property for the duration of the period. The vacation property may be a hotel/motel in Falmouth.

All applicants for any sticker must present the following documentation:

1. Valid vehicle registration for each vehicle with the applicant as the owner of the vehicle.

2. Lease listing the applicant as the lessee of a leased vehicle.

3. Appropriate written documentation connecting a company owned or leased vehicle to the applicant.

The burden of proof of eligibility is the responsibility of the applicant.

1. Any person aggrieved by these regulations shall be entitled to a hearing before the Beach Committee.

General Eligibility and Requirements for Resident Sticker Eligibility.

1. Persons renting commercial property in Falmouth do not qualify for a Resident Beach Sticker.

Replacement Stickers

If your sticker becomes invalid (broken windshield, purchase of a new vehicle, new plate number, etc.) remove all or part of the original sticker from the windshield and bring it to the Collector’s Office or the Ellen T. Mitchell Building at Surf Drive, regardless of its condition, for a replacement sticker at the reduced price of $10. NOTE: The reduced rate is only offered if the original sticker is returned. Otherwise, you must pay $60 for a new sticker.

Misuse of Stickers

At all times, the sticker remains the property of the Town of Falmouth. The person to whom the sticker has been issued has purchased a use privilege, not the sticker and agrees that the sticker (privilege) may be confiscated if it is misused. The sticker holder agrees that the Town of Falmouth, through its Beach Committee, will be the final judge as to whether a sticker has been misused.

The following shall be considered a misuse of stickers:

1. Sticker registration number does not match the registration number of the vehicle to which it is affixed.

2. Sticker is not permanently affixed to the vehicle. (Exception: Written permission issued by Beach Committee).

3. Sticker has been altered, defaced, copied or made unreadable.

Penalties and Revocation of Stickers

1. The Beach Superintendent, or his/her duly authorized agent, may take away the parking privilege for misuse.

2. Persons whose sticker privilege has been revoked may appeal the revocation in writing to the Beach Committee via the Beach Superintendent.

*Depending on weather conditions, a beach sticker may be required for certain beaches prior to June 25.