Tides
See the AM and
PM tide chart
for times of high tides at http://www.maineboats.com.
Lifeguards
Lifeguards are
on duty weekends from Memorial Day to July 1 and daily thereafter until
Labor Day along Wells Beach between the end of Mile Road and the Harbor
Jetty. There is also lifeguard service at Drakes Island Beach.
Public Restrooms
Drakes Island
(both parking areas), Wells Recreational Area, Atlantic Avenue (Eastern
Shore area), Wells Harbor and Wells Beach (Casino Square)
Beach
Regulations
- No alcoholic beverages
will be possessed or consumed on any public beach
- No littering and all
refuse must be placed in containers provided. No household refuse is
allowed in beach refuse containers.
- No burning of wood on the
beach without a fire permit from the Fire Chief.
- No overnight parking
(lots close at 11:00pm)
- No possession of
fireworks
- No nudity
- No violation of juvenile
tobacco law
- No unauthorized motor
vehicles on beach
- No criminal trespass on
beach property
- No
unattended animals/pets in a vehicle during summer season.
Dogs on the Beach
From June 16 to
Sept. 15, no dogs are allowed on beach from 8 am to 6 pm. This is
strictly enforced. After 6 pm to 8 am, dogs are allowed on the
beach and must be on a leash and under the charge of a responsible
person.
From Sept. 16
to June 15, dogs are allowed and must be on a leash and under the
charge of a responsible person. Please keep dogs away from piping
plover nests. Pet owners must remove and properly dispose of any feces
his/her pet deposits on any beach. Disposal bags and containers are
located at many of the beach entrances. An offense carries a penalty
besides being a health hazard and socially unacceptable in this area.
This policy does not
apply to dogs on property of owner or on another property with the
owner’s permission; seeing eye dogs; other dogs assisting an individual
with a disability; and working police dogs.
Beach Parking
Permits
Permits are
available at Wells Town Hall after May 1 to Wells taxpayers and
residents ONLY for $20.00 for the season (2007 prices). Vehicle
registration is required to obtain a beach sticker.
-
Non-resident
daily passes--$ 15.00
-
Ten-day
pass punch card--$50.00
-
Time Share
Week--$20.00
-
Motorcycles
(and other two-wheel motorized vehicles)--$5.00
-
Buses/15 passenger van/RV daily
passes--$25.00
Wells Public Parking
Lot Attendants
Public parking
lots are located at the Gross Lot and the jetty both at Drakes Island,
at the Eastern Shore at the end of Atlantic Ave. and near the end of
Mile Rd. No RV's or CAMPERS allowed at Mile Road or Drakes Island
Jetty. All other lots are attended and in operation 8 am to 3:30 pm,
weather permitting, weekends only in June and September, daily from the
last week in June through Labor Day.)
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