70 Massachusetts beaches are closed this weekend. Here’s a list by town

Looking to soak up this weekend’s sunny weather on a Massachusetts beach?

If you’re planning a weekend beach trip, you’ll want to avoid the beaches closed due to unsafe swimming water. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) states that swimming in the water at these closed beaches poses a threat of illness due to high levels of bacteria. Symptoms of water-borne illness can range from nausea and vomiting to a sore throat and fever, or even rashes and infections.

Heading into the weekend, 70 Massachusetts beaches are closed. Here’s the full list.

What beaches in Massachusetts are currently closed?

The following Massachusetts beaches, listed by town, are closed as of Friday, July 10:

• Ashby: Damon Pond Beach (Other)

• Ashland: Hopkinton Reservoir – Main Beach (Bacterial Exceedance)

• Barnstable: Eugenia Fortes (Bacterial Exceedance)

• Beverly: Mingo (Bacterial Exceedance)

• Boston:

  • Constitution at Middle (Bacterial Exceedance)

  • Constitution at North (Bacterial Exceedance)

  • Constitution at Rec Center (Bacterial Exceedance)

  • Malibu (Bacterial Exceedance)

  • Tenean (Bacterial Exceedance)

• Brewster:

  • Cliff Pond at DYS (Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom)

  • Cliff Pond at Main (Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom)

• Danvers: Sandy Beach (Bacterial Exceedance)

• Dartmouth:

  • Apponagansett Town Beach (Bacterial Exceedance)

  • Jones Town Beach North (CSO/SSO event)

  • Jones Town Beach South (CSO/SSO event)

  • Moses Smith Creek (Bacterial Exceedance)

• Eastham: Salt Pond (Bacterial Exceedance)

• Falmouth:

  • Surf Drive East (Bacterial Exceedance)

  • Wood Neck River (Bacterial Exceedance)

• Freetown: Freetown Town Beach (Bacterial Exceedance)

• Holden: Eagle Lake (Bacterial Exceedance)

• Lynn:

  • Kings at Eastern Avenue (Bacterial Exceedance)

  • Kings at Kimball Road (Bacterial Exceedance)

  • Kings at Pierce Road (Bacterial Exceedance)

• Manchester: Magnolia East (Bacterial Exceedance)

• Marblehead:

  • Gas House (Bacterial Exceedance)

  • Grace Oliver (Bacterial Exceedance)

• Marion: Converse Point (Bacterial Exceedance)

• Nantucket: Sesachacha Pond (Bacterial Exceedance)

• Newburyport:

  • Plum Island at 55th Street (CSO/SSO event)

  • Plum Island – end of island 1 (CSO/SSO event)

  • Plum Island – end of island 2 (CSO/SSO event)

  • Plum Island Point (CSO/SSO event)

• Pembroke: Little Sandy (Bacterial Exceedance)

• Provincetown:

  • 333 Comemercial Street (Bacterial Exceedance)

  • 593 Commercial Street (Bacterial Exceedance)

  • Atlantic Avenue (Bacterial Exceedance)

  • Johnson Street (Bacterial Exceedance)

  • Kendall Lane (Bacterial Exceedance)

  • Town Landing – Breakwater (Bacterial Exceedance)

  • Town Landing – Snail Road (Bacterial Exceedance)

  • Winston Ave (Bacterial Exceedance)

• Quincy:

  • Broady (Bacterial Exceedance)

  • Wollaston at Channing Street (Bacterial Exceedance)

  • Wollaston at Milton Street (Bacterial Exceedance)

  • Wollaston at Rice Road (Bacterial Exceedance)

  • Wollaston at Sachem Street (Bacterial Exceedance)

• Rochester: S.P.E.N.A Beach (Bacterial Exceedance)

• Rutland: Whitehall Pond Beach (Bacterial Exceedance)

• Salem:

  • Children’s Island – Back (Bacterial Exceedance)

  • Children’s Island – Wally (Bacterial Exceedance)

  • Ocean Avenue (Bacterial Exceedance)

  • Willow Avenue (Bacterial Exceedance)

• Salisbury: Salisbury Beach Center – Broadway Street (Bacterial Exceedance)

• Saugus: 

  • Pearce Lake at Breakheart Reservation (Bacterial Exceedance)

  • Peckham Pond at Camp Nihan (Bacterial Exceedance)

• Swampscott: Kings (Bacterial Exceedance)

• Swansea:

  • Coles River Club off Harbor Road (Bacterial Exceedance)

  • Leeside (Bacterial Exceedance)

  • Swansea Town Beach (Other)

• Templeton:

  • Beamans Pond – Campground (Bacterial Exceedance)

  • Beamans Pond – Day Use (Bacterial Exceedance)

• Tisbury: Vineyard Harbor Motel (Bacterial Exceedance)

• Townsend: Pearl Hill Pond Beach (Bacterial Exceedance)

• Wareham: 

  • Briarwood (Bacterial Exceedance)

  • Shangri-La (Bacterial Exceedance)

  • Standish Shores (Bacterial Exceedance)

• Winthrop:

  • Donovans (Bacterial Exceedance)

  • Pico (Bacterial Exceedance)

• Worcester: Lake Quinsigamond – Lake Park Beach (Bacterial Exceedance)

Most beaches are closed due to bacterial exceedance, meaning the levels of bacteria in the water are higher than the limits set by the MDPH.

Those in the “other” category can be closed due to a variety of chemical or physical hazards, such as riptides and poor visibility.

When will beaches in Massachusetts reopen?

According to the MDPH website, beaches can only re-open when their bacteria levels are back within the safe range, so there is no set amount of time for a closure.

The status of a closed beach can be checked on the website’s water quality dashboard, which is updated regularly.

This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: 70 Massachusetts beaches are closed this weekend. Here’s a list by town