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From Cambridge, follow the same route to Crane Beach. At route 133, though, follow signs to Essex and Newburyport out of Ipswich, and then follow signs for Plum Island...
Good Harbor Beach and Bass Rocks, Gloucester. Your average, populated North Shore beach. Go up route 128 to Gloucester and ask directions--the roadwork in this town is fairly complicated. Don't expect too much--despite the beautiful beach and rocky shores nearby, there is a lot of trash and teenage waste. Free, if you can park...
From Cambridge, get out to Fresh Pond circle and follow the signs for route 2. Once down route 2, take route 128 north until you reach exit 20N. You want to go through Hamilton, Wenham and finally Ipswich. Follow signs down route 133 to Crane Beach...
Plum Island. Perhaps the state's most idyllic beach, Plum Island is across the bay from Crane Beach. Plum Island beach is actually known as Parker River Wildlife Reservation, and only 50 cars are allowed inside the reservation. Admission is free and open to the public, but Plum Island is most frequented by ornithologists, and they are inconspicuous in the bushes. It is one of the few beaches in the Bay State where you will really be alone with blueberries, bayberry bushes, mild surf and miles of beach. Good seafood and eating "in the rough" nearby...
...Scusset Beach and Reservation. This is a state park, and one of the easiest beaches to commute to. It's about an hour's ride from Boston down route 3. which is about as far as the aforementioned North Shore beaches. Scusset beach is next to a campground, too, and the site is ideal for overnight affairs. The camping fee is $5 per couple, but the camping lot is nothing more pleasing than a shrubby parking lot. Nice view of an electric power plant across the Cape Cod Canal, though...