"Built a fort out of sheets I finally found you…read moreMy missing puzzle piece I'm complete" (Katy Perry) Overlooking Marblehead Harbor, this coastal fort dates way back to 1644, and was one of the oldest English sites of seaside defenses in North America. It came under American control during the Revolution, was rebuilt in the early 1800's when a battery of big guns were added to defend the harbor from enemy attacks. It served an important defensive role in the War of 1812, transitioned into a town park in 1892, and even returned to military duty during the Spanish American War in 1898. Today, it's a public park and has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1975. The park offers you stunning views of the harbor and the hundreds of boats crossing the waters. The Fort Sewall grounds are loaded with historical sights - maps and markers and plaques and remnants of the old fort including underground prison cells are everywhere. Some of those big guns that defended the harbor from enemy attack are still there, others are gone but there are ghostly markers on the stone walkway showing where they once proudly stood. It's a glorious place to walk around, enjoy the scenery and imagine those big guns blasting away to defend the harbor two centuries ago.

Nice little historic park. You will need to find parking down the street with a short walk up a…read moresmall hill. The park is well maintained with a path that wraps around the fort. Beautiful views and the fort has been maintained with replica living quarters.

Trolley stopped by this locaiton during my tour with them, I came back around to get another look…read more Ocean front views a plenty with some shaded areas as well. Very nice place. Looked like parking was free, and it seems like a good place for locals and tourtists to congreate and keep cool.

This is an incredible park!! The trees remind me of Hilton Head, Beaufort, and Savannah. I love the…read morenatural rock formations and small hills throughout.

We live in Lynn and use the dog park here. To compare the two is like night and day. I'd give Lynn…read morea zero and Gloucester's ten.

So happy I was told about this dog park. My pups love it!! It's very comfortable because all dog…read moreowners are aware that there dogs are friendly with other dogs. I have never encountered any pups getting in to it in a bad way.

It's a great little park with views of Marblehead Harbor, Salem, Gloucester, Fort Sewell and just…read moregreat walking around. Sit on one of the park benches; enjoy the views; bring your dog; use the restrooms and free parking. Definitely worth a trip to this great little piece of Marblehead.

One of few areas on Marblehead with public parking - and restrooms - available…read more We were more thankful for public parking than I can say after attempting to visit several nearby sites (a beach and reserve) requiring seasonal recreational/residential permits to park! As non-locals parking permit requirements in the area gave a very exclusive vibe that was very off-putting. What a joy and relief to find this chunk of land where all are welcome! This park offers two shaded seating areas, benches facing all directions, a historic lighthouse, commemorative plaque, restrooms, drinking fountain and bottle-fill station. Bring sunscreen, a wide-brimmed hat, and/or layers and enjoy! We had a much-needed restroom break, a little bit of rock scrambling, lots of picture-taking and water-bottle-filling session and were on our way. Not a bad park to stop for just 10-20 min or stay for a while!

Hey Marblehead, thanks for doing such a terrible job maintaining your roads. My elderly father now…read morehas to replace a tire and rim on his car for over $350.

My family and I entered the town of Marblehead with a tour bus headed to Salem. We passed through…read morethe town of Marblehead and this was where my first taste of how life in New England happened. The town is a beautiful seaside town. Loved the atmosphere here. We stopped at a small hidden park in Marblehead called Castle Rock Park. Perfect place to relax, and watch and listen to the ocean. Cool little factoid for all you history buffs, according to our tour guide, Marblehead is one of the towns which claim to be the birthplace of the US Navy. That's cool. Wish I had more time to explore this place, but what I did see I loved.

Love this beach. Not too big. Ample pkg, food and bathrooms. So relaxing. Be careful of the…read moreseagulls when eating. They will take yr food out of yr hand!

Not to be confused with Devo-Row Beach, which is where they whip it. Whip it good. Into shape…read more While rowing across the water, no less. A beautiful large and windswept beach in the North Eastern suburbs of Boss-town up on the North Shore that is gorgeous and much less touristy and much more unspoiled than the more famous and curvaceous Revere Beach. I love both but if I had to pick a favourite I'd pick Revere. I definitely love coming here though and it reminds me a lot of Newcastle in the northeast of England.