Lee Costa

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Along the South Shore: Scituate to Cohasset

Aerial view of Scituate Lighthouse and the keeper's cottage at golden hour, with an American flag flying and rocky shoreline stretching along the coast.

A recent afternoon drive along the South Shore, with stops at Conservation Park, Scituate Harbor, Egypt Beach, Minot Beach, and Cohasset Harbor. The weather could not have been better. Mid-80s in May, calm water, and not a cloud in sight.

Driftway Conservation Park

A quiet spot to start. My dog loves this place, and on a low tide the marsh patterns from above are hard to beat.

Straight-down aerial view of a wooden dock and stone riprap seawall at Driftway Conservation Park in Scituate, with the remains of old pilings visible at low tide.
Aerial view of parallel salt marsh ridges and tidal channels at low tide in Driftway Conservation Park, Scituate.

Scituate Harbor

The lighthouse is the obvious draw, but honestly the harbor never gets old. I’ve been here more times than I can count and the light is never the same twice.

Drone view of the stone breakwater at Scituate Harbor zigzagging out into calm blue water under a clear sky.
Wide aerial view of Scituate Harbor showing the marina, docked sailboats, tennis courts, and pool against the backdrop of the surrounding neighborhood.

Egypt Beach

A little more off the beaten path. Stumbled on a vintage VW van in the parking lot — not a bad way to kick off the stop.

A wooden boardwalk ramp crests over a pebble berm at Egypt Beach in Scituate, centered against a pale evening sky.
A vintage blue Volkswagen camper van with its sliding door open parked in the Egypt Beach lot in Scituate, with trees and evening light in the background.
People and a dog walking along the shoreline at Egypt Beach in Scituate, with beach houses silhouetted against a warm golden sunset sky.
A person relaxing in a beach chair on the pebble berm at Egypt Beach in Scituate, shot through blurred marsh grass at golden hour.

Minot Beach


A great vantage point for Minot’s Ledge Lighthouse. The sun sets behind you here, and the hues it throws across the water toward the horizon are hard to walk away from.

Minot's Ledge Lighthouse standing alone in calm water off the coast of Scituate, viewed from Minot Beach at dusk with rocky outcroppings in the foreground.
An American flag planted on Bar Rock at Minot Beach in Scituate, lit by warm evening light with the ocean stretching out behind it.
An American flag silhouetted between two beach houses against a deep orange sunset sky at Minot Beach in Scituate.

Cohasset Harbor

A perfect place to end the drive. Catch the water around the Cohasset Lobster Pound at the right tide and it puts on a show.

Straight-down aerial view of the Cohasset Lobster Pound featuring a large wooden deck as waves crash over the rocks below in Cohasset Harbor.
Drone view of the Cohasset Lobster Pound perched over churning tidal rapids at Cohasset Harbor, with a stone arch bridge visible in the background.
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