Sandy Beach was located somewhere in area of Bay Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. Opened approx. 1892, Amusement Park and Beach Area.

View from Pier, Sandy Beach, Fall River, Massachusetts. Sandy Beach Amusement Park was located on Mt. Hope Bay on Bay Street, Fall River at the Fall River-Tiverton, RI state line. Prominent in this view are the carousel, pavilion, dance hall, bath houses and the top of a swing ride. (see images below)



In 1913 ad the Park listed a Carousel and Roller Coaster.



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Sandy Beach Park boasted a large wooden roller coaster on Fall River's waterfront. According to the book Rhode Island Amusement Parks by Rob Lewis and Ryan Young, Sandy Beach Park opened in 1892 and was visited by President William Howard Taft. NAPHA stated Sandy Beach Park was heavily damaged by fire in 1930, and what remained was destroyed by the 1938 hurricane.
NAPHA reported that Lakeside Park once existed in Lakeville but was unable to document details about the park, including when it opened and when or why it closed.
NAPHA said there were many other amusement parks in Massachusetts over the years, some of which you may remember such as Paragon Park on Nantasket Beach in Hull, Pleasure Island in Wakefield, and Riverside Park in Agawam..