Willard Beach is a beach and neighborhood in

South Portland, Maine South Portland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, and is the fourth-largest city in the state, incorporated in 1898. At the 2020 census, the city population was 26,498. Known for its working waterfront, South Portland is sit ...

. The beach, which covers , used for swimming as well as commercial and recreational boating.

Southern Maine Community College Southern Maine Community College is a public community college in South Portland, Maine. It is part of the Maine Community College System. History Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) opened in Augusta, Maine in 1946 under the name "Maine ...

abuts the beach. Willard Beach is known for its views of

Spring Point Ledge Light Spring Point Ledge Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in South Portland, Maine, that marks a dangerous obstruction on the west side of the main shipping channel into Portland Harbor. It is now adjacent to the campus of Southern Maine Community Coll ...

as well as island forts including

Fort Gorges Fort Gorges is a former United States military fort built on Hog Island Ledge in Casco Bay, Maine. Built from 1858 to 1864, no battles were fought there and no troops were stationed there. Advancing military technology, including iron clad ship ...

. WillardFest is an annual one day neighborhood festival which began in 2012.

References

Beaches of Maine Landforms of Cumberland County, Maine Neighborhoods in Maine Geography of South Portland, Maine {{Maine-protected-area-stub