Boat Cruises
Schooner Appledore III, Tuna Wharf, Rockport ~ 781-727-1112

Boat & Bicycle Rentals
North Shore Kayak Outdoor Center, 9 Tuna Wharf, Rockport ~ 978-546-5050

Boat Handling Instruction
Sandy Bay Yacht Club, 5 T-Wharf, Rockport ~ 978-546-6240

First Night Activities
New Year's Rockport Eve, Rockport

Fishing Parties
Black Pearl Charters, 17 Athena Way, Rockport ~ 978-546-6043
North Coast Angler, 1 Back Beach Way, Rockport ~ 978-546-9704
Rockport Cast-Away's Charters, 19 Summitt Avenue, Rockport ~ 978-546-395-, 978-546-3637
Tuna Hunter Charters, 4 Heritage Drive, Rockport ~ 978-407-1351, 978-546-7992

Golf
Rockport Golf Club, 60 South Street, PO Box 60, Rockport ~ 978-546-3340

Kayaks
North Shore Kayak Outdoor Center, 9 Tuna Wharf, Rockport ~ 978-546-5050

Theater & Performing Arts
Rockport Chamber Music Festival, PO Box 312, Rockport ~ 978-546-7391
Theatre in the Pines, Rockport ~ 978-546-2463
Windhover Performing Arts Center, 257R Granite Street, Rockport ~ 978-546-3611

Whale Watching in nearby Gloucester
A Cape Ann Whale Watch, Rose's Wharf on Route 127, Gloucester ~ 978-283-5110
Atlantic Yankee Whale Watch, 75 Essex Avenue (Rt. 133), Gloucester ~ 978-283-0313
Captain Bill's Whale Watch, 24 Harbor Loop, Gloucester ~ 978-283-6995
7 Seas Whale Watch, 7 Seas Wharf on Route 127, Gloucester ~ 978-283-1776

Yacht Clubs
Sandy Bay Yacht Club, 5 T-Wharf, Rockport ~ 978-546-6240

In addition to metered parking in the downtown area (25¢ per half-hour), Rockport has a free parking facility, the Blue Gate Parking Lot, located as you arrive in Rockport on Route 127. Watch for parking signs when you enter Rockport. The lot's entrance is approximately 1/2 mile from the Gloucester/Rockport line on Route 127 (Upper Main Street) and about 1/4 mile past the Rockport Visitor Information booth. From the parking lot, it is about a 3/4 mile walk to downtown Rockport. The Blue Gate Parking Lot is open seasonally from about Memorial Day weekend through about Columbus Day weekend.