Towns may require the purchase of beach stickers.įees at Cape Cod National Seashore beaches: Daily $25 for vehicles, $20 for motorcycles, $15 for pedestrians and bicyclists Annual pass $60. Some town beaches are open only to town residents, or may admit non-residents only after 4 or 5 p.m. Marvelous ocean vistas are visible from the bluffs, many of them crowned with waving dune grass and historic lighthouses.Ĭape Cod beaches may be managed by towns or by the national seashore. Everyone else must park at the nearby Little Creek Shuttle lot and take a shuttle to the beach.
In season, the lot adjacent to the old Coast Guard station is reserved for town of Eastham residents and those with a disabled permit/placard. Some ocean-facing beaches lie between the water and vertical bluffs that jut high above the beach. Cape Cod National Seashore beach parking lots are open from 6 a.m. At its creation in 1961, the National Park. Construction materials were dumped in the Doane Rock area in Eastham, household trash was dumped at Great Island in Wellfleet, and fencing was vandalized in Truro. Lighthouses, cultural landscapes, and wild cranberry bogs offer a glimpse of Cape Cod’s past and continuing ways of life. Approximately six hundred parcels of private property lie within the bounds of the Cape Cod National Seashore. Officials at Cape Cod National Seashore have discovered vandalism and dumping at seashore locations and have observed numerous regulations not being followed. Forty miles of pristine sandy beach, marshes, ponds, and uplands support diverse species. These mellow Bay beaches are a favorite for kids and families.īeaches on the Atlantic Ocean side of the Cape - including several in Cape Cod National Seashore - may have much rougher water, including good surfing in some places. The great Outer Beach, described by Thoreau in the 1800s, is protected within Cape Cod National Seashore. Lighthouses, cultural landscapes, and wild cranberry bogs offer a glimpse of Cape Cod's past and continuing ways of life. Beaches on Cape Cod Bay tend to be smooth and broad, with gentle surf, and, at low tide, hundreds of yards of tidal flats to wander and explore. The great Outer Beach described by Thoreau in the 1800s is protected within the national seashore. Cape Cod extends 70 miles into the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Cape Cod Bay on the north, Buzzards Bay on the west, Vineyard and Nantucket sounds on the south, and the Atlantic Ocean on the east. This first video shows off the natural beauty of the national park -not sure of this specific location, but this is representative.Massachusetts > Cape Cod & The Islands > On the Water > BeachesĪ Cape Cod vacation is a beach vacation. Race Point Light, Wood End Light, and Long Point Light in Provincetown are accessible by walking over sand if you are physically up to the task.
There are three lighthouses you can visit by car, Highland Light in Truro, Nauset Light in Eastham, and the Three Sisters in Eastham-open for tours periodically.
You may read more about the beaches in our beach guide, or follow the link at the bottom of this page which will take you directly to the National Park website. The National Seashore has 6 Major beaches- Race Point Beach, Herring Cove Beach, Marconi beach, Coast Guard Beach, Nauset Light Beach, and Head of the Meadow Beach. Every town has at least one Major beach and there are many smaller ones. Visit our Beach Guide to learn about the multitude of beaches on Cape Cod. Our film for the National Park Service tells the geologic and human history of Cape Cod through stunning original cinematography and aerial drone work filmed. Race Point Beach at the tip of Provincetown is about 50 miles East. Our rental properties are located in the MidCape-the middle of Cape Cod. We know that many of our guests visit the National Seashore and its Beaches.
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