Cape Cod National Seashore

Cape Cod National Seashore

Cape Cod National Seashore
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Over 40,000 beautiful acres of protected beach and dunes, stretching from Chatham to Provincetown.
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Jeffrey L
31 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 • Couples
The N.P.S. Visitor Center is a nice visit with friendly staff, a nice museum and a number of quality free short films in their theater. We did not get above Eastham so we cannot comment on the rest of the park. Nauset Lighthouse and the Three Sisters Lighthouses are just down from the Visitor Center parking lot. They are cool to see when you are at the beach. Nice place for couples or family.
Written October 26, 2023
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Jonathan M
Tuxedo Park, NY644 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2023
While the national seashore covers vast amounts of the cape, we confined our visit to the area of the Salt Marsh visitor center. The visitor center has a fascinating museum with interesting displays as well as multiple films on a variety of subjects. Our walk on Coast Guard beach yielded quite a few piping plover and gray seal sightings. The Nauset Light is well worth a visit and the volunteers that manage it provide an excellent tour. We will definitely return to explore more of this unique place.
Written July 4, 2023
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Maltipoo16
New York1,949 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2021 • Friends
Such an amazing trip to the Cape cod National Seashore. We visited Nauset Light, Three Sisters Light, Coastguard Beach, Provincetown Visitor Center, Salt Pond, Salt Pond Visitor Center, and Highland Light. Only complaint of our trip was that Highland Light was completely torn down for construction and there was literally nothing to see.
Written August 21, 2021
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Kmcoyle
Sanbornville, NH1,413 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2019 • Friends
Visiting pals at the Cape for Thanksgiving so we also took a tour of the Cape Cod National Seashore and it's great visitor's center. The Visitor's Center has a fun and informative little museum, a little gift shop, an auditorium playing all sorts of good videos (ask the desk if you want to see the list of available titles), and even a little art exhibit. And of COURSE, fabulous views! Well worth a visit!
Written February 7, 2020
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832travelgal
Iowa City, IA15 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2022
We visited the visitor center and watched the very interesting video they show in the theater. The Museum has a lot of great information on history. We went on the Marsh Hike which was the ranger was excellent and very informational however it was very muddy and I didn't wear appropriate shoes if you are someone who cannot do steps this is not for you as it was not for me as I can't do steps. The steps are small and not steep but are still steps - about 50 of them.
Written September 18, 2022
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MadameduBarry
6 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2019 • Solo
The broad sweep of this park is one of the best things on Cape Cod. If it were not for the Kennedy brothers who were determined to make sure that this beach be preserved, we would not have such a glorious ocean vista for us all to bicycle around, swim in, or go fishing in. All you have to do is look at parts of the South shore to see how the Cape can be built up.
Written March 5, 2020
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gladysbarros66
Connecticut295 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2020 • Couples
On a whim with a day off from work we took a three hour ride from CT to see if we could catch a Shark fin swim by. Only a couple days past the busy Labor Day weekend the beach was quiet. Only a handful of other guests. All keep a social distance and wearing masks when crossing paths. The restrooms were still open and very clean. A little disappointed not to see any Great White Shark fins, but delighted to see so many Seals in their natural habitat. They were close enough to see without binoculors and to film with a cell phone. There are plenty of warnings about what dangers are out there in the big beautiful ocean. It's a great place to visit with the family and the family pet too.
Written September 9, 2020
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RICART75
Peru, IN2,455 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2024 • Couples
We spent a couple of days exploring the coastline, beaches and historic sites from Eastham to Provincetown.
The Salt Pond, and Cape Cod National Seashore (near Provincetown) Visitor's Centers were both great spots (especially Salt Pond) to orient oneself to the this amazing resource.
The whole area is a continues site after site of natural beauty; and thankfully it is preserved for all to enjoy.
Whether one prefers hiking, biking, swimming, etc. and/or viewing, strolling, sitting, relaxing, etc.; we are all fortunate this part of our country exists.
Written June 18, 2024
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Cakes77
New Bloomfield, PA531 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2023 • Family
A must do while in NE. park in the beach parking lot. Head to the beach, walk down the ramp, turn right. Walk 400 yards down the beach. Lay down your blanket. Welcome to your private beach! That is how it works. Most folks today are lazy and don't like to walk, so they lie gathered up near the beach enterance.
Written June 12, 2023
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StacyInDC2012
Alexandria, VA865 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2020 • Couples
During our visit to Cape Cod National Seashore we enjoyed relaxing beach time at Marconi Beach, complete with several seal appearances just beyond the waves and then hiked in the white cedar swamp.

The park wasn’t very crowded as we were there during the week just after Labor Day.

Loved the visit and the fact that it gave us the opportunity to both be active and relax.
Written October 16, 2020
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