There’s a huge parking lot, snack bar, bathroom and (cold water) showers and a changing area. Herring cove beach is the final Seashore beach. But it’s known as one of the best beaches in the world for a reason, and is the ideal day trip. In recent years the whole beach has been restricted for dogs, and miles of ORV trails get shut down as well. When it’s not closed to pets for the nesting birds. Race point beach in provincetown is a really fun beach to take your dog. Definitely check the National Seashore’s dogs page to see if it’s open before trying to visit in the summer with your dog. But in recent years it usually completely shuts down to pets due to nesting piping plovers. Head of the meadow beach in north truro has a big parking lot and usually it’s less crowed then the other National Seashore beaches.
But if you have the National Seashore ORV sticker you can drive on this beach at night to fish. The beach is very long and there’s usually lots of cool dogs to play with.ĬOAST GUARD ROAD BEACH IN NORTH TRURO isn’t technically the National Seashore you need a Town of Truro beach sticker to park in the small parking lot. In recent years dog access at Marconi has been allowed on one side of the protected beach. Marconi beach in wellfleet has a much larger parking lot and should have spaces all day long.
Nauset Light Beach’s parking lot was already small to begin with, so plan on getting here early during the peak summer season or you’ll get shut out. The wooden staircase providing beach access here washed away in a storm again, affecting the parking situation and where you walk onto the beach. Nauset light beach in eastham is the next beach you’ll come to as you drive up Route 6 towards Provincetown. No dogs allowed on it though, so you’ll need to walk if you bring your pet with you. The parking lot washed away years ago so now there’s a shuttle bus that brings you from a more distant lot. Kennedy in 1961.Ĭoast guard beachin Eastham is the southern-most Cape Cod National seashore beach. Side note: There are other places where you can park, i.e., at trail heads throughout the area, but if this your first time in the park, we highly recommend you go to the visitor center first.Race point beach, part of the cape cod national seashore which was created by John F. We were there in time to watch a 15-minute clip about the Cape’s natural history and its possible future. There’s a small museum showing the history of the Cape, a gift store where I bought two water bottles, and even a theater, which shows various short films throughout the day. The Salt Pond Visitor Center in Eastham is great place to kick off your National Seashore adventure. You only need to pay if you are parking at a beach. If you’re staying closer to Provincetown, you may want to check out the Province Lands Visitor Center first. Because we were on a day trip and we live off-Cape, we first stopped at the Eastham visitor center. First things first: Getting to the Cape Cod National Seashoreīecause the park is so vast, there are two visitor centers: one in Eastham (50 Nauset Rd., Eastham, MA), and one in Provincetown (171 Race Point Rd., Provincetown, MA). Our suggestions will help you plan your trip to the Cape Cod National Seashore if you only have one day. While you can break up these activities into a few days, we decided to go all out and do all of them in one day.
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