Cape Cod Family Travel Guide

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Cape Cod Family Travel Tips

  • Swim at the calm bay beaches.
  • Explore the dunes and salt marshes of the Cape Cod National Seashore.
  • Bird watch, kayak, canoe, and hike the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.
  • Bike the 25-mile Cape Cod Rail Trail.
  • Go whale-watching for humpbacks, right, minke, and finback whales.


Family Overview: Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Just 71 miles from Boston, Cape Cod is a 399-mile landmass jutting 35 miles out into the Atlantic Ocean, luring families to an old-fashioned, beach getaway where they enjoy clear ponds, gentle wild, breaking surf, cycling routes past cranberry bogs, clam flats, and hikes along high, windswept dunes. Read More

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  • I am wanting to have a wedding somewhere in the cape, preferably in the mid cape. What beaches are the closest to a Caribbean beach?
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  • We live in Toronto and I would like to take my family for a week's vacation in Cape Cod this September. My wife and I have a 4 year old boy who loves all things related to the ocean (whales, sharks, rays, coral etc.) so I thought the Cape might be a good idea. Any recommendations are welcome. Ideally, on the ocean with reasonable driving access to sites and activities.
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  • I am from Toronto and like to take kids to Cape Cod camping from July 22 to 7/24. I would like to find out if there are any public camp ground near by Cape Cod, MA. Can you able to tell me the camp site informaiton? THX.
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Hotels

from: $159

Chatham Bars Inn

297 Shore Road
Chatham, MA 02633 Map

Distance: 10.1 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 4 class stars

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Expert Rated & Recommended
5.0
3.0

Ocean Edge Resort

2907 Main Street
Brewster, MA 2631 Map

Distance: 5.6 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 3 class stars
expert favorite hotel
Expert Rated & Recommended
4.0
4.0
from: $81

Four Points by Sheraton Eastham Cape Cod

3800 Route 6
Eastham, MA 02642 Map

Distance: 2.2 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 3 class stars

Expert Rated & Recommended
4.0

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Attractions

Cape Cod National Seashore

expert favorite attraction
(Administrative Office)
Marconi Site Road
Wellfleet, Massachusetts 02667

Distance: 7.2 mi. (from destination center)

Description: In the words of Henry David Thoreau, "Cape Cod is the bared and bended arm of Massachusetts: the... Read More
Expert Rated & Recommended
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Surfside Beach

expert favorite attraction
Surfside Rd.
Nantucket, Massachusetts 02554

Distance: 41.2 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Open year-round, there's more to Surfside Beach than a beautiful view. Lifeguards are always on... Read More
Expert Rated & Recommended
5_0

Cape Cod Rail Trail

expert favorite attraction
Dennis/Brewster/Wellfleet (official trailhead is Nickerson State Park on Rte 6A)
Brewster, Massachusetts 02631

Distance: 7.2 mi. (from destination center)

Description: The Cape Cod Rail Trail follows a former railroad right-of-way for 22 miles through the towns of... Read More
Expert Rated & Recommended
4_0
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Airports

Major Airports near Cape Cod

Distance (mi.)
Boston Logan International Airport 64.5 map
Bradley International Airport 139.8 map
Albany International Airport 205.8 map

Other Smaller Airports near Cape Cod

Distance (mi.)
Hyannis Barnstable Airport 19.5 map
Provincetown Airport 21.0 map
Nantucket Memorial Airport 39.2 map

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Cape Cod Vacation Rentals

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from: $7428

Old 5 Bedroom Home in Cape Cod

Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 3
Sleeps: 10
Amenities: Blender, Coffee Maker, Full kitchen, Linens, Towels
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from: $714

Waterfront 4 Bedroom Boat in Cape Cod

Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 3
Sleeps: 10
Amenities: Blender, Coffee Maker, Linens, Towels
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from: $571

Charming 4 Bedroom Boat in Cape Cod

Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 2
Sleeps: 8
Amenities: Blender, Coffee Maker, Linens, Towels

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