Cape Cod Parks and Outdoors Travel Guide

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By Karen Berger
  • The 40-mile seashore boasts some of the world's most beautiful white sand beaches. Buried deep in the New England sand is the story of the Mayflower and America's first settlement at Plymouth, dating back nearly 400 years.
  • Campgrounds, both public and private, abound on the Cape, but there is no camping at the Cape Cod National Seashore itself. Typically, the private campgrounds offer more amenities, but public campgrounds are more isolated and closer to nature.
  • Stellwagon Bank, nine miles off Provincetown, is a marine sanctuary for whales. Humpback, finback, and minke whales feed on the rich sources of microscopic plankton found here.
  • Located on the northeastern tip of Cape Cod, the seashore primarily faces the Atlantic, though parts of it look over Cape Cod Bay. Species include cod, found in deeper waters; flounder, in estuaries and rivers; as well as other species caught from the surf.
  • There are some 365 freshwater kettles on Cape Cod created by giant blocks of ice left by the last Ice Age. These ponds now nourish Cape Cod's abundant freshwater marshes, and along with saltwater marshes serve as oases for waterfowl and shorebirds. These marshlands shelter swampy forests of red maple and white cedar that are best explored by kayak and canoe.

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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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Hotels

Captain's House Inn

369 - 377 Old Harbor Road
Chatham, MA 02633 Map

Distance: 9.6 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated
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Queen Anne Inn

70 Queen Anne Road
Chatham, MA 02633 Map

Distance: 10.1 mi.
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Hotel Class: 3 class stars

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Pilgrim House

336 Commercial Street
Provincetown, MA 02657 Map

Distance: 18.8 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 3 class stars

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Attractions

Cape Cod Rail Trail

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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
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Cape Cod Museum of Natural History

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About 2 miles west of the town center
869 Rte. 6A
Brewster, Massachusetts

Distance: 9.0 mi. (from destination center)

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Long before "ecology" had become a buzzword, noted naturalist writer John Hay helped found a... Read More

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Fort Hill Trail

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Eastham, Massachusetts

Distance: 0.9 mi. (from destination center)
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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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