Cape Cod National Park Beaches

The beach more than just sand.

Cape cod national park beaches.

If there are shorebird closures on or beyond lifeguard protected beaches. Forty miles of pristine sandy beach marshes ponds and uplands support diverse species. The military camp eventually outlived its need and the property was transferred to the national park service with the creation of cape cod national seashore. The visitor center is closed on weekdays but park staff give talks and answer questions outdoors.

These measures were taken to protect the health of the public and seashore staff. Seashore beaches trails and parking lots remain open. On march 16 2020 cape cod national seashore closed all public buildings and restrooms in response to the coivid 19 outbreak. While beaches like nauset light beach at the cape cod national seashore and old silver beach in falmouth are regularly filling up nauset beach in orleans actually has been turning away fewer cars.

The government chose the area for similar reasons during world war ii and established camp wellfleet at this site to serve as an artillery training facility. However leashed pets are permitted to pass through lifeguard protected areas in order to reach areas where they may otherwise be allowed. Hours address cape cod national seashore reviews. Cape cod national seashore ocean beaches except as follows.

Cape cod beach. Coast guard and nauset light in eastham marconi in wellfleet head of the meadow in truro and race point and herring cove in provincetown. There are six swimming beaches at cape cod national seashore. Visitors are drawn to the many recreational opportunities the beach has to offer such as walking swimming and relaxing under an umbrella on a hot summer day.

All the beaches on the cape are lovely but cahoon hollow beach in wellfleet in my opinion is by far the most beautiful. Lifeguards are typically on duty at all six beaches from late june through labor day. The great outer beach described by thoreau in the 1800s is protected within the national seashore. Cape cod national seashore beach entrance fees are collected from late june through early september and on weekends and holidays from memorial day to the end of september beach entrance fees are collected at all six national seashore beaches.

During the summer pets are not permitted on lifeguard protected beaches. Cape cod national seashore.