Cape Cod National Seashore

Cape Cod National Seashore
Approximately 27,000 acres of picture-perfect uplands - undeveloped beaches, salt marshes, bike trails, kettle ponds, ocean, protected bays and forest - from the Southern tip of Monomoy Island off Chatham to Provincetown comprise the Cape Cod National Seashore. A bill, signed by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 ensured the conservation and preservation of these beautiful and natural surroundings, as well as approximately 30 miles of incredible seashore on the Atlantic Coast. Today, visitors enjoy this conservancy with miles of walking and bike trails through woods, fields, marshes, and several sites that are in the National Register of Historic Places. Eastham is considered the "Gateway to the National Seashore" with the Salt Pond Visitors' Center, the Nauset Marsh Hiking Trails and two Atlantic Ocean beaches - Coast Guard and Nauset Light.

Cape Cod National Seashore Park
The Cape Cod National Seashore Park offers ranger-led activities and children's programs that include environmental games, activities and exploration of the Outer Cape. Learn to find clues to the offshore marine life and the natural forces that shape this land.

Cape Cod National Seashore Tours
Take a tour through the Province Lands dunes to learn about the plants and animals that live in this changing land. Or, learn about the shipwrecks off Cape Cod and the heroic work of the life savers at the historic Old Harbor Life Saving Station.

National Seashore Bike Trails
The Cape Cod National Seashore maintains three bicycle trails, roller-skating, skateboarding, and the use of motorized vehicles, including mopeds, on these paved trails are prohibited. Bicycles may be rented within the towns. Nauset Bike Trail in Eastham connects Salt Pond with Coast Guard Beach, and leads through pine and oak forest with vistas of Nauset Marsh along the way - 1 1/2 miles each way. The Province Lands Bike Trail is a five mile loop, offering a hilly trail winding among beech and oak forests, sand dunes and freshwater ponds. Head of the Meadow Bike Trail is a level trail that skirts the edge of a freshwater marsh and provides glimpses of the marsh and dunes - two miles each way.