The Best Cape & Islands Beaches
Lower Cape

Brewster How To Get There
Breakwater - Breakwater Road, off Rte. 6A
Crosby Landing - Crosby Landing Road, off Rte. 6A
Ellis Landing - Ellis Landing Road, off Rte. 6A
Long Pond - Mammon Drive, off Crowells Bog Road, near Harwich line, Rte. 124
Paines Creek - Paines Creek Road, off Rte. 6A
Robbins Hill - Lower Road, off Rte. 6A
Upper Mill Pond - Run Hill Road, off Rte. 6A
Sticker Information Resident stickers are $15 for the season, non-resident stickers are $15 per day, $50 for one week, $125 for the season. Stickers are on sale from 9AM-3PM daily at town offices, Rte. 6A.
Nickerson State Park How To Get There
Cliff Pond - All 3 freshwater ponds are in the park,
Flax Pond - Rte. 6A, Brewster,
Little Pond - Camping is in the park near the ponds.
Sticker Information Free parking.
Chatham How To Get There
Cockle Cove - Cockle Cove Road, off Rte. 28
Hardings Beach - Hardings Beach Road from Hill Road, off Rte. 28
Oyster Pond - Stage Harbor Road from town center.
Ridgevale - Ridgevale Drive, off Rte. 28
Schoolhouse Pond - Queen Anne Road, off Rte. 137
Sticker Information Resident stickers are $20 and available at the Permits Department, 283 George Ryder Road. Non-resident Stickers are on sale at beach gates for $15 per day, $60 per week or $125 for the season.
Eastham How To Get There
Campground Beach - Massassoit Road, off Rte. 6
Cooks Brooks - end of Samoset Road, off Rte. 6
First Encounter - off Massassoit Road, North Eastham
Great Pond - Great Pond Road, off Samoset Road
Herring Pond - Crosby Village Road, off Bridge Road, from Samoset Road
Sunken Meadow - Great Pond Road, off Samoset Road
Wiley Park - Herring Brook Road, off Samoset Road
Sticker Information Resident stickers are free. Non-resident stickers are $50 per week, $90 for 2 weeks, $135 for the season. Stickers may be purchased 8AM-PM Monday-Saturday at the Natural Resources Department, Old Orchard Road, North Eastham. Daily parking is $15.
Harwich How To Get There
Bank Street - off Rte. 28
Earl Road - Earl Road, off Lower County Road
Fernandes Bog at Long Pond - off Cahoon's Drive, off Long Pond Drive, between Rtes. 137 & 124
Long Pond - off Long Pond Drive, between Rtes. 137 & 124
Pleasant Bay - off Rte. 28, East Harwich
Red River - Uncle Venie's Road, off Rte. 28, South Harwich
Sand Pond - Great Western Road, near the town center
Sticker Information Resident stickers are $10. Non-resident stickers are $40 per week, $75 for 2 weeks. Daily parking at Red River Beach is $15. Stickers are available 8:30AM-3:30PM daily at the Harwich Community Center.
National Seashore How To Get There
Coast Guard - off Rte. 6, Doane Road, Eastham
Head of the Meadow - off Rte. 6, North Truro
Herring Cove - Rte. 6, past the turn to Provincetown Center
Marconi - off Rte. 6, Marconi Beach Road, South Wellfleet
Nauset Light - off Rte. 6, North Eastham
Race Point - Race Point Road, off Rte. 6
Sticker Information Seasonal Passes are $20. Daily fees are $7 to park, $1 to bike or walk in. Golden Eagle passes are $50; Golden Age card - good for life - $10 for 62 years or older. Golden Access Card, for those with disabilities are free. All passes are available from 8AM-4:30PM weekdays at National Park Headquarters, Marconi Site Road, South Wellfleet. Seasonal and daily passes are on sale from 9AM-5PM at the Salt Pond Visitor Center, Rte. 6, Eastham and all beach gates. Flotation devices and diving gear are prohibited at all National Seashore Beaches.
Orleans How To Get There
Nauset - at the end of Main Street, East Orleans
Pilgrim Lake - Monument Road, off Main Street, East Orleans
Skaket - West Road, off Rte. 6A
Sticker Information Resident stickers are free. Fees for renters are $25 per week, $45 for 2 weeks, $65 for the season. Non-resident stickers are $100. Daily parking is $8. A special one-week $30 sticker is available for Nauset Beach. Stickers are on sale at the Nauset Beach gate.
Truro How To Get There
Ballston - North Pamet Road from South Pamet Road, off Rte. 6
Corn Hill - Corn Hill Road from Castle Road, off Rte. 6
Fisher - Fisher Road, off Old County Road, from Prince Valley Road, off Rte. 6
Great Hollow - Great Hollow Road, off Rte. 6
Head of the Meadow - Head of the Meadow Road, off Rte. 6
High Head - Access point for ORVs from Rte. 6
Long Nook - Long Nook Road, off Rte. 6
Ryder - Ryder Beach Rd. from Old County Rd., from Prince Valley Rd., off Rte. 6
Sticker Information Resident stickers are $10. Non-resident stickers are $20 per week, $30 for 2 weeks, $60 for 4 weeks, $100 for the season. Daily parking is available at Head of the Meadow and Corn Hill for $5. Stickers are sold from 9AM-4PM daily at the beach office storefront, Truro Center.
Wellfleet How To Get There
Cahoon Hollow - Cahoon Hollow Road, off Rte. 6
Duck Harbor - Duck Harbor Road, off Chequesset Neck Road
Great Pond - off Cahoon Hollow Road, off Rte. 6
Gull Pond - Gull Pond Road, off Rte. 6
Long Pond - Long Pond Road, off Rte. 6
Maguires Landing/Lecounts - also known as Lecounts Hollow, from Lecount Hollow Road, off Rte. 6
Mayo - Commercial Street, off Rte. 6
Newcomb Hollow - off Ocean View Drive from Gross Hill Road, off Rte. 6
Powers Landing - off Chequesset Neck Road from Main Street, off Rte. 6
White Crest - Ocean View Drive, off Cahoon Hollow Road, off Rte. 6
Sticker Information Resident stickers are $5. Passes are $25 per week, $75 for the season. Parking at White Crest or Cahoon Hollow is $10 per day. Free parking at Mayo and Town Pier. Stickers are available at beach office, Town Marina, 8:30AM-4PM, daily.


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