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Access at seashore locations; reduction in programming
Stairs at Marconi Beach are being constructed, and the beach will remain closed until late June. Parts of the Nauset Marsh and Red Maple Swamp trails are closed. More »
Cell Phone Interpretation Program at Cape Cod National Seashore
Look for these Dial and Discover signs. The national seashore's cell phone interpretation program provides 24/7 access to some of the park's most compelling stories and resources. Look for "Dial and Discover" signs at various seashore locations. Some stops have QR codes and web links for smartphone users. Visitors with hearing or mobility difficulties can pick up a printed script at the visitor centers. The cell phone tour program is provided by Eastern National, operating stores with books, maps, games, apparel and other interpretive items in both national seashore visitor centers. Dial (508) 718 - 6054 Stop 1) Province Lands Visitor Center, off Race Point Road, Provincetown, observation deck Topic: virtual tour from the observation deck Stop 2) Salt Pond Visitor Center, on the rear terrace Topic: the historic hay barge Stop 3) Fort Hill, off Route 6, Eastham, at the upper parking lot Topic: Fort Hill history and resources Stop 4) Marconi Station Site, off Route 6, Wellfleet Topic: the birth of global, wireless communiction Stop 5) Coast Guard Beach, Eastham Topic: seals Stop 6) Coast Guard Beach, Eastham Topic: shipwrecks Stop 7) Nauset Light, Eastham Topic: Nauset Light Stop 8) Southern tip of Coast Guard Beach, Eastham Topic: shorebird protection |
Did You Know?
The Pamet Cranberry Bog in Truro was once an operating commercial bog. Workers, some of whom in later years were of Cape Verdean descent, maintained and harvested the bog from the 1880s until 1961.