• Atlantic Ocean beach at Cape Cod National Seashore

    Cape Cod

    National Seashore Massachusetts

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  • Access to the Coast Guard Beach in Eastham will be closed Tuesday, May 21.

    Access to the Coast Guard Beach in Eastham will be closed Tuesday, May 21, from 6:00 AM to 3:00 PM so seashore staff can create an accessible path in advance of the summer season.

  • Storm damage, construction affecting access at seashore locations; reduction in programming

    Due to erosion, there is no beach access at Nauset Light and Marconi beaches. Access at the Marconi Site is limited. Parts of the Nauset Marsh and Red Maple Swamp trails are closed. Nauset Bike Trail construction is underway. More »

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For general information contact:
Cape Cod National Seashore Headquarters
99 Marconi Site Road
Wellfleet, MA 02667
Phone: (508) 771-2144
Fax: (508) 349 9052

For inquiries pertaining to the Atlantic Research Center or ecological monitoring please contact Megan Tyrrell by telephone at 508-487-3262 x 0510 or by email.

For inquiries pertaining to analytical laboratory facilities please contact Krista Lee by telephone at 508-487-3262 x 0505 or by email.


 
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Directions
Atlantic Research Center at Cape Cod National Seashore
Truro, MA

• From the south take Route 6 to Highland Light Exit in North Truro (about 12 miles north of park headquarters).
• Take a right off the exit onto Highland Road.
• At the end take a right onto South Highland Road.
• After approximately 0.6 miles take a left onto Old Dewline Road.
• The Atlantic Research Center is at the end of the road.

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Did You Know?

pirate treasure

Cape Cod's own pirate shipwreck, the Whydah, went down in a storm off the coast in April 1717. Before being taken by pirate Sam Bellamy as his flagship, the Whydah was a slave ship, named for the port city of Ouidah in today's country of Benin on the African coast.