• 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 »

Dune Shacks of the Peaked Hill Bars Historic District

Decision Document, Dune Shack Historic District Preservation and Use Plan, May 18, 2012

Dune Shack Historic District Preservation and Use Plan/ Environmental Assessment /Assessment of Effect Cape Cod National Seashore

National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Dune Shacks of Peaked Hill Bars Historic District, May 2011

National Park Service Releases Dune Shack District Preservation and Use Plan/Environmental Assessment/Assessment of Effect; Public Meeting Planned for May 10, 2011 press release

Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission Report on the Preservation and Use Plan/Environmental Assessment for the Dune Shacks of the Peaked Hill Bars Historic District, July 2010

Progress Report on CCNS Dune Shack District Preservation and Use Plan/EA. May 24, 2010

National Register Determination of Eligibility, Dune Shacks of the Peaked Hill Bars Historic District

Dune Shack District Preservation and Use Plan/EA Planning Documents

May 24, 2007, Superintendent's Letter to Interested Parties

National Park Service Press Release, May 24, 2007: Cape Cod Dune Shacks Found Not to Meet Criteria for Recognition as a Traditional Cultural Property

Memorandum from the Acting Regional Director, Northeast Region, National Park Service, to Superintendent, Cape Cod National Seashore. Subject: Keeper's Response Regarding New Area of Significance, Dune Shacks of the Peaked Hill Bars Historic District, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Memorandum from the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places, Subject: Potential New Area of Significance, Dune Shacks of the Peaked Hill Bars Historic District, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Procedures for Commenting to the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places Regarding Potential New Area of Significance, Dune Shacks of the Peaked Hill Bars Historic District

Letter to the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places regarding the Dune Shacks of the Peaked Hill Bars Historic District

Link to Guidelines for Evaluating and Documenting Traditional Cultural Properties, National Register Bulletin 38

Dwelling in the Dunes: Traditional Use of the Dune Shacks of the Peaked Hill Bars Historic District, Cape Cod by Robert J. Wolfe

Traditional Cultural Property Assessment: Dune Shacks of the Peaked Hill Bars Historic District, Cape Cod National Seashore, Prepared by Robert J. Wolfe and T. J. Ferguson

Did You Know?

Race Point, Provincetown, MA

The area at the northernmost tip of Cape Cod National Seashore in Provincetown is known as “Race Point”. It gets its name from the swift tidal “race” that swirls from ocean to bay around the point. The swimming beach is located a safe distance away in calmer waters.