• 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 »

Management

Link to NPS short-term leasing opportunity at 222 Ocean View Drive, Wellfleet

Link to Cape Cod National Seashore Shorebird Management Planning Process information

MANAGEMENT DOCUMENTS:

Superintendent's Compendium (Park-specific regulations in addition to 36 Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1, May 3, 2013)

Link to Herring Cove Beach Revetment and Parking Environmental Assessment materials

Link to Documents and Information related to the Dune Shacks of the Peaked Hill Bars Historic District (including 2009/2010 Preservation and Use Plan/EA planning process materials)

Link to North Beach Island, Chatham, Cultural Compliance (Section 106) Documents and Other Related Documents

Advisory Commission (meeting minutes and other documents)

Indian Filling Station - National Register of Historic Places Evaluation

2009 Cape Cod National Seashore Environmental Policy

2009 Cape Cod National Seashore Safety Policy

Cape Cod National Seashore Long-Range Interpretive Plan (2002)

Water Resources Management Plan for Cape Cod National Seashore (1999)

General Managment Plan-(GMP) (1998)

Seashore-forming legislation (1961): Legislation and Transfer of Former State and Town Lands (found in Appendix A of GMP)

Reports

Endless Summer: Managing Character in Coastal Communities - Conference Proceedings (October, 2004)

Did You Know?

vernal pond

The hydrologic system of lower Cape Cod consists of four distinct ground-water lenses, or flow cells, which receive recharge through precipitation. Other hydrologic features besides groundwater include kettle ponds, freshwater wetlands (vernal ponds), freshwater streams, and estuarine wetlands.