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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 »
Park Planning
Nauset Bike Trail, Eastham
NPS
In 1961 the U.S. Congress established Cape Cod National Seashore as a unit of the national park system. Congress recognized that the Outer Beach of the Cape Cod peninsula was nationally significant for ecological, historical, and cultural reasons. The variety of Cape Cod's resources, and the many ways in which people experience these resources, are the key to its charm. But protecting the resources and at the same time providing for their continued use present significant challenges for all residents and land managers on the Cape. The National Park Service prepares a variety of planning and environmental documents to help guide management of park resources. These documents also provide the opportunity for the public and other agencies to engage in the management and planning issues that face the seashore today. Climate Friendly Parks (CFP) Program at Cape Cod National Seashore Major Projects and Compliance
Land Protection An 11-minute video describing the partnership between private landowners and the National Park Service to create the Cape Cod National Seashore, emerging threats and the work of non-profit land trusts to save land in the National Seashore. Private Properties Guidance Highlands Center at Cape Cod National Seashore |
Did You Know?
Kettle pond surface water levels are controlled by local groundwater levels. Around Cape Cod National Seashore ponds, these levels range from six to nine feet above average sea level. The bottoms of all the kettle ponds are below sea level.