• Atlantic Ocean beach at Cape Cod National Seashore

    Cape Cod

    National Seashore Massachusetts

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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 »

Multimedia Presentations

Old Harbor Life-Saving Station

Old Harbor Life-Saving Station

Enjoy two short films about Old Harbor Life-Saving Station in Provincetown, and the U.S. Life-Saving Service.

The Threatened Piping Plover

Seals at Cape Cod National Seashore
Seals reside within the waters of Cape Cod National Seashore.

Frog Call Recordings at Cape Cod National Seashore

The Cape Codcast - An audio series exploring science at the Cape Cod National Seashore

Virtual introductions to Cape Cod National Seashore's self-guiding trails (short .wmv files)

The Two-Column Aerosol Project at Cape Cod National Seashore

Funded by the Department of Energy's (DOE)
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Climate Research Facility
Link to these short presentations:

NOAA Ocean Today website films

Did You Know?

Wellfleet kettle ponds

There are twenty permanently flooded freshwater kettle ponds within the Cape Cod National Seashore. They range in size from 2.5 to 100 acres and from 6 to 65 feet in depth.