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Cape Cod National Seashore
Accessibility
 

Park trails at Doane Rock in Eastham and the Marconi Station Site in Wellfleet have been surfaced to accommodate wheelchairs. Large print versions of official park publications, and the Buttonbush Trail are available for people with impaired vision. Park films have captions and audio descriptions. Coast Guard and Herring Cove beaches provide accessible parking, restrooms, changing facilities, and beach wheelchairs. Herring Cove Beach features showers that accommodate wheelchairs.

The Salt Pond Visitor Center is accessible to people using wheelchairs. The Province Lands Visitor Center is accessible via a moderately steep ramp way. Various overlooks throughout the park are suited for wheelchair access. 

Ask at visitor centers for a brochure describing accessible features.

Atlantic coastline at Cape Cod National Seashore  

Did You Know?
In 1959, Massachusetts Senators John F. Kennedy and Leverett Saltonstall introduced the legislation that led to the creation of Cape Cod National Seashore. Two years later, in 1961, then-President John F. Kennedy signed into law Public Law 87-126 which authorized Cape Cod National Seashore.

Last Updated: July 27, 2006 at 13:57 EST