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Cape Cod National Seashore
Guide to Beaches

There are six swimming beaches within Cape Cod National Seashore each with their own interesting natural features, and some with cultural associations. Click on the links below for more information.

Coast Guard Beach, Eastham

Nauset Light Beach, Eastham

Marconi Beach, Wellfleet

Head of the Meadow Beach, Truro

Race Point Beach, Provincetown

Herring Cove Beach, Provincetown

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Did You Know?
Coastal waters were the original highways of the Cape. Today’s common but puzzling terms “Lower Cape” and “Upper Cape” (referring to the northern and southern areas of Cape Cod) originated with sailors. Southwesterly winds meant ships heading north were sailing "down-wind" to the Lower Cape.

Last Updated: September 29, 2007 at 11:10 EST