Infrastructure

Weather damaged Coast Guard Station at Coast Guard Beach in Eastham.

NPS/Karst Hoogeboom

With over four million annual visits and diverse operations required to protect these resources and provide for public enjoyment, the national seashore manages a complex infrastructure system.

Infrastructure by the numbers:

24 miles of paved roads
Several hundred miles of unpaved and fire roads
6 beach bathhouses
13 restroom buildings
10 Public water systems
12 miles of bike trails
24 1/4 miles on 12 designated walking trails
70 septic systems
2 visitor centers, 18,900 square feet
1 food concession building
3 road bridges
2.5 miles of boardwalk
2800 parking spaces
80 occupied houses
300 buildings in the park, 44 of which are historic
2 amphitheaters
2 maintenance buildings
2 auto shops
2 ranger headquarters
3 laboratories
60 water systems, 10 of which are major public systems
6 public beaches
365 acres of maintained landscapes
Approximately 100 vehicles
30 pieces of heavy equipment

Currently, Cape Cod National Seashore’s has $48.9 million in deferred maintenance. Several major projects are underway or planned to repair and rehabilitate infrastructure to reduce the deferred maintenance backlog.

Infrastructure Projects at Cape Cod National Seashore